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| − | '''Selfish ideologies''' are correlated with selfish behavior, or encourage it. It may be possible to quantify the degree of selfish conduct encouraged by an ideology. | + | '''Selfish ideologies''' are correlated with selfish behavior, or encourage it. It may be possible to quantify the degree of selfish conduct encouraged by an ideology. A name for this quantity could be the "selfish metric." |
Characteristics of selfish ideologies include: | Characteristics of selfish ideologies include: | ||
*reduced donations to charity, as a percentage of wealth or in absolute terms | *reduced donations to charity, as a percentage of wealth or in absolute terms | ||
| + | *disproportionately large spending of taxes paid by others | ||
*lack of charitable group activities, such as building hospitals, volunteering to teach, or raising children | *lack of charitable group activities, such as building hospitals, volunteering to teach, or raising children | ||
*imposition of the self-interested desires of a few on a larger group in a manner that interferes with their enjoyment or values | *imposition of the self-interested desires of a few on a larger group in a manner that interferes with their enjoyment or values | ||
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| + | The first two points are easily quantifiable. The third and fourth points can also quantified, though less easily so. | ||
== Homosexual ideology == | == Homosexual ideology == | ||
Revision as of 02:23, November 24, 2009
Selfish ideologies are correlated with selfish behavior, or encourage it. It may be possible to quantify the degree of selfish conduct encouraged by an ideology. A name for this quantity could be the "selfish metric."
Characteristics of selfish ideologies include:
- reduced donations to charity, as a percentage of wealth or in absolute terms
- disproportionately large spending of taxes paid by others
- lack of charitable group activities, such as building hospitals, volunteering to teach, or raising children
- imposition of the self-interested desires of a few on a larger group in a manner that interferes with their enjoyment or values
The first two points are easily quantifiable. The third and fourth points can also quantified, though less easily so.