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Re: Pure altruism does it exist?
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Originally Posted by MargaretR
If a person with religous beliefs performs an act which benefits another, he often thinks he will be 'rewarded in heaven'.
Therefore this cannot be considered altruisic behaviour, so only non believers, who expect no reward, can be truly altruistic.
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Perhaps we should change the name of the Accy Web Social Group to 'Atheists, agnostics, anti-religious zealots...and those capable of true altruism'. 
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