Thursday, February 13, 2014

selfishness vs selflessness


I don’t really understand why humans put themselves in situations that are going to be harmful in the long run. Is it only for a temporary pleasure like smoking or unprotected sex? I guess this proves that we really are more concerned with the present than the future. Darwinian theory explains that humans will act according to their own best interest. However, when religion becomes involved and we are condemned for acting in our own best interest, it turns into a conflict between selfishness and selflessness. Does society really benefit by everyone contributing to a bigger picture? I can argue that eventually things become so complicated that it really isn’t beneficial for all of society to be contributing to one goal. I don’t want to say that humans shouldn’t help each other out, but I do believe that working in your best interest may be personally and socially better.
-Morgan Mills

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