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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Yes. Humans definitely aren't altruistic or empathetic, as a whole.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That's because we're just animals. I would say it this way: humans are not instinctually altruistic but are capable of being rational.

Which isn't any better and may actually be worse: we can be rational, but we can also rationalize our instincts.