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taraharris on Nov 3, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Do we have a moral obligation to society?

"Doing good for your fellow man" is slavery if you're forced to do it by law or if you accept the unearned guilt delivered by a Sunday sermon.

It's not the same situation at all as when a person helps a friend or family member because that person is a value to them.

sageikosa on Nov 4, 2012 [–]

Sometimes I help people struggling to do something, not out of the kindness of my heart, but just because watching them struggle is painful to watch.

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