Hume: 'Is-Ought'

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_Moniker
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RenegadeOfPhunk wrote:
Moniker wrote:Let's say we have instinct X. Instinct X makes us look at an outcome Y that we see as desirable. So we do instinct X and that gives us desirable outcome Y. YET, when looking to get to outcome Y is it our instincts that actually force us to look at what we actually desire, and limit our scope of possibilities? Does that make sense?

Heh. Ok - your turn to use an example ;) Are you saying that instinct X drives us to outcome Y, yet it isn't 'just' instinct X that gets that outcome for us?
...if so, I'm pretty sure I agree. But an example might help...


Uh, yah, I was saying instinct X drives us to desire outcome Y. I mean, this is fairly obvious, no? I just didn't state that very well... actually I think I wrote the same thing pretty much three times in a row. Ah, the joys of watching my brain spurt out crap. :)
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Post by _Bond...James Bond »

Moniker wrote:Ah, the joys of watching my brain spurt out crap. :)


LOL. sig worthy!
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
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