[Chryslyandra]

What if believe selfishness is the highest good in life?

That's what I believe.

[joypulv]

Because only 1 in a million people can subsist totally alone, without help from other humans, that's why.
Almost all good has a selfish motive, even the simple pat on your own back for being kind and generous and forgiving.
But flat out needy greedy selfishness is not what nature had in mind for social beings like people. We are greedy for survival, like the wolf pup grabbing the food out of his brother's mouth. We are helpful for survival, like the wolves who share a large kill. The survival of the wolf pack is good for each wolf.
Animal behavior translates to humans very well.
Do you have a job? Buy your own food, pay for your own housing?

[Fr_Chuck]

Then you will really never be happy and a failure

[talaniman]

Why did you post this under Christianity if you believe as you do? Are you are trying to antagonize Christians with your hate, and anger? You seem to be seeking hostility which would answer your other question asked, "Why did these people act so hostile towards me on Yahoo Answers?".

[tickle]

Did you post this hoping to shock some of us with your self-opinion ? Sorry, not shocked, but you won't survive long feeling as you do. You cannot survive this way for long. Joy's analogy of wolves is spot on.

[smoothy]

Good luck with that mindset... you are going to find life will get REALLY lonely...also going to be really hard to get (more like KEEP) any good job too. So get used to living in a cave, playing hermit in the middle of the sticks, eating grass and rock soup

[ma0641]

Reading all your posts--HMM. Seems you could use some counseling. Suicide causes all kinds of issues. I had a friend who tied a shotgun to the bed, the trigger to the door, put the shotgun in his mouth and called his mother for help. You can guess what happened. Was he a sacrificial lamb? Not a chance. His mother became a hermit and never left the house, his father just left. Suicide, great idea. BTW Suicide is not accepted in Middle Easter countries.

[dwashbur]

What makes you believe that? What has brought you to that conclusion?

[Chryslyandra]

Because God only cares about selfishness because of the effect it has on Him and other people. He doesn't care about us, but only so far as to what we can do for others. Our value is basically defined in terms of what we can do for other people and how happy and prosperous we can make them. We ourselves in our most intrinsic value have no value.

[talaniman]

I believe what goes around comes around, so what vibes are you sending around?

[dwashbur]

What led you to that conclusion about God? Where did you find that information?

[talaniman]

Feelings are often not based in FACTS, or information. Many things can be overwhelming factors in ones feelings, often requiring professional help in dealing with them. Do I think this persons trolling requires professional help?

YES! Nothing to do with God, unless God can work through a PROFESSIONAL to help this person. I will pray for that.

[classyT]

I don't really understand your question. Taking your own life for the sake of others is not just goofy, it's not truth. Your own death will not determine whether other people will have happy fulfilled lives. You asked this question on a Christianity board so I will give you a biblical answer.The bible says no one lives unto himself and no one dies onto himself. We all have value and we all affect others in life and in death. Right now your value is coming from what you believe is truth. However, you are deceived. God values you. In fact, He thinks so much of you PERSONALLY that he sent His ONLY son to a cross to pay a debt you are unable to pay. God loves his son, Jesus Christ and yet he didn't spare him for YOUR very sake. For YOU personally. If you were the only person who ever lived he would have paid this sin debt for just you. God is personal and so is his love. Think about that for a while. Let that sink in. You may not think you count but the God of the universe, the one who spoke this world into existence thinks you are special enough to send his son to pay a debt you couldn't so that you could receive that gift and live for all eternity. And it gets better! Those that accept this FREE gift the Lord Jesus HIMSELF promised that he would give you life and it MORE abundantly than you have RIGHT NOW. Whatever circumstances you are going through right now... they will change. Things never stays the same. The bible also says that our lives are but a vapor. In other words, our time on earth is not long but eternity is forever. You matter to the Lord Jesus. What will you do with this information? Live in self pity? What you dwell on IS what you will get. What you think about yourself IS what you will be. The bible says as a man thinks in his heart so is he. It's time to change your mind. It's time to find out what God says about you before you do yourself in or continue to be self occupied with negative thoughts. This post isn't some positive self help talk... its LIFE, it's TRUTH... and Jesus is the way out.




Edit - I actually meant to post this on the question about suffering misery because it is a virtue. But either way...this is my answer.