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Originally Posted by Zerj
iPhantom: You don't understand what's JasonTakeshi's point. He's basically saying that parents wouldn't want their children to die because that would make them feel sad, and they want to avoid that emotion, so in that case that kind of love is selfish, it's not that they care for their happiness before their child's safety.
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I understood that, but that doesn't mean they are selfish. Selfish would be if the parent would care about their happiness before their child's safety.
Research on the definition of 'selfish' and 'altruism'. JasonTakeshi is making good points but he isn't realizing that his points prove parents are altruist, rather than selfish.
There is no selfishness when real love is involved.
Definition:
"Selfishness denotes the precedence given in thought or deed to the self, i.e., self interest or self concern. It is the act of placing one's own needs or desires above the needs or desires of others." Unwanted emotions don't make you selfish, because they are just something that happens after you act. You didn't think beforehand that saving your child would make you happy, and that's why you're gonna do it.