> In message <3534CC40.473E68B9@ma.ultranet.com>, Sodom
> <sodom@ma.ultranet.com> writes
> >I dont think i am confusing the terms, and here i think the mingle, People with
> >Empathy tend to be more Altruistic than than those without Empathy.
>
> I'm sure that's true, but altruism and empathy are still
> different things.
Yes they are
> For instance, I think a certain
> tendency towards empathy is genetically inherited,
I dont know of any evidence to support htis - BUT - I would like to think so, and
hope that my offspring feel it with or without my help
> >but the neuro-chemical reward for helping the less fortunate is worth it.
>
> Isn't it rather the experience of pleasure that motivates
> you?
>
Isnt that what I said? The experience of "pleasure" = neuro-chemical reward
Sodom