Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Shouldn't a good person be able to walk in all forms of society and be good to the poorest and the richest in the world, without judgement in his/her/their mind?
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Shouldn't a good person be able to.
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Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Heyo
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No.
A "good" person should be able to judge their actions and the actions of their peers and when that judgement comes out as "immoral" they should be able to change it or at least speak out against it. A non judging person is an indifferent person and morally complicit in the immoral actions of their peers.
Heyo
Veteran Member
People are neither good nor bad. Actions are.That is not easy to answer
I believe every human can be good
Aštra’el
Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
That is not easy to answer
I believe every human can be good
We all have the Sun and the Moon within us. But is it not subjective?
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
In my understanding a good person always fix their own shortcomings first, so they don't affect others in a negative way.
Aštra’el
Aštara, Blade of Aštoreth
Those people are rare… and in a harsh and unforgiving world they often do not survive long. Yet I respect them. It goes against all that I am, but I understand it, because I have known “good” people, as you describe them. Loved them. Respected them. Though I could never become them.
I am glad the people you interpret as “good”, exist.
I don't deal in terms of "good" and "bad" when it comes to people. These are merely human constructs. People are a product of their experiences and environment.
That said, very few have the ability to complete set ego aside and look upon others without judgment.
That said, very few have the ability to complete set ego aside and look upon others without judgment.
That can apply to many. But I've also known people
for whom the labels "good" & "bad" are appropriate.
Serial murder & fraud...those "actions" characterize
the person as bad. And I've known good ones who
honor their agreements, & harm no others.
Judging people is useful, but it does
benefit from being thoughtful.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
Personally I dont consider my self very good.
Heyo
Veteran Member
I agree that it is useful and appropriate in colloquial conversation to label people who consistently act moral as "good" people and people who consistently act immoral as "bad" people.
But when discussing moral philosophy it is a principle to only look at acts, not people, not thoughts.
Yep. Without thinking your judgement through, you can pretty fast end up a hypocrite.
Heyo
Veteran Member
I think to be a "good person" requires to go above and beyond acting moral. I try to do the later but I'm far from being "good".
RestlessSoul
Well-Known Member
The ideal, I think, is always to love the best in everyone, and never to fear the worst in anyone. Not easy to live up to, but then ideals never are.
Spirit of Light
Be who ever you want
True, it is very difficult to do.
We are what we do.
I'm willing to take that risk,
& being judged as judgmental.
BTW, what does it say of those
who'd judge me, eh.
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Such modesty.
No, only love is good. Only the action of love is good