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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm 
		Going serious for a moment,
 survivors guilt exists when a person knows they have done something grossly wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others didn't, so it is inherent to myself that I'm bad
 
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm 
		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:04 pm)Losty Wrote:  I consider myself a good person. It's not to say I do anything great or that I don't have my faults though. I think most people are good people. Even people who do horrible things are generally good people, who are mentally ill, trying to do what they think is right. I'd say it's very rare to find people who know what they're doing is bad and wrong and choose to do it anyway. 
I like that you always answer lol. A lot of people just get so technical...
	 
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:10 pm 
		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:00 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:  The OP says "by your own standards." 
I consider myself good even though my favorite food is barbecued baby and I ensure that a kitten is daily killed when I masturbate.
	 
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:12 pm 
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		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:   (October 9, 2017 at 7:04 pm)Losty Wrote:  I consider myself a good person. It's not to say I do anything great or that I don't have my faults though. I think most people are good people. Even people who do horrible things are generally good people, who are mentally ill, trying to do what they think is right. I'd say it's very rare to find people who know what they're doing is bad and wrong and choose to do it anyway. I like that you always answer lol. A lot of people just get so technical...
 
I'm sorry.
 
Yeah Losty's responses to friends  threads are always top quality. 
 
@ Kernel
 
You say some people think you're a great guy but some people consider you the bane of their existence... I can only imagine that those people are total assholes.
 
EDIT: Losty's response to friends are also top quality but I meant to type "threads"    
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:16 pm 
		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm)ignoramus Wrote:  Define your 'good'? Mine may differ? 
The OP says to vote based on your standards lol.
	 
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:17 pm 
		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:  Going serious for a moment,
 survivors guilt exists when a person knows they have done something grossly wrong by surviving a traumatic event when others didn't, so it is inherent to myself that I'm bad
 
But does that make you a good survivor or a bad survivor?    
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:18 pm 
		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm)Kernel Sohcahtoa Wrote:   (October 9, 2017 at 6:51 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:  By your own standards, do you consider yourself to be overall a good person?
 Why or why not?
 This is an interesting question.  There are certainly some people who think I'm the bane of existence while others think that I'm a great guy.  Thus, taking these perspectives into account and trying to synthesize them with how I see myself, I'd say that I probably fall into neither extreme and am probably somewhere in the middle.  How about you, Catholic Lady?
 
I think i am overall a good person. I think the average person is overall good, so I'm just average, but good nonetheless. 
 
It doesn't mean I never do anything wrong. Im sure there are things every single day that I could do better.
	 
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:19 pm 
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		Bah! If pushed I'm definitely gonna vote yes. Okay I got the stick out of my butthole, CL. Consider me a voter in your poll    
 
I will point out, however, that I am sure all the really bad people would vote "Yes"    
In fact I think a good person is more likely to think they're a bad person than a bad person is. Bad people are often very arrogant and self-righteous. Even when they know they're bad they at least try to tell everyone else that they're not so bad at all. But good people often feel guilty over even the smallest things... you see?   
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:22 pm 
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		 (October 9, 2017 at 7:16 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:   (October 9, 2017 at 7:08 pm)ignoramus Wrote:  Define your 'good'? Mine may differ? The OP says to vote based on your standards lol.
 
By that loose arbitrary standard, we're all good.  
Everything we do is for the good of something.  
Be it our fragile egos, revenge, ultruism, our God, etc. 
 
Please be more specific. Eg, we're the crusades good? I bet they were.   
They were good for someone anyway...
	 
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		RE: Good person/bad person October 9, 2017 at 7:26 pm 
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 
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