People are Generally Selfish

I would like to emphasize the broadness of this subject and how difficult it may be to prove my argument, although in contrast I believe it would be even more so for this sentiment to be proved wrong. My opponent seems to have a strong belief that the majority of the people in this world do in fact care for each other, while this might be true to an extent, it simply cannot be fact. Example: A man collapses on the street. Naturally, a normal person will call an ambulance and seek assistance for this person in need. I would do this as well. In time of crisis people generally band together when the threat of harm or even death is on the horizon. Yes, you don't want to see someone in pain or suffering so you help that person, but does that necessarily mean that you care for that person's (a complete stranger) well being or are you just reacting to your natural instincts? I believe in the latter. I don't want to see that person die, but at the same time I have no affiliation with that person, he is no more than a stranger to me I do not have any real emotions towards his death. Does that make me a selfish person? According to my opponent, yes. This was a factor in my opponents debate. Excerpt from our private chat: PRO: do you care about my neighbor if he gets murdered? CON: of course i do PRO: lol PRO: no you dont CON: someone innocent was killed, do i cry about it? PRO: yea but it doesnt effect you at all CON:nah but i feel genuninely sry for them CON:so what?? CON:i don't get effected CON: therefore i don't care? My opponent labeled me a selfish person because I would not be affected by a strangers death. If that is all it takes for me to be "selfish", then the majority of the world is just as guilty. Which leads me to another argument. If the majority of people did genuinely care for each other, why is there as much crime as there is now? Why is there as much murder as there is now? Why is there as much rape and theft and all sorts of misconduct going on in society if most people had any sort of genuine interest in the well being of others? A big testament my notion is poverty and starvation. I'm curious to see how my opponent can argue these statistics. "At least 80% of humanity lives on less than $10 a day" 80%, that is 8/10 people in the world that are struggling, simply to survive. FACT. "More than 80 percent of the world's population lives in countries where income differentials are widening" "The poorest 40 percent of the world's population accounts for 5 percent of global income. The richest 20 percent accounts for three-quarters of world income". FACT. How can my opponent argue against this ? "According to UNICEF, 24,000 children die each day due to poverty. And they "die quietly in some of the poorest villages on earth, far removed from the scrutiny and the conscience of the world. Being meek and weak in life makes these dying multitudes even more invisible in death." FACT. Does this not seem to support my claim? "Almost two in three people lacking access to clean water survive on less than $2 a day, with one in three living on less than $1 a day" "More than 660 million people without sanitation live on less than $2 a day, and more than 385 million on less than $1 a day" "1.8 billion people who have access to a water source within 1 kilometre, but not in their house or yard, consume around 20 litres per day. In the United Kingdom the average person uses more than 50 litres of water a day flushing toilets (where average daily water usage is about 150 liters a day. The highest average water use in the world is in the US, at 600 liters day.)" http://www.globalissues.org... The basis of my argument revolves around my belief that the majority of people care solely about the well being of themselves and the ones they love. It is natural instinct, even for animals in the wild to protect their families. While there may be people out there that genuinely have an interest in helping others and trying to make this world a better place, they are vastly outnumbered by the people that simply couldn't care less. I just want to remind my opponent that I am not denying that there are people that do in fact care about society, but the facts simply outweigh his claim that the majority of mankind does indeed care about the well being of others. I look forward to your response.