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From: Bryan Hyden <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 8:22 PM
Subject: Re: Is Altruism consistent with environmentalsim?
>>Why would you do that?
>
>steven, you leave yourself wide open! :)
>
>why not?
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>bryan
Not that open,
Because it's kinda dumb to suggest that a planet covered with googols of
individual organisms is an individual.
Steven
>>>>Almost by definition, "no." There is no way I can think of to extend
>>>>altruism to the planet, that's an individual to individual action as
near
>>>as
>>>>I can see
>>>
>>>perhaps i was not clear... i was suggesting that the planet may be
viewed
>>>as 'an individual'....
>>>
>>>bryan
>>>
>>
>>Why would you do that?
>>
>>Bissell
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