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Along about sophomore year, it is not unusual for bright students to realize that since there is no unmotivated action, there is a sense in which we always act for our own interests, and therefore to decide that all actions are "really" egoistic. The simple rejoinder is that the difference between self-interested action and actions on the behalf of others is the object. The fact that one may feel satisfaction in both cases doesn't undermine the point that one feels satisfaction for different reasons. However, one will often find that they consider "essential egoism" to be self- evident truth, and can't understand your problem. This Might business is similar...The problem is, of course, that we have a conception of tyranny, and a conception of Just Kingship, and denying that there is a difference between the two, because He who is Mightiest calls the shots, is offensive. The tyrant cares only to exert his will; the Just King cares for the welfare of His subjects. Which is God?, tyrant or Just King...Satan or Father?...God is Almighty, but His will also reflects His nature, which is good... |
