The next debate
October 29th, 2008 by Brandon
Since everyone seemed to miss the point on the last one, I won’t go into as much detail this time.
Selfishness is a virtue.
Now tell me I’m wrong.
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Since everyone seemed to miss the point on the last one, I won’t go into as much detail this time.
Selfishness is a virtue.
Now tell me I’m wrong.
October 29th, 2008 at 11:41pm
Hmmm…as the big sister of YOU (the Baby Brother), I don’t know that commenting with the aim of changing your mind would do any good.
November 1st, 2008 at 10:02am
You’re wrong.
November 1st, 2008 at 5:15pm
Upon what possible basis?
selfishness as defined in Webster’s Dictionary
One entry found.
1: concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one’s own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for others
2: arising from concern with one’s own welfare or advantage in disregard of others 3: being an actively replicating repetitive sequence of nucleic acid that serves no known function ;
also : being genetic material solely concerned with its own replication
— self·ish·ly adverb
— self·ish·ness noun
TOPICAL GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES
Selfishness
See also Covetousness; Greed; Lust; Pride
Num. 22: 7 elders . . . departed with the rewards of divination in their hand.
1 Kgs. 21: 15 Jezebel said . . . take possession of the vineyard of Naboth.
Isa. 14: 13 (2 Ne. 24: 13) will exalt my throne above the stars of God.
Isa. 53: 6 (Isa. 56: 10-12; Mosiah 14: 6) turned every one to his own way.
Matt. 16: 26 if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul.
1 Cor. 13: 5 seeketh not her own.
Mosiah 11: 2 did walk after the desires of his own heart.
Mosiah 19: 8 not so much concerned about his people as . . . his own life.
Hel. 7: 21 it is to get gain, to be praised of men.
3 Ne. 6: 15 tempting them to seek . . . riches.
Ether 14: 2 cleave unto that which was his own . . . not borrow.
D&C 10: 56 build up churches unto themselves to get gain.
D&C 56: 8 must repent of his . . . selfishness.
D&C 104: 18 impart not his portion.
Moses 4: 1 wherefore give me thine honor.
Moses 5: 38 Satan tempted me because of my brother’s flocks.
Moses 6: 15 man’s hand was against his own brother . . . seeking for power.
See also Ruth 4: 6; Eccl. 2: 1; Acts 5: 2-3; Acts 8: 19; Acts 24: 26; 1 Cor. 6: 8; 1 Tim. 6: 10; 2 Pet. 2: 15; Mosiah 16: 5; Alma 11: 20; Alma 31: 27; Alma 46: 4; 4 Ne. 1: 24, 43; D&C 121: 35.
November 3rd, 2008 at 12:13pm
I missed the “last one” in it’s entirety, so I have no idea what you are talking about in this one. Please explain, or link to the “first one,” then I will proceed to tell you why selfishness isn’t a virtue.
November 7th, 2008 at 4:52pm
I see what you are getting at and you are right. Those that don’t already why probably will not be convinced through a blog unfortunately, but hopefully could through careful study of how capitalism works and how all are mutually benefited when one looks out for his or her own self interest. That was a run on sentence, I never said I was well at english.
November 13th, 2008 at 12:26am
Oh you aren’t saying it right, why don’t you stop regurgitating Rand and just tell everybody to go read the books… ATLAS SHRUGGED everyone (that’s the best of the bunch). You don’t have to explain, it’s been done and published already 50 years ago. Boo on you. And there’s a reason that Rand has to publish her so-called “philosophy” in a fiction format and that the world has largely ignored her for so long…it’s impractical and untrue… you’re both wrong!!! Weeeee… =) You’re giving me ideas for my newfoubnd blog… has blogwar been done already?
November 14th, 2008 at 8:52pm
“Live for yourself — there’s no one else
More worth living for
Begging hands and bleeding hearts will
Only cry out for more
Well, I know they’ve always told you
Selfishness was wrong
Yet it was for me, not you, I
Came to write this song”
-”Anthem” by Rush
and I guess if they say it, it must be true