Word: altruism
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...only Indonesian running questionable shelters for East Ti-morese children. The nephew of the former Governor of East Timor, Octavio Soares, has 156 children in his charge and has clashed frequently with U.N. officials seeking their return. Critics claim people like Soares and Hasan are motivated less by altruism and their religious beliefs than by greed. Hasan uses children "as an asset or a bargaining chip" to get donations, charges Soni Qodri from Riantara, a Jakarta-based non-governmental organization that has helped locate many of the missing...
Plenty, says Pinker. Compassion and altruism (which he thinks also are at least partly hardwired) are good reasons to make life better for those who start out at a disadvantage. And while he's cranky about society's unwillingness to accept scientific discoveries about the roots of human behavior, Pinker also admits, albeit in a less strident voice, that environment plays a significant part in how we turn out. It's just not the whole story...
...Abraham's life. I was born a Hindu, but I have no religious rituals, no religious stories to believe in. I have been brought up to be God-fearing and good, kind and honest. I believe in the welfare of humankind. If there were no religions, and only empathy, altruism and humanism to lead the way, the world would truly be an enlightened place. PREETI KUMAR Harlington, England...
...appoint an attorney for him. He would come home from the ER at 6pm and study case law on the Internet until 3am. "It started out as a hobby," says Newdow. "I was passionate about it. I knew I was right." But he was not entirely motivated by altruism. "I was considering running for political office. But in America, if you?re an atheist, you lose." Court was the only place where he stood a chance of winning...
...some of the film's more dramatic scenes. It is this emotional component of Spider-Man's tortured-soul brand of heroism--as he realizes that his loved ones could be put in danger because of his superheroics and that happiness will often take a backseat to his altruism--that makes people identify with the film and want to see it over again. TONY WOLF New York City...