Bryan,
I do believe this is a good example of a false analogy.
Humans are comprised of billions of individual cells.
The planet is comprised of billions of humans, therefore the planet is
a human.
Not quite.
Steve
---Bryan Hyden wrote:
>
> >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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