
Ep 27: Christian Atheists
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Anti Altruism - A New Way of Thinking
We should aim to make the world a better place, and that takes working with others. But it never entails sacrifice. Anti altruism does not mean anti kindness or anti benevolence. It means pursuing your interests when they are lying with those of others. You must lose a little so others may win. And the more you sacrifice, the better a person you are. This evil ideal has become a virtue in mainstream society - only because of religious precepts. Religion invented this old idea. There is a new way of thinking,. a morality of individual kindness without coercion, a compassion without sacrifice, a con n for all humanity... We must be rational. The pity and sympathy we feel signals
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