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Originally posted by Mantus
Are there any quests that arnt selfish?
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Well, depending on your view of human nature, yes and no. If your an Ethical Egoist, then no action is completely self-less.
Others believe their is.
I am reminded of a story I read about Abraham Lincoln:
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Mr. Lincoln once remarked to a fellew-passenger on an old-time mud coach that all men were promted by selfishness in doing good. His fellow-passenger was antagonizing this position when they were passing over a corduroy bridge that spanned a slough. As they crossed this bridge, they espied an old razor-backed sow on the bank making a terrible noise because her pigs had got into the slough and were in danger of drowning. As the old coach began to climb the hill, Mr. Lincoln called out, "Driver, can't you stop just a moment?" Then Mr. Lincoln jumped out, ran back, and lifted the little pigs out of the mud and water and placed them on the bank. When he returned, his companion remarked: "Now, Abe, where does that selfishness come in on this little episode?" "Why, bless your soul, Ed, That was the very essesnse of selfishness. I should have had no peace of mind all day had I gone on and left that suffering old sow worrying over those pigs. I did it to get peace of mind, don't you see?"
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Ah, philosophy.