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cameroncowan comments on The psychology of heroism and altruism - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: cameroncowan 24 October 2014 04:17:48AM -2 points [-]

I think its a matter of what motivates people. The mother lifts the car off of the child because she has the maternal instinct to save the child she birthed. I think some people are highly motivated to help people and it fulfills their soul. They do heroic deeds because it makes sense to them. Its all about motivation.