Do you think humans are capable of being truely selfless?
Yes	5.82	(8.37%)
No	3.97	(5.71%)
Undecided	59.74	(85.92%)
decisiveness		(53.92%)
unvoted equity		(5.22%)
voted equity		(94.78%)
55 Voters: Blunderov, ElvenSage, Hermit, Ophis, rhinoceros, Kid-A, DrSebby, Matt Arnold, outlawpoet, Flux, RavenBlack, David Lucifer, goomba, prometheus, Walter Watts, Hermitess, referent, Warlock, the.bricoleur, Smucker, Cassidy McGurk, Kalkor, Sat, Kharin, Mermaid, opsima, Casey, michelle, Lukian The Wizard, MoEnzyme, simul, Aryn Ravenlocke, atra, metahuman, Rhysenn, Galt, Gunit, Nikolai, Atheist Crusader, Cydonia, LenKen, Joe Dees, nedwob, Drakeo Vortex, ZenWarrior, Heretician, Alex Future Bokov, chippedlogic, Pabreetzio, pickler, archangelsin, teh, deusdiabolus, Fox, Bohandez,
voter	voted for	comment
Mermaid	private	no comment
opsima	private	no comment
Blunderov	private	no comment
Casey	private	no comment
michelle	Yes	no comment
Flux	Yes	Yes, genetically driven, but still good moral ideas and values can be created and carried out, as loss to the genome of the individual, but at an advantage to the culture.
Kid-A	Yes	yah like I was walking down the street like and this blind dude asked me where he was, so I told him, I mean I could have sent him into an oncoming vehicle or something...if that wasnt a selfless act I dunno what is.....
Lukian The Wizard	No	no comment
MoEnzyme	Yes	I think that humans generally act on some combination of selfish and selfless (memetic?) motives. Whether or not selflessness is normal or good, I would have to conclude that we have such a capacity. It's part of what makes people memetically receptive.
simul	Yes	Selfless in that all "returns" for service are spiritual/intangible... not physical. IE: I give my vote and comment - in return I get a sense of community and the possiblity of a rational future.
Walter Watts	No	You mean like when we lay jelly donuts next to anthills?
Aryn Ravenlocke	private	no comment
atra	No	Read the selfish gene heh
metahuman	Yes	no comment
Rhysenn	No	no comment
Galt	No	no comment
Gunit	Yes	no comment
Nikolai	private	no comment
Atheist Crusader	private	no comment
LenKen	Yes	People who help close kin sometimes do so to the detriment of their selves (though not their genes), and countless people throw their lives away for the benefit of memes. Is that truly selfless? You decide.
Matt Arnold	Undecided	Depends on what this means! Of course people are able to be altruistic or authoritarian drones. But this serves their drives and needs, which is their self.
Joe Dees	No	no comment
nedwob	Yes	no comment
Drakeo Vortex	private	no comment
ZenWarrior	Yes	It takes knowing of only one exception of selfishness to require an answer of "yes." Of at least one, I am aware.
Heretician	private	no comment
Alex Future Bokov	No	no comment
chippedlogic	Yes	no comment
Pabreetzio	Yes	That is the idea this church is based upon, isnt it? Thats what memes do to us- make us selfless
pickler	Yes	most definitely!
archangelsin	Yes	no comment
teh	Yes	no comment
deusdiabolus	Yes	...but it requires a lot of effort and dedication.
Fox	No	As far as I can determine there is no such thing as a selfless act without a selfish motive.
Bohandez	No	no comment