The oldest, strongest, and most followed religion in the world is greed.
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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The fact that we are able to perceive our own desires is what allows for any sort of comparison to exist in the first place. Without it there is no difference between "I" and "desire" and no means to compare between "better than" or "worse than" for "me".
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Ipso facto, perception of difference precedes comparison and is not synonymous. It is more like consciousness itself, although I'm treading dangerous waters using this term.
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