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To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (251422)	5/29/2014 10:07:59 AM
From: Metacomet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542147

why would some humans choose to act in seemingly "selfless" ways without external cultural or religious forces driving them? ...got a real world example

To: Bread Upon The Water who wrote (251422)	5/29/2014 10:18:11 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542147

It's not the eternal question. It's an easy question. It only seems to be a puzzle for folks who want it to be. For those of us who have children, there's a strong biological motive for us to make the world a better place for our own children. Also, all the studies on happiness show that people are happier doing things for others- so even from that perspective it's obvious why people would do good. But sure- you could call it the eternal question if you like to misname things