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Old 01-08-2008, 04:40 PM   #6
Aliantha
trying hard to be a better person
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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People are virtuous because they want other people to like them. That's all.

If other people like you, you have power. The more people that like you, the more power you have.

If society valued something else, there'd be power in being that thing instead of virtuous.
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