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To: Father Terrence who wrote (43555)	7/4/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: James R. Barrett	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

Yet, I still maintain that if you take any example of human endeavor and strip away all the layers, at the core you will discover the motivation for an action is based either on fear or greed or a combination of the two. FT, what do think the ratio of fear/greed actions is over an average lifetime? Jim

To: Father Terrence who wrote (43555)	7/4/1999 3:44:00 PM
From: Achilles	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

I prefer 'self-interest' to greed because 'greed' is a term that is applicable only to questions of acquisition. I differ, however, in that I do believe that there is such a thing as altruism and I believe that it is a noble human quality that deserves to be praised and pursued. I assume that as an objectivist you would not agree with me on this. But I believe there are human actions in which the reward is so abstract or so long deferred that one that they cannot be analyzed as rational self-interest. Perhaps their irrationality is what makes them so charming.