> > I submit that everyone lives to gain pleasure
> in some form. That is a universal subjective
> purpose (are there others?), no matter what
> the objective purpose is, or if it exists.
>
> When I first read that, I immediately thought,
> "but what about people whose lives hold no
> pleasure?" Slaves, for example, or the
> oppressed masses living under a totalitarian
> regime of some kind... why do they continue
> on, day in and day out, their lives a drudgery?
>
> Then the possible answer occurred to me.
> And it's the same answer essentially. They
> look forward to something better. No matter
> how small it is, they have a grain of hope that
> one day, somehow, their lot will improve.

My first thought was that those who dont rebel continue in obedience simply to avoid greater suffering (having less happiness) then the possibility occurred to me that you meant continue living.

(ponders for a little while)...

Well, the reason would be different for each person, but maybe they just dont view death as being any happier?



> > Wouldnt a post simply saying "This is my
> view, and its not worth arguing about" get
> baleeted by Sam?
>
> "Baleeted?" Someone's been watching too
> many Strong Bad e-mails.
>

Dont worry, Rinkworks affects me at least as much.

> Gri"what are you, some kind of robot?"shny

-white"No, but I do have special powers"helm