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    Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) I grant that the assertion that altruism is a bad idea sounds a bit unusual. It's not a new assertion, however. I've made it before. Either review what was said then, or feel free to demonstrate that altruism IS a good idea, if you like... But (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —David Koudys
     In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <anip> (...) Perfectly said, Larry. Walking down the street years ago, guy says, "Hey, spot me some coin for a coffee?" Well, we just happen to be close to a Tim Hortins (Canadian version of 'coffee (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Dave Schuler
     (...) Allow me a maudlin, over-wrought digression: We're *all* street people. It's just that some of us have had the good luck to be related to wealthy people, and others have had the good luck to achieve a personal wealth by what they perceive as (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Dave Schuler
     (...) I'm not 100% sure, but it sounds like you're working from a Randian definition of altruism, which is like working from a Falwellian definition of pornography. I don't know why we'd want to pick that particular slant as the "right" definition (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Frank Filz
     (...) Isn't it pretty sad to think that there is nothing you could do to "earn" charity? Wouldn't it be better if you went up to a church (or any other building) and offered to pick up trash in their parking lot for a hot meal and a roof to sleep (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Dave Schuler
     (...) You propose a valid system, but any kind of work-to-earn-charity scheme seems either to disqualify the relevent gift as charity or else to qualify all payment-for-work as charity. Do you consider your paycheck a charitable contribution from (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) No. If you give me a roof to put over my head for a nite, that may well be worth a lot more than an hour's time picking up the parking lot is worth. (best I could do on short notice on the way back from BF was around 50-60 a nite but it's a (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Dave Schuler
     (...) This may simply be a matter of our differing perspectives. If you are a uniquely qualified brain surgeon and you agree perform a highly complex operation for $5.00, then that particular operation is worth (in dollar terms) exactly $5.00. (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Frank Filz
     (...) But if you're saying paying 40k for a 1978 Pinto isn't charity, and that any exchange where both sides assign a "value" to the exchange, then altruism or charity can only happen when one side assigns no value whatsoever to the transaction, (...) (21 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind —David Goeb
     (...) Just my 2c Altruism: Carpooling (with some non-car-owners too). Charity: Picking up a hitchhiker (now and then). Best DaveG (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!) —Richie Dulin
   (...) -snip- (...) Where did that definition come from? Did you make it up by yourself? It seems to be a very nice definition for your purposes. But wait, you said "it's better if..." in there! That's pretty odd for a system determine if an act is (...) (21 years ago, 13-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
 

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