The oldest, strongest, and most followed religion in the world is greed.
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I disagree. To desire something is to compare favorably a possible world where you have it against the actual world where you don't.
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Your definition of desire then would not include those you do not choose to have, as your definition is predicated upon comparison and comparison implies choice. Yet you still have them, so you must call them something.
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Comparison does not imply choice. I can see the difference between A and B without choosing either.
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Seeing the difference is not the same as comparison. Seeing the difference between A and B is not a choice, it's a given. Comparison is choosing to value the attributes of A against the attributes of B.
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Comparison itself is just perception of difference. Choosing is preferring one over another after having compared.
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Sorry -- perception of differences and similarities.
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Comparison arises due to the perception of difference but it is not synonymous. Comparison requires a unit of measurement, a definition of attributes that denotes similarities/dissimilarities. Perception of difference exists prior to language, in other words.
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I think preferences or desires imply comparison but do not imply choice. There is no such thing as "better than" without comparing what could be with what is. Yet the values underlying what is "better" can be as instinctual and unintelligible as any other drive.
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I didn’t see religion as group-based out of the context of your words, I get it more now, thanks
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I'd suggest that "greed" is acquisition due to insatiable appetite whereas "desire" is specific to an object and can be fulfilled.
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