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And that *you* for your comment, Jeffrey! The Hierarchy of Needs is a brilliant descriptive tool, I agree. It sometimes gives me a means of telling people why, after an hour in a museum, I just can't take in any more culture. My feet hurt! Perhaps, as some psychologists have said, it functions better as a description than a prediction, but there's room for that in science, after all.

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"His motive was as non-existent as his conscience. He didn’t have a reason to do it: he just did it."

I do wonder if there really is such a thing as a human action without a motive. Of course, sometimes people cannot explain, understand, or properly express their morives, or they don't want to. But strangling somebody to death is a decision, and it means some effort and risk of punishment. I am looking forward to hear your opinion.

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