(January 10, 2016 at 10:17 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(January 9, 2016 at 6:23 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Which is why we use our capability for abstract thought, sometimes: To weigh the justice of claims and respond accordingly.
Where is the justice in a being without desire laying claim to that which it does not desire, but which others do, a claim which, if successful, results in no desires being satisfied across the board? Some fundamental desire must exist for any being to justify participating in any scheme of claim and justice.
I'm thinking you're confusing desire and necessity. Eating is a necessity. What I prefer to eat may or may not be taking food out of someone's mouth, which is where weighing the justice of the claim comes in.
It's really not that difficult. And I'm really not interested in arguing with you about it.
