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Is there such a thing as being selfless? Every time I think of good deeds, there always seems to be a selfish reason involved. Even if you do something "when noone is watching", you seem to do it for the self-satisfaction that you know you did a good deed without anyone knowing who it was.
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Crucifixion of Christ.
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>>3339350
yes it is called equanimity
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>>3339350
>Is there such a thing as being selfless?
YES.
>Every time I think of good deeds, there always seems to be a selfish reason involved.
1. "GOOD" ACTS, AND "SELFLESS" ACTS, ARE NOT MUTUALLY EQUIVALENT; AN "EVIL" ACT CAN BE JUST AS "SELFLESS" AS A "GOOD" ACT.
"GOOD" ACTS ARE NECESSARILY "SELFLESS", BUT NOT ALL "SELFLESS" ACTS ARE "GOOD".
2. YOU CANNOT CONCEIVE OF "SELFLESSNESS" BECAUSE YOU IGNORE WHAT "SELFLESSNESS" IS; A "SELFLESS" ACT IS AN ACT PERFORMED WITH AN ETHICOMORAL PURPOSE; THIS ETHICOMORAL PURPOSE CAN BE "GOOD", OR "EVIL".
>Even if you do something "when noone is watching", you seem to do it for the self-satisfaction that you know you did a good deed without anyone knowing who it was.
THE ETHICOMORAL QUALITY OF AN ACT IS NOT CONTINGENT ON ITS SPECTATION, BUT ON THE PURPOSE WHICH IMPELLED THE ACT, NOR IS EXPERIENCING SELFSATISFACTION INDICATIVE OF SELFISHNESS, OR OF LACK OF "SELFLESSNESS" —IF ONE ACCOMPLISHED THE ACTION THAT ONE INTENDED, WHY WOULD ONE NOT FEEL CONTENT, OR SATISFIED?
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The guy who throws himself on top of a grenade?
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