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use a contraceptive method, such as the pill, the cap or the condom, etc., make a fantastic “nose-thumbing” to their genetic code. They consciously take pleasure without it leading to reproduction. Pleasure always brings an expansion of the mind, but overpopulation is certainly a serious danger for Humanity; contraception is a magnificent way that humans have of showing that they are conscious of themselves and conscious of the importance of their - tooo aot . actions in regard to the whole of humanity. Let us get back to our computer; it could also be programmed to feel pleasure in doing certain things. Every computer which performs as it has been programmed to perform, experiences pleasure from its performance. When the computer “feels” that its energy level is low, it says, ‘this is wrong’, then runs over to recharge. When it feels the new energy running through its circuits, it can say ‘this is good’ and in doing so ‘feels pleasure’. What goes into the program of a computer? Information contained in a memory bank that will rule the behavior of the computer. If it is programmed to calculate, it will calculate; if it is programmed to draw, it will draw; if is programmed to play music, it will play music. But it will not play music if it has been programmed to calculate and vice versa, unless of course it has been programmed for both a functions. How is a human programmed? On the one hand, there is the genetic code, which is filled with information related to his behavior, to his sensual means, which enable him to communicate with his environment, to his physical means so that he can move, feed himself, reproduce, etc. This is what each human receives at birth (more or less in relation to his heredity), and which constitutes the innate. On the other hand, his education will provide him with a language so that he can communicate with his fellow humans, laws which will regulate his behavior, a set of “moral values”, a teaching, a concept of the world, a religion, etc. All these things will determine the individual’s behavior. The individual will be under the impression that he is performing on his own, of living in a world where his values are those which he has chosen, but they will be only those which his 267 FAQ - Wuat Is DEATH?