tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post1776858238701716868..comments2024-03-28T13:23:50.623-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Desire and rationalityAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-46773580737005914152012-11-03T20:42:27.431-05:002012-11-03T20:42:27.431-05:00"This isn't a reason to eat mud, as much ..."This isn't a reason to eat mud, as much as a reason to end having a desire to eat mud. Eating mud is sometimes a means to this, but not always. We could imagine a situation where the only ways available to eat mud are ways that wouldn't make the desire go away (e.g., you know you have a psychological quirk that makes the desire not go away, or maybe you know an alien will ensure that as soon as you swallow mud, you start believing you're eating chocolate. . ."<br /><br />Have you tried drinking a Mudslide? :-)Dagmara Lizlovshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744785407281199347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-52004631295036215272012-11-01T11:55:47.515-05:002012-11-01T11:55:47.515-05:00Would desire to possess/consume something simply t...Would desire to possess/consume something simply to deny another constitute something outside your either/or dichotomy?March Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116034158087704885noreply@blogger.com