[He can agree with the rational parts. He actually firmly agrees that death could be salvation for some, but likewise he's equally selfish. Tadashi was never meant to die. His death wasn't a chance to redeem himself, it wasn't a chance to save pride or do any of those things.

It was a chance to help someone else, and that alone makes Hiro wish Tadashi had been a little selfish, too.]

In a way? I wish some people would be a little more selfish sometimes. You'd be surprised how being selfish could sometimes save a person. [They're back off the bridge and on solid ground now and he looks at her quietly, pondering all of that.] Don't let anybody convince you otherwise.