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Quote: altruism
I really don't think that this word could be defined properly. Lets take an example were A needs help and B is the only one in the position who can help.
1) He helps him because he thinks that he would be in the same position himself (done in self interest)
2) He helps him because he feels that it is his duty or he just want to help him (altruism)
3) He helps because he thinks God will see him (done in self interes. This is something like the reverse of Pascals wager)
In your brain I don't really think that you are aware of all you intentions, meaning that you cant see the intent of your actions in the moments in your primitive brain. Not all parts of the brain is self aware, and you cant really be sure what the causal relationship of event is.
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Yes, of course to a certain extent everything reverse back to survival (1, 3) or peace-of-mind (2).
Absolute altruism can't exist, it always brings everything (conciously or not) to the one practicing it.
And defining it with 'the fact of doing something more for others than for him/herself' does not sound right (how do you quantify the 'more' part?).
But yet, some beings take more concern of the world surrounding them (from short to wide range) than others; despite they can't claim that their reasons are purely altruist, they can claim that they tried to do something where needed, either.
What if their motivations were far less important than the results they produce?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who separate humankind in two distinct categories, and those who don't.
"I have two hobbies: breasts." DSK
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I think the peace of mind bit has something deep in your brain that is linked (either by intention or a 'bug'  ).
Quote: What if their motivations were far less important than the results they produce?
Yes, but here I think people that know the causal relationship will act in self interest while 'dumb' people thinks its stupid.
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: self interest
I would rather go for shared-interest.
I know, I'm a hopeless utopist ^^
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who separate humankind in two distinct categories, and those who don't.
"I have two hobbies: breasts." DSK
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Quote: shared-interest
That is stock marked talk
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You are a hopeless mercantilist 
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who separate humankind in two distinct categories, and those who don't.
"I have two hobbies: breasts." DSK
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Quote: mercantilist
Don't think people could be that stupid, hoarding for hoardings sake is hardly a good policy.
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Detroit's worth?
Not much, I'm afraid.
Good thing they didn't give Saddam Hussein the key to Washington, DC. He would have been printing money at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
Oops, we seem to be doing that on our own with no need for help from Saddam Hussein or anyone else for that matter!
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Kenneth Haugland wrote: These titles reveal something profoundly British
That we are still the greatest country on earth.
Kenneth Haugland wrote: I have the feeling that it is pointless
Not at all, it's a public recognition of what someone has contributed to society or the world at large, in their life or work.
Kenneth Haugland wrote: they don't really care, or should not.
Of course they care, that's why the get dressed up and go to the palace to receive their awards.
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Quote: That we are still the greatest country on earth.
There isn't really any imperial power that thought otherwise  And you should remember that the ideology of Holism was created because Britain was the greatest country, and brits were the greatest people in the world, so the natural way of things is that the British should rule people, because that was the only natural way of things...
Quote: Of course they care, that's why the get dressed up and go to the palace to receive their awards.
Thats why we gave Barack Obama the Peace Prize
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I'm curious, being from across the pond, but how does one 'use' a damehood? I thought they were only a title (which shows how little I probably know about the system). Wikipedia isn't much help either. I believe that in some circumstances knights received land, but that was before our times. Did 'dames' also back then?
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You are allowed to slay dragons
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... in a lace bodice!
(Masculine feminists ignore this post!)
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Ah, so she got it for playing Mrs. Smith?
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Pictures! 
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Angelina could kill a dragon by heating him just by going topless 
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who separate humankind in two distinct categories, and those who don't.
"I have two hobbies: breasts." DSK
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You forgot that she had them removed as a preventive measure against breast cancer.
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I'm sure she has enough money to make sure you won't notice a difference.
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Veni, vidi, vici.
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Maggie Smith is already a Dame, yes?
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Don't know. Did anyone find it out yet?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who separate humankind in two distinct categories, and those who don't.
"I have two hobbies: breasts." DSK
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Well anyway she has a rather impressive career so far. Obviously she is a movie Dame.
PIEBALDconsult wrote: You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
Yes, I agree, but how should I do then?
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who separate humankind in two distinct categories, and those who don't.
"I have two hobbies: breasts." DSK
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Dalek Dave wrote: However Angelina Jolie getting the Damehood for the work against abuse of women was nice.
Being a colonial she cannot use it of course, but it is still a nice thing to have.
If this skank still had her tits, would they have given it too her?
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Once again, I have been overlooked. 
And they wonder why I turned to Evil Overlordship...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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