Quote Originally Posted by Odin1199 View Post
How is egoism a good thing and how is it better than liking others as much as yourself? Egoism is a defense mechanism, it's a delusion. No matter if anyone's better or not, you always say you're better, that's what it is or what I think it is.
Again you demonstrate nothing but your own misunderstanding. A superiority complex is not what egoism is. Psychological egoism has nothing to do with your opinions of others. Egoism is not a conscious thought, it is not a choice, it is not a mentality or a philosophy. Most people aren't even aware of it. Egoism means ONLY that everything you do is motivated by self interest whether consciously or subconsciously. Even when you do things generally defined as moral, you are acting egoistically, your motivation isn't some 'greater good', it's satisfaction of your own desires FOR a 'greater good'. The 'greater good' by itself is an insufficient motivation, it is the desire which drives a person to action. Egoism doesn't exclude 'good' behaviors, it doesn't require superiority complexes or judgment, it requires nothing more than there being some level of self interest in every action, and I promise you there is no action you can propose for which I can't find you an egoistic motivation.