Why be Kind?
It appears to be counter intuitive to extend kindness selflessly, as selfishness, or at least pursuit of self interest is seen as rational. So why be kind?
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sogdianrock · 61-69, M
@sogdianrock In the church of the village of my family. Above the alter it says, God is love. To be close to God, you must love unconditionally. You must become love yourself. That is my take on it
sogdianrock · 61-69, M
hi likatiga
By love you maybe mean be selfless? Sure that is a good way for a community to achieve happiness and cohesion. Still religious values are often said to be weakening and have been replaced more with the belief in the rationality of pursuit of individual selfish goals. In Capitalism this aggregates into market forces and individual selfish behaviour results in outcomes which make the most people as happy a s they can be in the face of scarce resources. Anyway that is where my question started- so why be kind?
Thanks for your thoughts on it. I really am interested as I think not is most important people are kind to each other.
Best wishes
:)
By love you maybe mean be selfless? Sure that is a good way for a community to achieve happiness and cohesion. Still religious values are often said to be weakening and have been replaced more with the belief in the rationality of pursuit of individual selfish goals. In Capitalism this aggregates into market forces and individual selfish behaviour results in outcomes which make the most people as happy a s they can be in the face of scarce resources. Anyway that is where my question started- so why be kind?
Thanks for your thoughts on it. I really am interested as I think not is most important people are kind to each other.
Best wishes
:)