Do you believe we're all selfish wicked people?

[Shauna]

SHAUNA I HATE YOU >:O

Same to you, Missy!

[The Devil]

Of course your all selfish wicked lifeforms, thats why I've been so successful in my endevors.

[Madame Adequate]

Selfish, yes. Wicked, no.

Being concerned with the survival of oneself and the things most important to oneself is selfish, and it is also good. We wouldn't survive otherwise.

[Fonzie]

Sounds like something from a Myspace bulletin.

[Tavrobel]

Pure altruism and the denial of self is as great a problem as not helping others. If you actually can't, no one would fault you. If you could, you know you could, and then specifically decide NOT to help, then you'd be wicked. But who doesn't have their own share of problems to deal with?

So, no. I just think we are all idiots.

[Martyr]

I saw a safety vest lying in the middle of the road today. It was crumpled, but fresh and new. I had just passed by an abandoned car in the middle of an intersection.

No doubt I was in little Havana, but my mind took me to the concept of the rapture where each Christian suddenly disappears, leaving the world wrought with the havoc of empty and uncontrollable planes, trains, and automobiles.

Suddenly, even my religion seemed selfish on a level, and so therein lies the answer.

We are as we are told to practice. First, we must save ourselves, and only then can we presume to try to save others. And, of course, it is ultimately up to the others to determine whether or not they will save themselves, because salvation (and I'm using these terms not solely for religious meaning here, btw) is a choice based on the degree of a person's selfishness.

Are you selfish enough to go to heaven? Or are you selfish enough to go to hell?
Are you selfish enough to steal your friend's girlfriend or are you selfish enough to deprive her of you for the sake of friendship?

Whatever.

Nobody is wicked. Wickedness is simply the name for when another person's normal, healthy, selfish decision negatively impacts another.

(SPOILER)Selfishly, I treat this like the eoeo forum.

[Miriel]

Selfish, most definitely. Wicked? Not so much.

Edit: I agreed with MILF. o____O

[Madame Adequate]

What

[Shiny]

No. Some people honestly care about other people other then themselves. Like my boo boo, Mother Teresa.

[Madame Adequate]

No. Some people honestly care about other people other then themselves. Like my boo boo, Mother Teresa.

Post title is giant win but Mother Teresa was not a good person.

[KentaRawr!]

The first of those three is an easy generalization, but honestly, why aim it directly at us? You could tell that to just about anyone you walk up to. Someone going to their job could be trying to find someone who could use some of the food in their fridge instead, but instead, they're out getting money for themselves which will be spent on luxury and food, allegedly. Someone who's dying of thirst could be looking for food for another person rather than getting water for themselves. I could be looking to help others rather than defend myself on an internet forum simply stating you can say the same claim for others, leaving my actions unjustified. In truth, we just don't care.

[Shiny]

No. Some people honestly care about other people other then themselves. Like my boo boo, Mother Teresa.

Post title is giant win but Mother Teresa was not a good person.

Why do you say that?

[LanceOfTime]

everyone deserves to die...humans are pitiful creatures with selfish and evil natures ...and if they arent selfish and evil then they are either mexican..or the kind of person that does anything to make others happy....and thats idiotic...be yourself

[Dolentrean]

All the worlds probloms can be traced back to three simple words, People-are-stupid. And yes, we are very selfish, but as we act selfishly we dont always have the worst intentions of others at heart. To be wicked you must activly want to cause others pain. We in fact often times have the best intentions at heart... We are beings with the best intentions yet we are to selfish to act on them.

[Heath]

I'm going to be a bit of socialist about this and say that I don't necessarily think that we're all selfish and wicked people, but that due to the nature of the society in which we live, we are somewhat corrupted by it and act in bad ways. Ultimately, I think most people are good people at heart, though certain situations and events push people to act selfish and wicked. Obviously not everyone is a good person, but I think everyone has the potential to be one.