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I don't understand how your reply is responsive.
I recommend that people act in accordance with their (selfish) values because no other values are situated so as to be motivational. Motivation and values are brute facts, chemical processes that happen in individual brains, but that actually gives them an influence beyond that of mere reason, which could never produce obligations. My system also offers a solution to the paralysis brought on by infinitarian ethics - it's not the aggregate amount of well being that matters, it's only mine.
Because I believe this, recognizing that altruism is a subset of egoism is important for my system of ethics. I still believe in altruistic behavior, but only that which is motivated by empathy as opposed to some abstract sense of duty or fear of God's wrath or something.
Does my position make more sense now?
Do you disagree with any matters of fact that I have asserted or implied? When you try to have a discussion like you are trying to have, about "logical necessity" and so on, you are just arguing about words. What do you predict about the world that is different from what I predict?
I think that it is important to recognize the relationship between thought processes because having a well organized mind allows us to change our minds more efficiently which improves the quality of our predictions. So long as you recognize that all moral behavior is motivated by internal experiences and values I don't really care what you call it.