EPTOn May 21 2011 05:35 platorepublic wrote:
I never said darkness is bad/light is good.
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On May 21 2011 03:49 Pandain wrote:
If darkness is bad, why does it hide you? If light is good, why does it blind you?
On May 21 2011 02:46 platorepublic wrote:
How do you do good if you don't know what good is?
On May 21 2011 00:43 TheGiz wrote:
You do not have to know good to do good, and knowing good does not necessarily bring good either. A sociopath may know what 'good' is, but has no regard for doing good and it will not guide the sociopath's actions. Indifference is a form of sociopathy as well, and there are many people in the world who are simply indifferent.
That said, ethical people may still know good but may not always perform actions that fall into the realm of 'good,' because such actions may be guided by emotion, temptation, or necessity. Good is also inherently subjective, and as such individuals may claim to know what 'good' is despite having different ideas on the subject.
Knowing good does not help elevate oneself morally unless doing good also comes of it.
You do not have to know good to do good, and knowing good does not necessarily bring good either. A sociopath may know what 'good' is, but has no regard for doing good and it will not guide the sociopath's actions. Indifference is a form of sociopathy as well, and there are many people in the world who are simply indifferent.
That said, ethical people may still know good but may not always perform actions that fall into the realm of 'good,' because such actions may be guided by emotion, temptation, or necessity. Good is also inherently subjective, and as such individuals may claim to know what 'good' is despite having different ideas on the subject.
Knowing good does not help elevate oneself morally unless doing good also comes of it.
How do you do good if you don't know what good is?
If darkness is bad, why does it hide you? If light is good, why does it blind you?
I never said darkness is bad/light is good.
I know you are, but what am I?
