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"Are all actions in life based on interest only"?

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"Are all actions in life based on interest only"?
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RE: "Are all actions in life based on interest only"?
April 10, 2023 at 2:16 pm
Maybe I'm missing the nuance here, but what about acting out of empathy to reduce another's suffering? It seems to me that that is neither transactional nor about feeling good about yourself, but rather just reducing or preventing something negative.
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RE: "Are all actions in life based on interest only"? - by emjay - April 10, 2023 at 2:16 pm

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