[MD] Altruism

[Horse]

Hi Platt

Just a couple of points:

On 27 Sep 2006 at 17:31, Platt Holden wrote:

> > [Platt]
> > It's always amazed me that someone could be so egoistic as to think she
> > knows what would be good for somebody else.

A doctor kills a germ and saves a patient.
A parent makes their child eat healthy food.

Why would you be amazed at either of the above?


> Yes, I should have qualified my statement. Charity is OK by me in the 
> case of natural disaster to help people get back on their feet. But, 
> there is overwhelming evidence that long-term public altruism creates 
> dependency and anti-social behavior like out-of-wedlock pregnancies.  

Out-of-wedlock pregnancies are anti-social?? Which century are we talking about here? Anti-
social behaviour is behaviour that harms society. Societies need people,  people are created 
through pregnancy. In or out of wedlock is irrelevant. 


Horse