(May 8, 2014 at 4:32 pm)Lek Wrote: You're also not selfless either. You're just a biological mechanism. Enjoy that high! Now I know why we have so many drug addicts.
The difference being I'm not in some deep state of denial of what I am because reality scares me. Also, I recognize that being a selfish being has benefits, because it motivates us to take action. Our intellect allows us to use that motivation to benefit others, like creating charities. The thing about me me is that I'm not lying to myself that I do things out of pure altruism.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
