2007-09-20 17:37:59 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
its called selfish altruism.
2007-09-20 23:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Orphelia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer would be no. Think about it. If you were helping other people in order to make yourself feel better, you would be helping your conscience more than the people. You're helping people to make you feel more unselfish. But then you're just thinking of your own feelings instead of focusing on helping.
2007-09-20 17:46:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Helping other people just to make yourself feel better is selfish. Help other people because you can and because they need help, the idea is to make THEM feel better - that is unselfish.
2007-09-20 20:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is selfish indeed, but which harms nobody.
Gandhi scarified himself and fought for India's freedom.
Likewise Nelson Mandela, Che Guevara how many innocents benefited?
Gandhi explained the matter well, try to go through him.
2007-09-20 18:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Konfuzius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure - a million) The human concepts is very versatile 2) Empathy love is an invaluable emotion and would hook up with strangers 3) we are able to biologically pointless acts. For a greater simplistic "organic and organic" answer see Dawkins' e book "The egocentric Gene"
2016-10-09 14:04:41 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so.
It is an instinctive reaction with me.
But then in answering another question just up the list, I realised that I am probably a Robot, so who am I to say?!
2007-09-20 19:09:31 · answer #6 · answered by Christine H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By "making yourself feel better" you also include thanking God for giving you the grace to be a blessing to others, then no. I think it's a win-win situation.
2007-09-20 17:46:27 · answer #7 · answered by Dee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you really think about it .. everything we do is selfish .. for one reason or another ... would we really do something unconditional if we didnt have that little feel good moment after? or thought that it would benifit us in someway; even spiritualy .. to prove you are a good person, parent ect ..
its nothing to be ashamed of but everything we do one way or the other is for us, but selfish is such an ugly word lol
2007-09-20 17:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
helping other people is one of the most unselfish things you could do regardless of why.
2007-09-20 19:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you are not looking for a Thank You. In the Bible it sais to give in secret. Matthew 6:
2007-09-20 17:53:38 · answer #10 · answered by Peng-you 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the word you are looking for is altruism
i dont think anyone could ever be truly altruistic because of pride
but hey if your doing something good for people then why not, everybody wins
2007-09-20 19:27:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋