Michael Mitchell: Archive

Here are ten absolute truths about egoism.

• 01. Egoism is a moral code that recognizes values must be earned.
• 02. There is no limit to the values one can gain, therefore egoists consider greed a virtue.
• 03. Egoists enjoy receiving gifts from their admirers.
• 04. Thieves and frauds are not egoists because they depend on their victims.
• 05. All major religions reject egoism as a proper moral code.
• 06. The failure to gain values is not an egoistic act, nor is sacrificing them unintentionally.
• 07. Egoism cannot be practiced consistently without political freedom.
• 08. Capitalism is the only social system compatible with egoism.
• 09. Egoists consider charity a minor virtue, if they're not too busy earning values to consider it at all.
• 10. Only egoists are happy.

Thanks for considering these ten facts about egoism. I hope they did their part in proving to you egoism is a rational moral code.