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What makes you a good/bad person?

posted by sidewalker_Principle on AskPhuks

Specifically what do you think it is about you that qualifies you as either good or bad?

For me, I think I'm a good person because I'm an empath. I feel intense emotions in other people's perspectives and I feel that helps me to understand people better. Therefore most of the time I will position in my mind how my actions/words would be best said so as to minimize negativity. I don't actively seek to harm others and I don't consider myself to be better than anybody else.

I take that back, I do think there are people I am better than, but nothing to do with race or sex. Simply because me not wanting to hurt others makes me better than those that do.

On the flip side, I think I'm a bad person because if you've fallen off my empathy radar than I will never give a fuck about you again. Its harsh, and I can't help it, but if something happens to make me stop feeling emotions in your point of view then I can be devastatingly nonchalant as to what happens to you.

Specifically what do you think it is about you that qualifies you as either good or bad? For me, I think I'm a good person because I'm an empath. I feel intense emotions in other people's perspectives and I feel that helps me to understand people better. Therefore most of the time I will position in my mind how my actions/words would be best said so as to minimize negativity. I don't actively seek to harm others and I don't consider myself to be better than anybody else. I take that back, I do think there are people I am better than, but nothing to do with race or sex. Simply because me not wanting to hurt others makes me better than those that do. On the flip side, I think I'm a bad person because if you've fallen off my empathy radar than I will never give a fuck about you again. Its harsh, and I can't help it, but if something happens to make me stop feeling emotions in your point of view then I can be devastatingly nonchalant as to what happens to you.

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[–] sidewalker_Principle [OP] 3 points (+3|-0)

This sounds intriguing, and philosophical. I think I understand what you are saying, but can you elaborate a bit more?

[–] [Deleted] 3 points (+3|-0)

I'm just saying all people bleed for their ideals. We allow "art" like "piss christ" while Saudi Arabia is still executing atheists for insulting their prophet. I value freedom of thought and expression over any religion. I feel that makes my culture superior. Quite a few Muslims would disagree. We're all bad men that find redemption in our beliefs. At some point every person has to decide what they believe. To pretend "all cultures are equal" is a cowardly retreat from the discussion.

[–] sidewalker_Principle [OP] 2 points (+2|-0)

Yep, that's it right there. To pretend we are created equal is farcical, not to mention boring. How can there be good men when there are no evil ones? How can there be evil men if there are no good men?

And if morality is subjective, then we have to decide for our own selves. And how can we do that if we have nothing to compare our selves to? How can I know if I am a good person unless I compare myself to a bad person? That automatically means we are not equal, and we have to decide who are the bad people from our own perspective.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

Very well said.