Is God Altruistic? Is God Happy?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

You're still imagining some conversation in your head.

It doesn't matter who's kids they are, or what my own interests and conditions are.  I have my own interests and conditions...therefore it is not altruism.  Your god has its own interests and conditions, as well.

You keep asking people to tell you how these acts aren't altruistic, but you posted the definition yourself.  What about "that's not what that word means" do you not understand?

You explain how the actions are NOT altruistic in light of the senerio, show me using the senerio how I am wrong. you can just keep claiming it and saying I am wrong show me or again shut up, because you are dong nothng more than trolling me at this point.

I think the trouble is that you are conflating 'altruistic' with 'good'.  That's not the case.  Plenty of good acts are done that are in no way altruistic.  Purely altruistic acts (as I pointed out before) can have horrible consequences.

I'll try another example to help clarify the difference.  Instead of giving $100 000 to a homeless person, I donate $1 000 000 to a children's hospital.  They can use the money however they like, but I stipulate that they have to name a ward or a lab after me.  This is clearly a good act (I used to volunteer in a pediatric burn ward, so I'm familiar with the needs these places have).  But it is not an altruistic act, since I placed conditions on the gift.

I hope that clears it up a little.

Boru