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Altruistic Or Selfish
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Do you think that Human Beings are selfish by nature or more inclined towards altruism?
I used to be of the opinion that humans were...by and large...essentially selfish creatures and that any act of selflessness was only acted on to serve ones own ends (or at least that of ones own offspring)
My upcoming employment working at the foodbank could be seen as altruistic...but its not! I just want a job. I *DO* however get a sense of satisfaction from the past 8 months of voluntary work, as I have of other voluntary work...
but just makes me wonder why?
Cant help thinking that no matter what 'spin' we put on things that ultimately we are all selfish in one way or another, but in another way we cant but help having some kind of empathy with others as well.
(unless we suffer from some kind of abberation like psychopathy)
I used to be of the opinion that humans were...by and large...essentially selfish creatures and that any act of selflessness was only acted on to serve ones own ends (or at least that of ones own offspring)
My upcoming employment working at the foodbank could be seen as altruistic...but its not! I just want a job. I *DO* however get a sense of satisfaction from the past 8 months of voluntary work, as I have of other voluntary work...
but just makes me wonder why?
Cant help thinking that no matter what 'spin' we put on things that ultimately we are all selfish in one way or another, but in another way we cant but help having some kind of empathy with others as well.
(unless we suffer from some kind of abberation like psychopathy)
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My father (now Pagan lapsed Roman Catholic) always told me to look after those weaker and more vulnerable than I am, so I try to. He would seriously give his last fiver away. My mother is slightly more pragmatic, she wouldn't do that if penniless, but she would create a situation where she was able to do significant good by making her own situation strong first. Mr Cal will give anything to anyone as long as he doesn't sense he's being played. They are all alturistic rather than selfish just in different ways and I like to think I am too by and large.
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