Hedonism is Prevelent in the Nature of Humans

"(Pleasure - Pain = net pleasure)Hedonism: the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life.https://www.google.ca...;That is the definition of your first round.I am aware of other versions of pleasure, however following your clearly defined rules there - I will ask that it be dismissed, as otherwise we are arguing on two different plateaus of definition - Please follow the rules you placed in round 1 : "1. No kritiks/semantics"Satisfaction of desires does not occur while under the effects of Opiates - thus it is to be ignored; This in turn debunks your standing, as adrenaline cannot be considered THE drive a person is under when in a life or death situation with their children, as there is literally no way you can prove that Adrenaline is the satisfaction of their desires, when no one desires a life or death situation with their children being the gamble chips. Basic logic and common deductive reasoning will show my point to be the case here.That is why I asked for more than simply a defensive argument (once that has holes poked into it, It is difficult to get back on track of the actual debate topic), I wanted to see what other avenues we could address.Now as your rebuttal has been addressed, my original point still stands - Procreation is the prevalent trait in human Nature. This can be further enforced when the original settings are used in context.==="Why did they want to save their children? Wouldn't it make them sad or mad if their children died? Hedonism makes the claim that people act for the most net pleasure. Obviously these parents loved their children, so they acted for the most pleasure. Saving their children's lives were more pleasurable then living without them. Therefore unless you can prove I am wrong my theory stands."Very good point, however this is probably something I should have raised to you - just worded slightly different.Why did they want to save their Children? Wouldn't it make them sad or mad if their children died? Hedonism is the chase of desires and the satisfaction they will gain from this - Wouldn't the prevalent drive (Procreation), be further enforced by Hedonism, as what is more satisfactory than doing the one thing you want to do more than anything in the world - save "your" family?The very fact that 'achieving' satisfaction by saving their children would indicate that Hedonism is the secondary effect that happens after the fact. They had to save their child (Procreation) - before they felt good about saving their child (Hedonism). Alternatively they had to be in the process of saving their child (Procreation), for the Adrenaline affects to be had (Hedonism).=====My opponent raised that Hedonism is the highest good and proper way of life, then addresses that due to the fact we cannot prove that people are not motivating themselves in the process to save their children, solely to save the children - due to the fact that adrenaline is activated. I would address this by saying that assuming people's only priority is their chemically induced enjoyment/satisfaction is completely missing the dynamics of the scenario. People do not plan trips to the beach in accordance to the shark migratory route, so they have to either save their child or die trying.... By saying I cannot "prove" it - you have forced me into a mould that is impossible to break - I'm not there with my psycology degree and medical apparatus to test these people in those situations.However, I have more than amply provided evidence there are times that Hedonism is not the prevalent trait in human nature, and by that I will stand until further information is provided (probably elsewhere or in the comments, as this is the last round).I have given the situation, We have both given information that proves our point, I think it is now for the voters to decide who was 'correct'. I still stand with my point of Procreation.Thank you again, you have successfully opened my views on a subject further than I could have on my own - I have greatly enjoyed this debate, so much so that the previous round I stunned myself into a forfeit, simply because I couldn't decide what points I wanted to raise! :)Thanks everyone, I hope you have a good weekend.