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    It is not the case that Controlling self-aggrandizing desires does not neutralize the moral distortions embedded in the natural dispositions themselves.

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    • 1.Controlling impulses *is* the core practice through which moral dispositions form and gradually reshape evaluative tendencies.
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    • 2.Distinguishing between natural impulses and moral distortions requires assuming distortions are separable features, not intrinsic to desires.
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    • 3.If control neutralizes behavioral harm, claiming underlying distortions persist assumes morality requires transformed psychology, not regulated action.
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    • 1.Self-aggrandizing impulses originate in evolutionary drives for status and resource competition that shape our baseline preferences.
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    • 2.Restraint through willpower merely suppresses expression of these drives without altering their underlying motivational architecture.
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    • 3.Moral distortions persist in how we interpret fairness, desert, and social hierarchy even when we act with humble restraint.
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