In other words, where only one party benefits and does no harm, like sort of a one-sided friendship.
Or is it always that you are either giving back, or harming?
2007-02-11 11:05:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, it looks like nobody did a good job of defending his/her answer, so to a vote it goes.
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2007-02-13 11:18:07 · update #1
Some biologists argue that any close interaction between two organisms is unlikely to be completely neutral for either party, and that relationships identified as commensal are likely mutualistic or parasitic.
2007-02-11 11:08:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well - if you are a religious person who attends church services but is not very active in the church, you might be said to have such a relationship with your pastor/minister/priest. Other similar examples could be cited.
2007-02-11 11:17:00 · answer #2 · answered by Husker41 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, only in the parent-son relationship, but in friendship not to my knowledge.
2007-02-11 11:26:53 · answer #3 · answered by Said 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. Charity for instance.
2007-02-11 11:15:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
funny you should ask -
you might not be intentionally harming the other person, but if all you do is take, then you are inadvertently hurting the other person.
2007-02-11 11:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by T Time 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For some reason I think of the tribal hunters who kill game.
2007-02-11 11:08:38 · answer #6 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋