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Survival of the fittest

If there is no universal morality, then it should also be hard to judge when someone is being selfish. When Henry conceals the note from Ruth to Margaret many people in the class said that this was a selfish act. Even though it was Ruth's dying wish for the estate to go to Margaret, should Henry feel obliged by this last minute wish based on a brief friendship? If you feel something belongs to you, do you not have the right to fight for it even if it means deceiving others? Doesn't everyone have that ounce of selfishness inside them? In the end it really is about survival of the fittest.

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