Jeffrey+Motivation

1. Are we, as some might say, motivated by a desire to save our off-spring? ⁃ Yes, because if they lose their offspring it will hurt themselves as well. So there is a desire to save them. 2. Must there always be some sort of intrinsic reward for doing good? ⁃ There should sometimes be an intrinsic reward because it will make people do more good things. 3. Mr. Otis once said, "That having integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching." If this is so, and no one knows when we have done good, would you still do good? ⁃ Yes, you can feel good about something you did by yourself. Even though nobody saw it but you know you did it. 4. "Delayed reciprocal altruism", seems like a gamble - back to game theory, any way. Does this seem to make sense to you. That is that we act out of a desire to have what we have done being done to us? ⁃ Yes, because we expect to get similar things in return wether it be now or later on in the future. 5. Are we ever being truly "selfless" when committing an act of altruism? ⁃ We are never selfless when committing an act of altruism. They do them because people expect to get things in return.

What seems to be the major motivating factor for people that are affected by eating disorder? The major motivating factor for people that are affected by an eating disorder is the media. People watch an average of 4 hrs of TV everyday and the majority of the TV has many very slim girls. The media projects these woman to be beautiful so teens want to be more like them. Teens try to become as skinny as possible and try to become more like them. There are also sites on how to become more anorexic and how to hide it from your parents. This makes it easier for teens to be anorexic.

If there is a gay gene it could change how people view homosexuals. Homosexuality wouldn't be such a big matter to people anymore. They would just be seen as a different people.**
 * What might be the social/political implications for there being a gay gene?