Thanks for trying to get this thread back on track. Tanny and I are stuck in an endless loop.
To your question: “Can we find a justification beyond “it just seems right” to house the homeless, to feed the world’s hungry, to educate the world’s uneducated, to care for each other instead of fighting each other?"
I came up with this after participating in some local groups on how to build community.
If we are being at all, we should care for others. The reason for caring for others is that others cared for us. As we expand who we help, who we educate, more people will be able to use their skills effectively and find their best fit in the world. As we do this, people see a world of hope where their children will survive and help each other, educate each other, empower each other. All this leads to people making better choices; for leadership, for their environment, for their future. It leads to wise choices about governments instead of feeling a need to tear them down. We can do this on the world scale, bringing appropriate technology where it is needed, as well as across the table from each other, listening intently, and teaching instead of fighting.