From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Mon Aug 19 2002 - 18:25:01 MDT
Peter writes
> >the question is, "does altruism really exist?". I am absolutely
> >certain... that if I found out I was the VR Solipsist, then I'd
> >change my behavior:
That is, I would (1) stop letting people go ahead of me
in traffic (unless I was afraid of them or something),
and (2) I would cease tipping at restaurants which I
never intended to visit again and where I believed that
no one I knew would notice my behavior.
> If you can be absolutely certain of the results of your introspection,
> then it's clear that your belief is immune to criticism.
Yes, it is indeed immune. But what I am wondering is,
are you really very surprised that my behavior would
change as I claim it would?
Lee
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