Why be good?

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What do you think is the point in being a good person? Is there any reward in trying to do the right thing, often with detrimental consequences to yourself? How does it make sense to you?

Option three on the poll is null and eternal void.

Don't think too much in terms of consequences. Have a conscience, and follow it. 'Follow your conscience, and you'll never go wrong' -- that was the best advice I've ever gotten. Material consequences will often align with your own standards, but are sometimes a waste of time.

alchemist33

1, 2 and, partly, 3. Anyone with empathy should feel good by doing something good for others.

Strumms

Because if you are a bad person, others can get hurt.

Sometimes doing the ‘right thing’ does have negative consequences that is true.

You need to be a good judge of who you let into your life, who you work with / for. Who you go out of your way for... if it’s all ‘one way’ you need to change the light to red. As far as that person is concerned.

Professor Moriarty

A peaceful mind.

Church on Tuesday

Because most right thinking people would like to be also treated in a decent manner and those brought up in a decent way aspire to also be decent.

Is there any reward in doing the right thing? from personal experience often not but it's important you at least try to; you will never be universally popular by trying to do the right thing.

nullzero

To be honest OP, if you have to ask that question there's probably something not quite right.

I Am Nobody

It really boils down to how much **** you can bear on your conscience.I will give a view into my own experiences.In my twenties I involved myself with a certain Mc in the US.I was expected to do certain activities that bolstered the club,but ran against what I felt.but I did it anyways.Over time you just become numb to it.And at some point you convince yourself your in the right.

Even when you spend 7 years in a Fed prison.But as I get older,all those things I did weigh heavier and heavier on my mind.To the point I use alcohol and drugs to numb it.And what is more ****ed up is I still feel a loyalty to it.I'm still a member and still ****ed up.

So be the good guy,even if only for yourself and your family,friends.And I know Im the worst one to take addvice from.But I come from somewhere you never want to be.

In saying all that,let the piss taking begin!

"Good" isn't a word I would use too often to describe myself or others because I think its subjective. I have my own standards for living and do my best to meet them. Certainly there are things I do and have done that would raise an eyebrow or 6.

What is a "good" person?

I wanna ma mama proud.

Say Your Number

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJVGx6ZIfX4

Cupatae

Blair Round Rivalry wrote: »

What do you think is the point in being a good person? Is there any reward in trying to do the right thing, often with detrimental consequences to yourself? How does it make sense to you?

I tend to be neutral to people neither good nor bad to them but if they tend to be good to me then I'll go out of my way to return the favor.

Mam of 4

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I wanna ma mama proud.

I am child , I am ....

Zebra3

There's no "God" so take that option out.

Anyways, being nice to people, and asking people for small favours giving them the chance to be nice to you are the easiest ways to get by in life. You don't have to be a walkover or give up that promotion, but you can be a good person and reap the rewards of positive interactions every day.

Church on Tuesday

Zebra3 wrote: »

There's no "God" so take that option out.

Why?

What's wrong with people who have faith?

Cupatae

Zebra3 wrote: »

There's no "God" so take that option out.

Prove that theres no God

PonchoMcHoncho

Missing an option: Because I'm not a dickhead

Zebra3

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Why?

What's wrong with people who have faith?

Faith? You mean believing in something that does not exist. Easier if you say it that way. Reveals it all for the swindle that it is.

Cupatae wrote: »

Prove that theres no God

Prove I'm not "God".

One of these days the sun will swell up and engulf the planet.

I have no time whatsoever for option 3. The poll is not multiple choice though as I would have picked 1 2 and 4. I also notice the things I do that are "good" are things that cause me to skill up - learn - or grow as a person. The things I do that I look back on and regret were always the "easy" things that required no personal growth or attainments to achieve. So I guess the things I do that are "good" - such as they are as I am not saint - are ways to make me grow as a person to the best version of me I can be.

Fr_Dougal

Deleted User wrote: »

Option three on the poll is null and eternal void.

If you ever say that to me again I’ll put your head through the wall.

Professor Moriarty

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

If you ever say that to me again I’ll put your head through the wall.

Jesus? Is that you?

Church on Tuesday

Zebra3 wrote: »

Faith? You mean believing in something that does not exist. Easier if you say it that way. Reveals it all for the swindle that it is.



Prove I'm not "God".

Oh right. That's tolerance. :rolleyes:

Guy:Incognito

Surely if you select option 3 you are not actually good but only being good because someone ( "god") is watching you?

lozenges

The suffering of other creatures (including humans) is unpleasant to me. Therefore, I try to behave in a way that avoids causing suffering to others.

I also want to be able to look back at the end of my life and feel satisfied with not only my life but how I have treated others. That the sum of my actions have had a positive rather than negative impact on the world.


It doesn't really fit with any of the poll options though. Being tolerant to someone who's being an an asshole doesn't make me happy, exactly. It's still my preferred course of action.

Zebra3

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Oh right. That's tolerance. :rolleyes:

It's nothing to do with "tolerance".

Although while we are on the subject of "tolerance", why don't you tolerate my opinion?

Nothing like self-proclaimed religious people for hypocrisy.

Church on Tuesday

Zebra3 wrote: »

It's nothing to do with "tolerance".

Although while we are on the subject of "tolerance", why don't you tolerate my opinion?

Nothing like self-proclaimed religious people for hypocrisy.

I'm not religious, never said I was.

I respect the fact you, like I, are not religious but I don't respect your lack of respect, tolerance if you will, for people of faith.

There is a difference.

screamer

Option 4 there’s enough assholes in the world, don’t be an asshole

Leg End Reject

There's enough arseholes in the world within me joining their ranks, empathy and basic decency.

I can still be a cnut at times though, but that's the human condition.

mistersifter

I wonder will this ongoing 'kindness' trend go outta fashion and be replaced with 'be a cúnt' buzz.


Hopefully it will so I can go back to being myself.:D

Because I like children (in a purely non paedo way) and don't like to see them suffer

Adults? You can all go to hell

Zebra3

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

I'm not religious, never said I was.

I respect the fact you, like I, are not religious but I don't respect your lack of respect, tolerance if you will, for people of faith.

There is a difference.

There you go again. People of "faith".

It's a con.

Why do you demand respect for people who are gullible?

mistersifter

Niner leprauchan wrote: »

Because I like children (in a purely non paedo way) and don't like to see them suffer

Adults? You can all go to hell

Let's be honest though. Some kids are little cúnts.:)

Zebra3

Zebra3 wrote: »

There you go again. People of "faith".

It's a con.

Why do you demand respect for people who are gullible?

Why do you feel the need to belittle them? Jeez, if it helps then in life and they aren't hurting anyone let em off

PonchoMcHoncho

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

I'm not religious, never said I was.

I respect the fact you, like I, are not religious but I don't respect your lack of respect, tolerance if you will, for people of faith.

There is a difference.

Respectfully I find your lack of respect for that posters lack of respect disrespectful to people who have lost their respect.

Church on Tuesday

PonchoMcHoncho wrote: »

Respectfully I find your lack of respect for that posters lack of respect disrespectful to people who have lost their respect.

Respectception?

Church on Tuesday

Zebra3 wrote: »

There you go again. People of "faith".

It's a con.

Why do you demand respect for people who are gullible?

Like another person has already said, if it gives them hope and comfort and they don't force it on anyone then what's the problem?

No one is forcing you to believe it, I certainly wouldn't deride anyone for their belief system, this is supposed to be a tolerant society we all live in now after all.

It's human decency to be respectful of others even if privately you think that particular belief system is a nonsense.

Kylta

I believe what goes around comes around.
Besides if I do a good turn I feel good about. Saying that if I do a bad turn i'm just as happy.

Kylta

Leg End Reject wrote: »

There's enough arseholes in the world within me joining their ranks, empathy and basic decency.

I can still be a cnut at times though, but that's the human condition.

My curiosity is getting the better of me.
Why be a ¢unt? Actually what would make you be a ¢unt? Actually cos most women are confusing at the best of times, did you mean nut or ¢unt?

Mad_maxx

Everyday you learn how comfortable so many people are being pricks

Leg End Reject

Kylta wrote: »

My curiosity is getting the better of me.
Why be a ¢unt? Actually what would make you be a ¢unt? Actually cos most women are confusing at the best of times, did you mean nut or ¢unt?

Bad mood + someone annoys me = temporary cnut. We all have our off days.

Kylta

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Bad mood + someone annoys me = temporary cnut. We all have our off days.

Does that mean if your down in the dumps other people should be down in the dumps?
Its years since I heard people say they were in a bad mood. I wondering is that because when go I'm in a bad mood people just fu¢k off and leave them in their mood?

s7ryf3925pivug

Investing self esteem into being a decent person is healthy, and you will have more robust self-esteem than if it is put into external or shallow things.

Valuing decency in others means you'll tend to surround yourself with people who act fairly/cooperatively/kindly etc and avoid people who are likely to act badly toward you or others.

Caring about things outside of yourself lets you be less troubled by things going wrong for you personally and even for your inevitable death.

Pherekydes

Church on Tuesday wrote: »

Why?

What's wrong with people who have faith?

People can have faith. But that doesn't change the fact that god doesn't exist.

Pherekydes

Pherekydes wrote: »

People can have faith. But that doesn't change the fact that god doesn't exist.

Ah, your one of them.

Ultima Thule

Blair Round Rivalry wrote: »

What do you think is the point in being a good person? Is there any reward in trying to do the right thing, often with detrimental consequences to yourself? How does it make sense to you?

The reward is for the rich.

Years ago, I read the Secret by Rhonda Bryne, which struck a cord in me about the universe and thanking for the good things in life. I'm not religious but I do believe in God, and the Universe as a being.

So, I'm generally good because of the law of attraction. Doing good, attracts good things to happen. Doing bad, does the same. And generally, from observing others who do bad, who are aware they're doing bad, their lives are rather difficult for them. Whereas mine is relatively stress free (except when i go on CA), I have a great lifestyle, and I'm managing to follow my dreams. People who do good, are usually happier people.

Still, it depends on your values. I have my own sense of what's good, which isn't always the same as other people..

I find it really weird and quite disturbing that some people need to imagine there's a god looking over their shoulder in order to be good people. Does that mean they are suppressing a darker side of themselves to please their God and receive some reward in the afterlife but don't actually have a true and natural desire to live a good life and be kind to the people around them?!

Airyfairy12

If I hurt someone else or see someone hurt, I feel hurt.

Why try to make someone else's life or day harder than it is?