<p>I skimmed through the thread. I think it’s silly to say that all care is unreasonable. Are any of you fellow biology nerds? If so, then you know about kin selection. The theory of kin selection states that evolutionary processes have prompted the development of self-sacrificing actions in many species that preserve one’s family members. </p>
<p>By sacrificing yourself to save a family member (or many), you are preserving your genetic material indirectly, as you have much in common genetically with your family. Care is a necessary component of such a sacrifice (as in, you wouldn’t sacrifice yourself unless you cared for the person(s) you would save in some form). For humans, however, this doesn’t only apply to relatives. Since we are already adapted to care for people, we can apply this adaptation to any person, related or not. </p>
<p>In this sense, care is perfectly reasonable. It’s an evolutionary response that allows humans to help one another, which promotes social welfare.</p>