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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (73518)	8/27/2003 4:48:02 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

"People who seem to hold a higher value than the "self" may act to honour the self in different ways because they believe they will go to Heaven or escape Hell or something...but it is still self interest, isn't it? Some people have esoteric values related to some dogma they are bathed in... " If it is a genuine extension of self identity, then yes people would likely consider the oath beyond "materialistic" self interests. So far you have distinguished two possibilities. Are there others that would give the oath any significance?