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There is a principle that I personally hold that selfishness is the greatest form of morality that exists. This may sound odd because of the common perception of selfishness. My view on selfishness is a little hard to vocalize so I will give a few examples. If I want money I could take it from someone, but this will likely result in legal action against me which would result in me having less money than I started with. So the most selfish way that I could get money would be to find the most socially acceptable easy way to make money that I could. If I want sexual gratification I could rape someone but I would then go to prison. The most selfish way to get it would be to develope a relationship with someone so that they would be willing to give it me all the time. I would like to hear some opinions on the concept, and if it is possible that this could be used from an atheistic perspective to explain common morallity
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I haven't read it but I obtained that beleive through a distilation of the principles and beliefs of satanism
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Ah, well then you will definitely find some people to converse with here.
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eudaimonia, Mark Last edited by eudaimonia; 08-01-2007 at 07:16 AM.. |
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The real problem is, if selifishness is the basis for morality, why then do we uphold selfless acts are a purer and more natively good action? I mean, in a burning building survival is most important, yet firemen who rush back into burning buildings are held in almost universal high regard. If I am understanding what you are stating, basically form a perspective of selfish action, being a fireman would be imoral, as charging into a burning building even with proper training, is needless risk to the self.
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One possibility is that by holding it up as a great thing, we encourage others to be 'selfless' which will no doubt have some benefit for us.
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In order to do "good", self-negation is inevitable: whether one wills it or not, and whether one is conscious of it or not.
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How we look at the act as "pure" is up to us.
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