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Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind
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Fri, 15 Aug 2003 01:20:32 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Frank Filz wrote:
Dave Schuler wrote:
  So if someone buys my beat-up '78 Pinto for $40,000.00, then he's given me
$39,999.95 worth of charity?  I don't agree with that, either.  If a price [snip]
So how do you define charity and altruism?

Frank

Just my 2c

Altruism: Carpooling (with some non-car-owners too).
Charity: Picking up a hitchhiker (now and then).

Best
DaveG



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  Re: Altruism is a bad idea? (was Re: Finally some church/state mingling that I can really get behind!)
 
(...) 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)

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