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View Poll Results: Does altruism exist?
Yes		9	52.94%
No		6	35.29%
I don't know.		2	11.76%
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TockTockTock Does altruism exist? 04-04-2013, 03:40 PM

ManWithNoName It exists because you just... 04-04-2013, 04:01 PM

PoorOldPo Yes I think it does to a... 04-04-2013, 06:59 PM

[MERIT] Altruism most definitely DOES... 04-06-2013, 03:48 AM

Rjinn I believe there is a reward... 04-06-2013, 03:54 AM

ManWithNoName To a certain extent,... 04-07-2013, 10:43 AM

P A N i read somewhere that this is... 04-08-2013, 12:23 AM

Freebase Dali Depends on the brand. All... 04-08-2013, 08:22 PM

ladyislingering I believe it does. Of all the... 04-08-2013, 10:15 PM

Sequoioideae I remember reading a quote in... 04-10-2013, 09:42 PM

ManWithNoName But then bettering one's self... 04-16-2013, 03:36 PM

Guybrush It depends on what you mean... 04-11-2013, 02:25 PM

zinia7 whats altruisme? 04-14-2013, 01:05 PM

RoxyRollah Altruism or selflessness is... 04-14-2013, 01:25 PM

zinia7 in other words a societie... 04-14-2013, 01:32 PM

RoxyRollah not necessarily more one ... 04-14-2013, 01:47 PM

zinia7 it makes sense, that is what... 04-14-2013, 01:50 PM

Goofle I get a life boner when I... 04-14-2013, 01:28 PM

RoxyRollah How often do you open the... 04-14-2013, 01:34 PM

Goofle Only when other people are... 04-16-2013, 03:42 PM

ManWithNoName Well it would be strange if... 04-16-2013, 03:44 PM

zinia7 i always hold the open for... 04-14-2013, 01:37 PM

Goofle You pointed a flaw in the... 04-16-2013, 03:48 PM

Zaqarbal Yes and no. Or, better said,... 04-19-2013, 08:28 PM

Mr. Charlie Altruism exists because its... 10-27-2013, 03:42 PM

Carpe Mortem I enjoyed this statement, and... 03-22-2014, 01:03 AM

RoxyRollah Ok, explain this one to me. ... 03-22-2014, 05:59 AM

Carpe Mortem I think you did it on... 03-22-2014, 11:18 AM

John Wilkes Booth ^I agree. Altruism exists... 10-30-2013, 11:25 PM

Xurtio I would argue that altruism... 08-07-2014, 05:27 PM

Guybrush I wouldn't call that altruism... 08-10-2014, 04:26 PM

Xurtio Note the context of the... 08-10-2014, 08:00 PM

John Wilkes Booth yes. i don't see the dilemma... 08-11-2014, 03:43 AM

Guybrush Some great points made here... 08-11-2014, 07:59 AM

John Wilkes Booth the way i look at it is... 08-11-2014, 11:34 PM

Carpe Mortem I disagree with separating... 08-12-2014, 08:47 AM

Xurtio Genes are only half the... 08-12-2014, 11:36 AM

John Wilkes Booth i don't believe in souls... 08-12-2014, 11:47 AM

The Batlord Whether or not that's what... 08-12-2014, 01:40 PM

John Wilkes Booth have you ever read the... 08-12-2014, 01:52 PM

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Xurtio It made perfect sense, and I... 08-12-2014, 02:13 PM

Carpe Mortem @Both: The organism wouldn't... 08-12-2014, 12:03 PM

Xurtio I think, in general, the... 08-12-2014, 12:47 PM

John Wilkes Booth before we understood genetics... 08-12-2014, 12:48 PM

Guybrush Whether ot not altruism... 08-12-2014, 01:28 PM

Carpe Mortem Nice job Batlord, you... 08-12-2014, 02:36 PM

RoxyRollah How come no one has pointed... 08-12-2014, 02:49 PM

The Batlord That's about as clear a case... 08-12-2014, 03:10 PM

Guybrush We don't sacrifice ourselves... 08-16-2014, 04:07 PM

The Batlord How is doing something for... 08-16-2014, 07:17 PM

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Xurtio I would still argue that it's... 08-16-2014, 07:11 PM

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Does altruism exist?

Well... does it? If it does, then explain why. If it doesn't, then explain why not.

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altruism (n) - the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.

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