2006-12-28 18:27:32 · 5 answers · asked by Cheers 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not because we are greedy; but because we worry a lot about our survival.
2006-12-31 15:14:35 · answer #1 · answered by MrsOcultyThomas 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human beings have always been selfish, and people have asked that question probably since language began - certainly since written language began.
We are, in that regard, no different from our ancestors.
Consider this - sometimes selfishness is the difference between surviving or dying.
2006-12-29 02:36:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evolutionarily all organisms are born with the instinct to survive, selfishness (for food or material) is part of this instinct.
2006-12-29 02:33:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sin. Sin boils down to self-righteousness and self-gratification. Think of Adam and Eve, the tree was supposedly called "The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil" (as if a tree can have a name); but the significance of that name is "knowledge". They thought it would bring them knowledge and power - so they wanted to please themselves and make themselves great. Selfishness, thus, is a consequence of sin, and it is in the same bin as "self-righteousness" and "self-gratification".
2006-12-29 02:34:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our sinful nature
2006-12-29 06:47:19 · answer #5 · answered by don_steele54 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋