I like to ramble

Do you ever think of strange theories that you become slightly obsessed with for a short period of time and then forget about them?  Well, I do.  At least two per day.  The way I see it, if I write down some of these thoughts, some day in the future people may discover something incredible from them.  Maybe not, but I like to think so.

One of the things I’ve been thinking about especially today is altruism (committing selfless acts).  To me, it at first seemed to be a stupid notion because for every single “selfless act” there’s a personal gain.  I struggle to think of anything a human being can do for another that doesn’t in some way reward them, whether the rewards are material or mental.  If you help an old lady across the road, you feel like a nice guy who cares for people.  This in itself is a reward, as it tends to make you feel very positive and give you some added self esteem.

After a fair bit of thinking, the closest thing to altruism that I managed to think of is giving away one’s own life for another human being.  Even this, however, is flawed as this may either be a sign of religious belief or simply the thought that they will be remembered fondly.  It seems nearly impossible to think of a true example of altruism, which is slightly depressing I must say.

As a side note, please keep in mind that while I look into these strange thoughts of mine, it doesn’t tend to go a great deal further than wikipedia and sometimes related articles on there, so it will be rare that my theories are actually backed up with conclusive evidence.

Anyway, this was nice, wasn’t it?