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From: nproco@world.std.com (Daniel Burnstein)
Subject: Re: The fine structure of human motives  (Was: The Human Sciences...)
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: - motive dissatisfied
: - actions to satisfy motive
: - objects and tools for satisfying motive
: - motive satisfied
: - taking more (motive indulged)
: - consequences of self-indulgence
: - taking less (motive denied)
: - consequences of denial
: - helping others gain satisfaction
: - obstructing others' gaining satisfaction
: - conflicts with other motives
: - possible substitute motives

: A computer simulation that can handle each of these will have gone
: a good way towards the 'virtual Adam'...

Ambivalence, they name is robot!  Equivicate the barricades.  Ramble, 
dissemble, exhibit transference, waste your seed...all essential human 
activities to being an artificial cognate.
