“We only love people for what they do for us—true altruistic love is biologically impossible”
Agree
- Evolution wired us for self-interest
- Love always involves dopamine reward systems
- We love feelings people give us
- Sacrifice always expects something back eventually
Disagree
- Parents sacrifice without expecting returns
- People die for strangers they'll never see
- Reducing love to biology misses something essential
- Genuine selflessness exists in countless relationships
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