RE: Why be good?
June 2, 2015 at 11:45 am
(This post was last modified: June 2, 2015 at 11:46 am by henryp.)
(June 2, 2015 at 11:35 am)dyresand Wrote:(June 2, 2015 at 11:31 am)wallym Wrote: What if the two aren't connected? Where your behavior towards others doesn't impact others behavior towards you?
The other situation being what happens when others aren't being good to you and the one's you care about? Do you still feel the obligation to be good?
Rule of thumb about life.
You can be hated deeply and strongly by everyone like the WBC
Or
You can suck it up and not be a dick and be kind. Being kind is in general a good thing
Society needs to strive with good people. It's like um.. you wouldn't go to a doctor who will
treat you like a piece of shit. Or you wouldn't want a uncaring asshole to do surgery on you.
The doctor is a good example. If the uncaring asshole doctor is the best at doing the surgery in the world, people absolutely would go to him. And he would know people would go to him, regardless of him being an uncaring asshole.
I think part of the pollyanna'ish outlook on here, is the idea that we're all on equal footing. Or that good people have access to love and happiness that isn't available to the rich people who trample on them. It's just not the way it is. Rich powerful people very much can live long happy lives of luxury with people they care about, all while trampling on the little folks. It's a hard truth that people seem to not want to believe.
