Quote: Dave said: Its funny you ask this question. A friend of my wife's yesterday said that until you improve humanity's lot (eg. through charity or medicine or something similar), your only purpose on the planet is to breed.
Actually, an argument can be made that anyone who engages in legal commerce is creating wealth for everyone at one level or another. Which improves humanity's lot.
One could also argue that, in certain situations, charity or medicine are actually bad for humanity in the long run.
