SlayerRondo said:
Given my recent discussion on the VGChartz forums I have found myself in a discussion that without religion we will be a me-centric society.
I just can't get my head around this at all. I myself care about the wellbeing of other's despite being an athiest and do so through chritable works as well as many of the people i work with. And unlike many christian charities we don't go around to people trying to convert them in return for aid. Not to mention that Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are both athiest but are the largest charitable donators in the world.
While i'm not trying to say that the religious are less willing to help other's I certainly reject the view that athiest are me-centric.
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Unless you are part of a system of belief that has standards agreed to and are beyond individuals themselves, and is something people who agree to the system buy into, you can't help BUT be me-centered in regards to what you consider truth and goodness. Everthing you will be doing will be based on your measure of what is acceptable. Being me-centric doesn't mean that you can't have concern for others, it is just the end reason for your concern for others are to placate some sensibilities of yours.
What you see with human history is the annoying trend for individuals to end up rationalizing all sorts of horrible behaviors to justify what they do. Almost everyone thinks themselves innocent, or end up going "the devil made me do it".
Even in this, in most cases, the reason why you do charity is because you don't want to be thought of as a bad person, or it makes you feel good, or something else.