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Ideals are just long term benefits
by mavhc 5y ago
Ideals are just long term benefits
- Majestic121 5y agoIf you sacrifice yourself to have an orphan out of an Ideal of selflessness or protection of the weak, the idea of benefits doesn't make sense since you'll never reap those benefits, being dead and all. If you look at the individual level, with a purely rational 'Homo economicus' rational actor, ideals don't make a lot of sense.
- mavhc 5y agoPeople are genetically programmed to look after children for the long term benefit of the species. It's so programmed in we think baby lions are cute.