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If looking out for oneself is normal human behavior, can we really fault people for doing so?

Posted - August 1, 2018

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  • Are we referring to self preservation or self promotion? I place the former over the latter.
      August 1, 2018 12:27 PM MDT
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  • 7939
    I suppose it could be either or, though preservation has various levels of its own.
      August 1, 2018 12:34 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    There's a difference between looking out for yourself and looking out for only yourself. 
      August 1, 2018 12:52 PM MDT
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  • 2052
    Amen to that!
      August 1, 2018 2:00 PM MDT
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  • 5391
    If it is at the direct expense of others for material gain, yes we can. 
      August 1, 2018 1:05 PM MDT
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  • 2658
    The Truth Is That You Must First Love Yourself Before You Can Love Another - Ricardo Martinez
      August 1, 2018 3:18 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    Easily---at least in a civilized society.
      August 1, 2018 5:27 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    A soldier has no rights, but avoiding capture and escaping from prison are considered duties. A citizen supposedly has rights, but resisting arrest and escaping from prison are considered crimes.
      August 1, 2018 6:50 PM MDT
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  • 6098
    Of course not - that is natural.  Survival.  But when that is only as far as they go then they are selfish because they have not cultivated a social dimension.  In looking out for ourselves we can hurt others if we are not careful.  And sometimes even when we are. 
      August 2, 2018 8:44 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    i dont think so
      August 2, 2018 4:44 PM MDT
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