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· 8 years ago
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Perhaps not. Avoiding philosophical debates on the nature and existence of good or bad.... You’ve got some certifiably bad people like certain serial killers, who easily admit there is something bad or evil about them. But then look at others. Did Stalin or Did Martin Shrkeli think they were bad? How many people say they are “good people who had to make hard choices” or “did good for the majority by doing bad by the few” or likewise? Were all of those priests that touched those kids unrepentant monsters who embraced being rapists? Or did they see themselves as good people, or did they see themselves as good people who “succumb to temptation?” It’s hard enough to sum up all the complex thoughts and deeds and motivations and results of a life as “good” or “bad” even if you try to “balance” the two case by case and take a sum total. Worrying about being good is only one step. Genuine effort is at least required, in the end you can only be the best person you’re capable of.
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guest_
· 8 years ago
There’s also “perversion of the golden rule.” Aka: do unto others as your want done unto you. Well- what if for instance one were to hate something enough- say you felt that you’d rather be dead than poor, then to that person, killing a poor person would be doing them a favor. If one felt that the greatest suffering was to not have a defined purpose, then taking away the “curse” of freedom and replacing it with slavery would be a “kindness.” These are a bit extreme but illustrate the concept of how when we apply our own morality to others as of it were their own, we can easily pervert the “golden rule” and why understanding others is key to living together.
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lucky11
· 8 years ago
So I'm a good person as long as I realize what I'm doing is bad and think I could do better. Good to know.
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imposingpenguin
· 8 years ago
As long as you TRY to be better*
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