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Old 12-23-2008, 10:18 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by {aspiring_to_clarity} View Post
To me, manipulation always includes deception or trickery, otherwise it wouldn't be manipulation.
Manipulation, if it has a meaning is to alter the world in some way. Non-manipulation is to alter the world for a reason that we could all agree upon rationally. Since there is no objective reason to alter it any particular way, it is impossible to have non-manipulative intentions.
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