Devotion to self-interest has virtually become the universal religion: selfism. The ideology of self is so successful, it has even infiltrated and transformed all the OTHER religions on the planet.

This article chronicles the roots and branches of modern selfism: its origin in western psychology, its spread through feminism and the human potential movement, and its overthrow of traditional spirituality. It also describes the terrible problems selfism causes. And finally, it offers some inspiring suggestions for a different, BETTER way of living.

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