Re: Feeling Misanthropic
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I'm pretty sure that's not correct.
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If there are more child molesters, bank robbers, and serial killers than volunteers in the US I will be totally shocked. I will be totally shocked if the numbers are even close. Actually Blarg, I find it really really hard to believe what you say.
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By the way, and not necessarily directly related to the above statement, seriously, I don't consider people volunteering for their own churches or country clubs or whatever necessarily charitable or not self-serving. If a Christian volunteers to help out at a Jewish temple or vice-versa, now we're talking.
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I think your standards are too specific. Just because a volunteer is enjoying helping other people doesn't mean that he/she isn't doing good. I get self satisfaction by building a house for Habitat for Humanity, that doesn't mean what I am doing is selfish.
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