tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post9174581287309487204..comments2023-04-26T07:53:52.259-04:00Comments on An Ulterior Motive: Selfless? Bullshit!Jm Diazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02542245056831474827noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-5436967071989017502009-09-07T14:50:24.884-04:002009-09-07T14:50:24.884-04:00I don't know. Is a soldier who throws himself...I don't know. Is a soldier who throws himself on a grenade to protect his buddies apathetic?Travenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160810997837674165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596169951296516856.post-64680999203552612032009-09-05T08:01:43.282-04:002009-09-05T08:01:43.282-04:00Hmm, I can't give you an example, but I SEE wh...Hmm, I can't give you an example, but I SEE where you're coming from. I have this same issue with the term 'hero.' It's lost all meaning nowadays. Heroes were, according to the Greeks, people who 'saved' people without provocation. What I mean is that a firefighter according to the Greeks isn't a hero--it's his job to save people--but an average bloke who saves someone from a burning fire is a hero. Make sense?<br /><br />Anyway, you're absolute right. We are creatures who thrive off 'feeling good.' That's innate--no sense in trying to suppress that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com