Fair enough. This makes more sense than: 'there is no such thing as altruism.' as you stated above. Thank you for the clarification!
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Fair enough. This makes more sense than: 'there is no such thing as altruism.' as you stated above. Thank you for the clarification!
I want to clarify that the phrase There is no such thing as altruism is my point of view and its unknown existence in the context does not make me to believe in it. I stand by, what i initially posted since posts are representing my point of view (unless hacked !!).
Of course, i am not challenging belief of others (as i put above with the difference between an atheist and agnostic). Simply put, i do not believe in it although i am not challenging its existence.
Its just a difference of opinion. I am not being cynical here, it is similar to words like compassion, humanity etc. Different people worship different Gods. But a person of one religion, does not necessarily believe in other's religion. I agree with doing good according to one's situation, but altruism is a fancy word without further explanation.
Once it was said that earth is "flat", everyone believed in it. Until it was proven that it is "round".
The same cannot be applied to altruism, because how do you define, practise or prove it. Everyone has their own definition of it, varying in magnitude.
There are some questions like:
What is altruism?
How it can be practised in your life?
Has there been any proven studies done to validate its existence? If yes, than does it has consensus.
Why should one believe in something that has not been witnessed or is vague?
One cannot be forced to believe in something that is not practised / proven / have proper reasoning.
In addition i would add that in my original post, the condition was under "first sign of distress", survival would be more important than anything else.