re: Church mission trips to Central America.

Nah, you just missed the point entirely, which is your forte, and typical of people who run everything through the same filter.

The question is between attention-seeking charitable behavior vs legit altruism. You see no distinction whatsoever. There is a distinction. For the purposes of Christianity, there's a clear distinction made in the Bible, too.

You throw out freshman philosophy talking points about the lack of genuine altruism as your "proof". That's great. I get it. Heard it all before. Not really relevant here. But do, keep going. I know you will.