My Religion is one of constant tolerance and fluidity. Its versatility makes it valuable not in forcing and shaping beleifs but in finding truth for them.
I beleive i became an Ethical Egoist because i reacted badly to the idea of constant self sacrifice. I saw others cripple themselves in the pathetic pursuit of other peoples acceptance and admiration. The constant paranoia and worry wasn't really attractive to me and as a cute kid i never saw its use.
I beleive i became an ethical Egoist becuase i'm emotionally independant and not overly needy. I have the ability to like myself and I don't feel like i should have to feel guilty for that.
My religion does focus on the personal pursuit of goals and experience from the perspective of the soul, but it also states that we are interconnected with one another. Perhaps some of my ethics comes from my religion but not all of it.
So you can rationalize that there is some point of empahty for others though right?
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