I think not.
2007-04-02 08:50:26 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Magus: Sacrificing yourself is selfish brecause you wanted to do it. You felt good about doing it.
2007-04-02 09:07:12 · update #1
i think what is possible is to get your joy and happiness so much from others happiness that in being selfish and looking after your own happiness you find yourself caring entirely for others, and so selfishness and altruism become the same thing. This would look like unselfishness, although it isnt really.
2007-04-02 10:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by Eyebright 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be selfish is a way of self-preservation. We all need to be selfish to a point, therefore we avoid pain and welcome gratification and run if we are in danger.
Now there are limits of course, some stay in the selfish channel all the time, this is also not possible because we all have to socialize. An ultra selfish person is not positive for the collectivity, actually he/she becomes a burden
2007-04-02 15:58:04 · answer #2 · answered by Flyinghorse 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only one i know that managed it was Christ. and in the end i don't think it felt good at all. But on the whole i think you are probably right. But that is no reason not to try. by the way , what is your point. You asked the question for some reason or another right?
2007-04-02 16:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by swindled 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean in any given instance, or throughout a lifetime?
I'd say yes to the former, and no to the latter.
2007-04-02 15:55:22 · answer #4 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*eyebrow waggling* Ultimately? NO. However one CAN be completely altruistic. Tear that one around for awhile.
Hint: altruism ultimately benefits the "self".
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2007-04-02 16:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by vinslave 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what about jumping in front of a car to save the live of others in the process ending yours.
2007-04-02 16:00:11 · answer #6 · answered by Magus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you live to serve others and are willing to die for them but it would be very hard I think mother terrasa is the nearest I have heard of apart from Jesus of course.
2007-04-02 15:56:23 · answer #7 · answered by Mim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. All of our actions serve the purpose of satisfying our desires, even if that desire is directed towards someone else.
2007-04-02 16:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by Subconsciousless 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so either.
Almost everything we do has some benefit for ourselves.
2007-04-02 15:54:16 · answer #9 · answered by photogrl262000 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know of one person who wasn't selfish,only one.
2007-04-02 16:11:53 · answer #10 · answered by parkituse j 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋