Questions on Objections to Egoism and Religious Ethics

1. Why doesn't our experience of satisfaction in helping another indicate that our action is motivated by selfishness?
2. How is selfishness different from self-interest?
3. What is the difference between psychological egoism, ethical egoism, and altruism?
4. Why is advocating the universal adoption of ethical egoism contradictory?
5. What is the difference between a divine command theory of ethics and a natural law theory?
6. How does one determine whether a certain action is consistent with natural law?