Is there such a thing as doing good because it is good, absent of any reward (conscious/unconscious)?
For example, I don't commit murder, the general public does not commit murder, by doing so, there is an unspoken understanding (reward) that others do not murder me, and the general public does not murder each other. Which is the general basis of our laws!
If altruism is the unselfish concern for the welfare of others, and leads you to happiness, but "rewards" you with threefolds of your investment and "rewards" you by ensuring your credibility among people, then that (rewards) will be the basis for your doing good instead of bad? Then it is not really altruism!
If altruism rewards you with other people's love, then it's not really unselfish, because your brain is conditioned to expect love from others by such "altruism," and you unconsciously expect the "reward." Such as a trained dog expects unconsciously a reward for doing some mundane trick!
Altruism, is a poorly-conceived concept, that is subject to abuse, in the same manner as the concept of god!
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