Altruism does not exist.

I affirm, Altruism does not exist. There are a number of reasons why Altruism does not exist, which i will cover in this speech through points. 1st and foremost, the most common argument against altruism is human selfishness. If there is anything that humanity has proven, it is that every action we as human beings do is met with some sort of selfish reason. Picture the generally assumed "altruistic" situation, where a man finds a beggar on the street, and may in fact give him some sort of currency. In our minds, we see this as an unselfish action, however the man is still gaining self satisfaction, which relays a constant. The constant, is the consequences of our actions, not on others, but on ourselves as well. The man feels as if he must help, but knows he will gain some sort of self-satisfaction out of helping, therefore it i a personnel gain, one that we as human beings define as selfish. There is no end to selfishness in reality, every action committed by a human being is bent on somehow benefiting that human being, whether it is clearly deliberate (Killing someone who threatens your life) or hidden (The man helping the beggar, achieving self-satisfaction. 2nd, Philosophy When looked at from a philosophical point of view, no motive exists that would make one man help another, out of "Pure" kindness, rather than achieving anything at all. Everything done on this planet is done because each and every human being gains from every action. Any hypothetical situation can prove that Altruism does not exist in a human moral world, based on the fact that nothing in this world is done WITHOUT a motive. For instance, I "WANT TO" (emphasis) help someone, is still a motive, even if it is based on one's consciousness, because no human being is capable of fulfilling a duty or action without a motive. 3rd, Emotions deter Altruism. Emotions are self interests, because of this, they are a direct deterrence to Altruism. If i as a human being were to create an orphanage, out of what looks like pure kindness, it would be for one of two reasons. 1) I feel as if i am morally obligated to, thus letting my emotions get in the way of my judgments, and therefore creating a self interest for myself, or 2) Just plain motivated towards it, in that i feel as if it would be great to help these orphans, i will gain self gratification from this, therefore it is in my self- interests to build this orphanage. Clearly Altruism is not upheld by Emotions. 4th, We do not enter into a relationship with another human being without needs and wants. To fulfill those needs and wants, we utilize others in the form of relationships. If you have no needs and wants and do not utilize others, you are on a level with a rock on the ground. Rocks neither need nor want, hence they neither utilize nor use other things. Along the same lines, almost all of our actions are driven by selfishness and narcissism at least in part. Hence, altruism is a lie. We are friendly to be nice, to keep relationships going smoothly, and as part of our morals. I say that nice people are also motivated in part by selfishness. They are nice to give themselves "nice person" points to feed their egos. 5th, Our human minds do not allow for Altruism Motivation moves forth what we as human beings see. We commit acts of kindness and valor through our cognitive ability to produce an outcome from such acts. These products of the human mind, or outcomes, are what drive us forward. We do EVERY SINGLE ACTION because of our brain, and i don't mean just processing, i mean developing motivation for every action as well. No human being on this planet, and i can proudly say this, can think of an act without a motivation, and an outcome. Thus, we are not altruistic, an altruism does not exist in humanity. Thus, i conclude, that Altruism does not exist. Vote Affirmative, and thank you for taking the time to read this.