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What if you were hit by a car while walking to work? Wouldn't you want someone to come over, call and ambulance, and try to help you? I think most people would want that and that is why we should care what happens to others. If you don't care what happens to others, then why should anyone care what happens to you? Just think what a terrible world it would be if everyone just ignored what was going on around them. It would be a world I would not like to live in. We have to keep each other in check. Hence caring about others and hence laws that attempt to prevent harm to individuals. Including yourself. If no one cared enough to make laws, you would be in a much less safe environment. It is evolutionarily advantageous for people to care bc it helps our species survive.
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i dont think caring has anything to do with helping someone. if i saw someone get hit by a car i would probably help to the extent that i legaly can (i wouldnt touch them or anything because i dont want to be sued and that is a possibility) but i dont know maybe i wouldnt help. hmm im not, sure ive never been in a situation where i could help someone like that. and i dont think most laws are created because 'caring' i doubt the legal system cares at all.
and i also disagree that it helps the species survive(it does help some people survive though) i think it slows down progress. it always seems that the most ruthless people that thrive and make it the farthest.
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Myers - I think there are levels of caring - from "savior" to casual observer. All of them good, as long as the person gives from the heart.
Ted Bundy's "heroic" move didn't come from the heart. He just wanted to trick people into believing he was a saintly person, a chance to show off his smooth moves and receive some accolades for himself. He tricked a lot of people with those smooth moves. It gave him cover and clearance to continue destroying the lives of other women.
It's not about smooth moves and what you can take in this world that matters - it's what you give. 
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i dont think i would care whether or not the person that saved me did it from there heart
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