Re: cooperation amongst chimps

Paul wrote:

"My room mate at college announced he gave blood so he could get drunk
more easily. Now that's really ticking all the boxes - good guy and
rebel! "

------------

It is standard fare in Phil 101 to argue that all apparently altruistic
acts can be construed as selfish in one way or another. Sometimes this
proceeds by arguing that some people actually enjoy being martyrs, and
hence burning them at the stake validates their sense of worth. Oh
well...

Your example sounds like self-deprecating rhetoric. It is not "good
form" to be seen as a good deed doer, so find a selfish motive to put
forward to keep up appearances. One reason for avoiding appearing too
altruistic is to avoid inducing others to feel obligated. It is
impoloite to force one's own concerns and charities on others - so
construing them as selfish does the job of keeping the others in the
conversation feeling comfortable. Quite unselfish, really...

Paul wrote:

"These are quite individualistic and violent primates. Why not use
bonobos? They have more of a reputation for being kindly and
co-operative. "

--------------

Availability? Expense? The fact that they are endangered? The fact that
they are less of a challenge to induce to be social?

Lance

.

Relevant Pages

  • RE: Replicating fields
    ... Paul ... A form is what you put text boxes, command buttons, combo boxes(drop ... > downs) and other controls so you can view and manipulate your data. ... select code builder and put this code: ...
    (microsoft.public.access.forms)
  • Re: Ex-bodyguard corroborates Heather
    ... shows he is selfish and a control freak. ... Paul doesn't give a shit about her. ... I don't think I need to explain why I think that's rude... ...
    (rec.music.beatles)
  • RE: Replicating fields
    ... I ask this because I have 8 text boxes that I would like to update, ... Paul ... > downs) and other controls so you can view and manipulate your data. ... > lets say you have two text boxes txtFirstBox and txtSecondBox. ...
    (microsoft.public.access.forms)
  • Re: Disable Printing
    ... > Hi Paul ... > Open the form in design view, select the list boxes, combo boxes, etc.. ... > select the detail bar to kill all controls in the detail section, ... > kill header and footer objects too, right click, select properties, then ...
    (microsoft.public.access.formscoding)
  • Re: Field Code Execution Order.
    ... Peter I thought you might like to know that the main problem was old codes in other text boxes on the document. ... By removing the text box I was trying to add (which should contain all of the field codes on the document) then performing the merge. ... "Paul" wrote: ... If they are actually in multiple text boxes, AFAICR the sequence of execution is related to the sequence you actually created the text boxes. ...
    (microsoft.public.word.vba.general)