(June 1, 2015 at 4:42 pm)wallym Wrote:(June 1, 2015 at 1:17 pm)Losty Wrote: I think you just found the true answer to the question "why be good?"
I live in a world with cheese cake and sex. I have a much higher chance of getting those things for free when I am good. So...why be bad?
One could easily answer the second question with "to earn myself a spanking", but let's be honest with ourselves, if you're being bad just to get someone to spank you...that actually counts as being good.
The problem of course, is what happens if we lose access to our cheesecake and sex? When there's one potato and 3 hungry families who haven't eaten in a day. Then 'being good' goes out the window, and we hack eachother up with axes.
I actually disagree. I have seen people in desperation, hungry and homeless. In my experience, I have seen that people tend to come together with the most kindness and generosity when they are in these trying times. Sure, bad things happen but I honestly believe that on average people are naturally predisposed to be "good".
