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3947546 No.3947546 [Reply] [Original]

Is it selfish to go to college purely for the pursuit of knowledge without caring if your research "helps people" as its main goal
Or should you major in a science that is making life changing advancements of our species?

>> No.3947561

or is this a philosophy question in which case your normal methods are of no use here

>> No.3947566

No it's just to find a work (we eventually like), subsequently money, and try to survive in this mad world.

>> No.3947574

fuck bitches, make money - Einstein

>> No.3947576

stop posting that fucking creationist

>> No.3947600

pretended to be a creationist

ftfy

>> No.3947790

The desire to help is not usually a positive force, but one of compulsion which helps 50-50 according to circumstance.

>> No.3947840

>>3947546
You are doing something with no thought of others. That is by definition selfish. That said, taking a piss or eating breakfast is also selfish by the same merit.

Whether a selfish action or many selfish actions make you a selfish person is harder to say.

Keep in mind that universities accept a finite number of students. By you taking up the professors time you are depriving society of the engineer or scientist that would replace you had you not attended the university.

>> No.3947847

Everything anyone ever does is for purely selfish reason.

-I don't remember who, some famous philosopher nonetheless

>> No.3947852

It isn't selfish to pursuit a selfless goal without profiting from, or harming others
I think

>> No.3947878

What is Science without morbid curiosity?

If I could, I would grab people off the streets and subject them to the many theories that I have.

>> No.3947882

>>3947847
Tried XTC? didn't think so

>> No.3947892
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>>3947852
the feeling of self righteousness and a sense of accomplishment makes it selfish in a way.

>> No.3947907

>>3947892
>>3947882

shit-tier ravekid drug

>> No.3947917

>>3947907
It's not about the XTC, it's about the MDMA in it...
It's the best drug for ego-death, you experience even more euphoria when other people feel good around you, it is the prefect example of complete selflessness

>> No.3947925

>>3947917
>mdma
>ego death

Do you even know what ego death is?

>> No.3947926

>>3947917
Not the taking the drugs part tho.. that's pretty selfish
I meant you are in a state of selflessness when on drugs

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>>3947907
duct tape tier

>> No.3947934

>>3947925
Yes...
Do you even know what MDMA is?
Now you see it is a pretty unconvincing argument