Exacty. How many officers and citizens went down with Hitler and the Nazis? Even in Germany's dying days, they held out to the letter. Why? There...
Thinking we did the right thing is an affirmation of the self. Is there then a sense of right or wrong that lies outside the self? An innate...
Could be? I'm not sure that his intentions were misunderstood. He made them very clear from the beginning. God on the other hand... Boy, does...
But is thinking or wanting to know that one did the right thing not still selfish? Why the need to know one's acts are right/good? Because we say...
I did and I understand. I just don't feel that the massage therapist in that example is not not gaining experience. I'd say they both are.
You misquoted me.
Is wanting to be alone and denying others our company selfish? I don't think so. But that might be another thread? Lol
Hitler wasn't.
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Is the massage therapist not gaining experience that helps him do his job better? And life experience conversing with clients? I would say he is...
I would say there is still a reward. There is always a reward. The ego feels good afterwards. We've seen in nature animals who will take in the...
What do you call a crooked potato that runs a country? A dick tater.
Jesus' death served only as the instrument of guilt that forces Christians to stay needy and dependeant on exterior sources of absolution. He...
Most people who do things of their own free will do not do things they do not want to do. They want to do them. If we want to do something, how...
Something else I wanted to discuss, selflessness. Is there such a thing as true selflessness? Take the example of someone who volunteers. They are...
One of the few of his I haven't read. Why do you feel that way?
Of course. There's always grey area in life. A person here who accidently kills someone with their car is often charged with manslaughter. Sure,...
I used the massage as an example of something generally seen as more selfish. Point being, do you think there are different degrees of good and...
The motive in both examples is exacty the same. To make another feel good while making oneself feel good for helping.
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