Very easily. The only reason I'm still here is to serve humanity.
And let's not forget that the religious/altruistic types you reflexively
condemn are simply stating a retrospectively obvious truth: That our
emotional nature, from self-righteousness to love to honor, has evolved
to maximize our own inclusive fitness, while an impartial ethical system
regards all sentients symmetrically.
--
sentience@pobox.com Eliezer S. Yudkowsky
http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/singularity.html
http://tezcat.com/~eliezer/algernon.html
Disclaimer: Unless otherwise specified, I'm not telling you
everything I think I know.