Quote Originally Posted by jockeys View Post
Actually, during my time as a full-time philosopher* I have developer an entirely separate theory of ethics:

I call these the Three Infallible Rules of Human Nature
1. People do what they want.
2. If they want conflicting things, the stronger want wins.
3. Most people are highly unaware of this, and try to offer more complicated explanations.

As such, it is my belief that any other explanation of ethics is highly illusory and just muddies the waters. (no offense, KP) Ranging from the monotheist with his hard and fast list of what's ok and what's not, to the Left Hand Path adherent who lives by the rule "as long as thou harm no one, do as thou wilt," to the atheist who views ethics as an evolutionary check-valve; all are basically playing by the same underlying rules (as stated above) without realizing it.

* the English word "philosopher" comes from "philo-sophos" a Greek phrase meaning "not otherwise usefully employed"
I thought it came from the Greek Phi-Losopho which means: "In need of a towel" but I could be misstaken. (disclaimer...you might not get that one unless you're very well versed in the Discworld books)

As for your statements......well duh

People aren't going to be motivated because the DON'T want to do something. The question in all of this is....



WHY do they want it?