Good and Evil... how do you define them?
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Scanty
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Yes, I suppose you are right.
But then, there is the idea that everything still comes down to human peception. Even when we can use instruments to measure things, we are still controlling the instruments.
But then that's going off the point a little... a whole different argument.
So yeah, good point.
What I said is definitely one explanation for abstract concepts, though.
But then, there is the idea that everything still comes down to human peception. Even when we can use instruments to measure things, we are still controlling the instruments.
But then that's going off the point a little... a whole different argument.
So yeah, good point.
What I said is definitely one explanation for abstract concepts, though.
Ardsgaine
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Nixy said:
Hypothetical situation: A person can choose to go off to college and pursue his dream career, or he can stay home and go into the family business to help out his parents. His parents really want him to stay home and help them, he really wants to go pursue his dream. Which action would be the right thing to do?
Ardsgaine
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Ards doesn't really believe this, but...
For 18 years the parents have sweated and slaved to raise the child and now when he's in a position to help them, he's going to run off to college? What ever happened to "honor thy father and they mother?" They need him at home now. He can always pursue his dreams later after they're dead. He's just being selfish anyway. He's going after money instead of helping others.
For 18 years the parents have sweated and slaved to raise the child and now when he's in a position to help them, he's going to run off to college? What ever happened to "honor thy father and they mother?" They need him at home now. He can always pursue his dreams later after they're dead. He's just being selfish anyway. He's going after money instead of helping others.
outside looking in
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Good and Evil might could be ultimately represented by an algorithm, but there's no justification for supposing that it is a simple one.
Don't we all...
I define good as what someone is when they are willing to do something that would benefit others, and I define evil as what someone is when they take pleasure in causing or observing the despair, pain, misery, or misfortune of others. That's about the only way I can define it without going into automatic-paragraph-generator mode
I define good as what someone is when they are willing to do something that would benefit others, and I define evil as what someone is when they take pleasure in causing or observing the despair, pain, misery, or misfortune of others. That's about the only way I can define it without going into automatic-paragraph-generator mode
Scanty
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Well...I used to think that it probably didn't exist because I couldn't for the life of me come up with something that someone could do, that didn't have any benefit for themselves.
But then the other day I was thinking about the things I might put in a will (morbid, I know). And I was thinking...why do I care that these certain possesions go to this person? Or why do I really want to make sure that no one feels left out, and everyone is given something of mine if I die.
Because when you're dead, you're dead and you're not around to care who gets what. (Supposedly).
So that must mean that I'm worrying about who to give what and sharing things out between people, because I don't want them to get hurt. There's no benefit to me that I can think of. So that would seem totally altruistic.
Unless you count the good feeling it gives me now. But then, I'm not letting that affect me, I hope.
But then the other day I was thinking about the things I might put in a will (morbid, I know). And I was thinking...why do I care that these certain possesions go to this person? Or why do I really want to make sure that no one feels left out, and everyone is given something of mine if I die.
Because when you're dead, you're dead and you're not around to care who gets what. (Supposedly).
So that must mean that I'm worrying about who to give what and sharing things out between people, because I don't want them to get hurt. There's no benefit to me that I can think of. So that would seem totally altruistic.
Unless you count the good feeling it gives me now. But then, I'm not letting that affect me, I hope.
