Originally Posted by davidmash

OK boys and girls. This is part of the "How far would we go" thread.

When ever you do something good for someone else (picking up your dirty laundry, mowing yard, taking ou garbage or other crap you should be doing any way does not count). Helping a stranger with directions even though you are in a hurry. Donating your time to a shelter or such. Stuff like that counts.

I'm new to this also so I have nothing to post yet but damn it I will ... eventually.

RULES
1. no one critsizes someone elses act. They thought it was selfless and that's all that counts.
2. no one may spout off about philosophy, politics, religion, sex or anythig else you are not supposed to talk about at the dinner table with inlaws.
3. no "at a boys/girl, good job, nice going ... etc becasue at that point it is no longer a selfless act. Rember, nothing in return except the satisfaction of having done it. I know technicly we are posting here but this is just to get the ball rolling so cut me some slack.
4. I want to see a really really long thread. I'm ok with 2nd place to the Pretty Girls thread.
5. Just post what you did. No commentary, no self glorification. Just post it. Post once, post often.

Originally Posted by mikemover

If you're on a message board publicly bragging about it, then it's not "selfless".

Mike

Originally Posted by Kuan

Maybe change the topic title to payless acts

I don't get paid for a lot of stuff I do, but I get great satisfaction. This year it's been down a lot but I manage to sit on one board and still coach chess.

Originally Posted by aklim

You would have to change the title to a "Cash Free Transaction" then. If you get satisfaction, you got paid in a different coin but still paid. Just nitpicking.

Originally Posted by mikemover

Yep. If you want to get truly technical and analytical about it, there is NO such thing as a TRULY selfless act. If you do something nice or helpful or charitable for someone, and you receive no financial reward, or service in return, or any other tangible compensation, yet you "feel good" about it, then there is still some small degree of self-serving motivation.

Mike

Originally Posted by el presidente

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Originally Posted by KirkVining

The most selfless act one can do is have children and raise them right.

Originally Posted by jjl

It's an admirable thing to see people raise their children well. But is it really the most selfless of acts in an overpopulated world? There are many who argue most of mankind's problems arise from just too many people. I go along with this. This is at least part of the reason why we are seeing wars for natural resources, to pick a topical subject. World population has doubled since 1960 (3,000 million to > 6,000 million). It can't keep doubling. I hope to see a time when having more children than the replacement rate (that's two and a bit) earns some general disapproval. Clearly it raises all sorts of interesting issues about personal freedom, but nature (how many people the earth can support) doesn't much care about that. Something always regulates populations - it can be voluntary, or it can be famine, disease and war. What's your take on this?