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Old 06-21-2007, 05:51 PM
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Default Re: Is there truly such a thing as a selfless act?

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Is there truly such a thing as a selfless act?

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Yes. Selfish genes create sometimes-altruistic people, who sometimes commit altruistic selfless acts. This is very standard evolutionary theory.

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So if he had worded his sentence as "Is there such a thing as a truly selfless act" as opposed to "Is there truly such a thing as a selfless act" would your answer have been the same?
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