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Old 01-20-2007, 08:31 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Do you think a soldier on the battlefield that falls on a grenade or takes a bullet for another man is thinking on the level of Hedonistic pleasure he will receive from doing this? Any soldier really? Those boys still do it though.
Yes, they gain glory, and if that's not enough, they couldn't think of living in a world where they ran and hid from that. The compulsion is great, but not unheard of.

The individual certainly experiences bliss in his choice. And then blows up.
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