>Not that open,
>Because it's kinda dumb to suggest that a planet covered with googols of
>individual organisms is an individual.
sorry steven, but you did it again... :)
why, just look at us humans.... we are, as you say, "covered with googols
of individual organisms" and are still considered individuals,
individually....
bryan
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Bissell <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: Is Altruism consistent with environmentalsim?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>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?
>>
>>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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