People only do good things for selfish reasons.

Yes there's a distinct different between self-interest and selfishness. Self interest is your well-being and happiness, And selfishness is lacking care for others and only caring about yourself. Most of everything a person does for their self is because of self interest. "The only reason people do nice things is because they want to and/or they like to. "There can be many other reasons. Maybe because they are a good person. "If someone doesn't want/like to do nice things, They won't do it. "And that's their choice, Everyone is different. A person apologizingSo are you basically saying everyone that apologizes aren't genuine? There are people who genuinely apologize and there are others that have fake apologies. When I said "selfish people usually expect a large scale things in return. " that's an understatement. Everyone knows this. When you think of a selfish person, That's what they want. This goes with the definition. Because they are exclusively interested in what they want, They expect something in return since it's for them. "A person who says "no need to thank me" is more likely to receive something in return"But that doesn't mean they would want something in return. "The mother isn't selfish because they received something back. "But by your logic and how your arguments are structured, She is selfish. "People only do good things for selfish reasons. "1. Mother takes care of daughter, As she should. [does good thing for selfish reason. Mother expects daughter to do something for her in return]2. Daughter buys mother a house once she gets older. [this means the mother is now selfish since the daughter did something back to her]"First of all, Where did I say I didn't accept it at one point? "I'll assess your statement "I just accept that in life people are concerned with themselves" 1. It seems as though you didn't believe or accept it at first, But somehow your mind was changed. 2. You say that as if it is a bad thing that you have to accept people being concerned with themselves. 3. If you always believed that, Then why use the word accept? That's like someone saying "I just have to accept the fact that humans breathe oxygen" as if that person once thought it was false at one time. I just answered the rest of your questions with these explanations. Accept/Acceptance - a person's assent to the reality of a situation, Recognizing a process or condition without attempting to change it or protest it. But if I am wrong or if I took what you said completely left field, Then explain and let me know. That's just what I took from what you said. I meant that example definition from my source, But I will use a real example: Self-interest is essential for your happiness and well being. It enables you to provide food and shelter for you and your family. Self-interest is necessary for your economic and career success. That is quoted from the same source from R2. "Sure, Unless doing something good for other people benefits them. "And what exactly is wrong with that? Doing something good for someone else should benefit you. You do good for others and something good is dealt back to you even if it's something as feeling good afterwards. I know your premise isn't good or bad and that it's natural but again, The way you structure everything you say it like it's bad. I understand it can be something small and not obvious but in this specific situation, This does not make someone selfish. It's just a nice person or a person that does a good humanly act. "Another thing to understand about my point is that people don't even understand their own reasoning. While they think they care about others, They are, In actuality, Only caring about themselves. What they think they're doing when they care about others is really just them benefiting themselves. "Not a fair thing to say. You are basically saying everyone isn't genuine. Again, Everyone is different. There are people who care about others. If a person drives by a homeless person on the street begging for money and that person gives that homeless person their hard earned money, Does that really constitute them not caring about the homeless person but only carrying about themselves? Keep in mind, This is their hard earned money. What about doctors? Are they not genuine? Some of them genuinely love their jobs and they care for human life. Not all doctors are doing it only for the money. Keyword, I said only. That isn't selfishness. Because everyone needs to find a way to take care of themselves. This ties into self-interest. Some doctors or nurses love their jobs, But of course the money is a plus. There is a cause and effect for everything. You are using the word selfish in way too many situations where different words belong in.