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Old 10-07-2011, 07:30 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by Dutch Leonard View Post
Think of thermodynamics in these terms: You can't win. You can't break even. You can't get out of the game.

Someone who wants to save everyone and everything ultimately destroys what they wanted to save in the first place. Same for the crazy cat lady and the spinal tap ordering doctor.
I am familiar with the laws of thermodynamics and the concept of entropy. I am trying to understand the specific connection being made and conclusions being drawn here between altruism, thermodynamics and the lifeboat question.
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