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Comment author: XiXiDu 07 February 2011 12:21:09PM 0 points [-]

So one possible way forward is to enumerate all our reasons for action...

Are you aware of this thread?

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 07 February 2011 01:09:22PM *  0 points [-]

"Reason for action" is no more enlightening than "morality", but with less explanatory (curiosity-stopping) connotations. In that context, it was more of "that hot yellow-ish stuff over there" as opposed to "phlogiston".

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