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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I'm not saying that people aren't altruistic. I'm saying that the concept of altruism is something that evolution programmed us into believing in. The reason we do things is pragmatic concern. Our belief in goodness and altruism is just our way to justify this pragmatic concern.
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But it is still real and still exists. I realize that taking a peak behind the curtain can kind of take away the magic, sing-songy bit of it. But you can still appreciate that we are often much nicer and caring than we have to be and should be. I mean, I literally have met a man that jumped on a grenade to save his buddies.