I would argue that we as humans are at our best when we rise above the programing of our genes. Seeking pleasure and running from pain is what our machine selves are hardwired to do, and it's a difficult mandate to ignore, but the better actions of our species come from those who can set aside those two selfish edicts in spite of the fact what what we're about to do might cause us hurt, or even cost us our lives.
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Date: 2008-11-15 02:01 pm (UTC)