i had a college interview yesterday, and there were many things that stuck with me about what he said he had learned in college. one was the idea of good deeds, and he told me something like this:

whenever people think of good deeds, they think of helping someone. but an author argued that those good deeds aren’t good deeds at all, because the person performing it ultimately seeks attention and is therefore selfish. a good deed, thus, is an action performed by someone who ultimately suffers. the prime example of this would be jesus. although i am a doctor and many people criticize this idea of a good deed, i think that hearing it only made me more passionate in the medical field. i want to help those in need, and i know that doctors are getting less and less recognition for what they do. it’s things like that that i take away from college.

call me dorky, but the idea of having intellectual and philosophical arguments with peers in college sounds amazing.

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2. skeletonmfx said: if all good deeds were selfish deeds then no deeds would be selfish deeds. there would be need to be selfless deeds to contrast against selfish deeds
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4. jamaicagreatmon said: Vishal is starting a philosophy club next semester; it’s the perfect opportunity for you to get your dose of intellectual discussion before heading off to college!
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6. itsnicetomeetyou said: Sounds crazy, but I learned about this “altruism” in Life Sciences class my first year of college. It’s super interesting! If you ever want to talk about it I’d love to too!
7. kalforshort said: the idea isn’t particularly novel - Hobbes argued that altruism only projects a façade of goodwill!
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