PSychological Egoism, and altruism are the same things... prove me wrong.
@lonelyowl I think this idea actually works on many levels, and you arent wrong.
The other side is the selfish side. IF you act in your own selfish interests then you will **choose** to be altruistic because helping people without thought or demand of reward usually results in a higher reward!
As contradictory as that sounds it really isnt, again, they are the same! It is amazing how two things being identical can sound remarkably similar to a contradiction :)
@freemo I think Altruism is action whereas the other one is perhaps a similar idea. It's like theoretical vs applied.
Maybe they are both the same and different. You might be correct and on to something deeper.
@freemo
I think people have empathy. we get a positive feeling just from thinking we've done good for others, whether anybody else knows it was us or not. and this comes from nature, not nurture. so I agree?