[tomdemaine]

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what would make you think that 'behaving morally' doesn't make some people happier than stealing some ones gum?

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Nothing, that then is the first option where the extent of your morality is that level which makes you happiest given everything else.

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I'm trying to come up with a situation where a person makes the choice that they believe will increase their misery quotient. I'm not saying there isn't one, but it's eluding me right now.

luckyme

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How about something along the lines of falling on a grenade in a crowd of school kids? Would you argue that the knowledge of self sacrifice in the last instant of your life makes you happy enough to counteract the act itself?