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[–]LaLongueCarabine 1204 ポイント1205 ポイント  (72子コメント)

Doing the right thing when nobody is watching

[–]I-aint-never 427 ポイント428 ポイント  (28子コメント)

More so doing the right thing even when it's not in your own self interest to do so.

[–]Portarossa 183 ポイント184 ポイント  (3子コメント)

'If you don't stick to your values when they're being tested, they're not values—they're hobbies.'

[–]wargamer620 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (1子コメント)

somehow I knew who said that even though I don't think I've ever seen it before, you can just hear him saying it as you read

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    [–]tongueonfire 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Even more so knowing what the right thing is.

    [–]8958 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

    Yeah but it's a sad life and you get no respect

    [–]FiggerNugget 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (17子コメント)

    I think that every single thing you do is for your own self-interest. Even helping others without expecting anything in return gives a feeling of satisfaction. I really doubt people would help others if we didn't felt that way.

    [–]carpetthrowingaway 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

    This might be true for a one-time occurrence, a day of volunteering or a good deed, but I promise you that it doesn't hold true when you do it day in and day out. It isn't very personally satisfying to be paid very little to work very hard to have the chance to maybe, possibly contribute to the good of the world. That opportunity will always be something I cherish and care about more than anything in the world, but it doesn't always feel good.

    [–]KickofGum 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (6子コメント)

    Eh, I get that but sometimes the right thing doesn't feel like the right thing. Sometimes you do something that you know is right but it doesn't feel good. You do it anyway because it's not about you.

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      [–]SoulWager 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

      Depends on how broadly you define self interest. Giving up short term monetary gain for long term benefit, reputation, or because it makes you feel good is still acting in your own self interest.

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        [–]Curmudgeon-The 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Integrity is paramount but definitions of "right" vary too much for me to support this as a definition of good.

        [–]Bearat 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (1子コメント)

        Doing the right thing and never feeling the need to boast about it. I know many people who do something good and then write about it on social media with the idea that, they did this good thing today and everyone should know and praise them for it. It is a bit sad and I lose respect for the good deed. It is no longer about doing something nice but the fact that THEY did something good and should therefore be praised and get attention and rewarded for it.

        edit: comma.

        [–]Untimely_Epiphany 46 ポイント47 ポイント  (17子コメント)

        What is the "right" thing? This fundamentally sidesteps the question.

        [–]Bradyhaha 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (9子コメント)

        It depends on your point of view.

        [–]AudioslaveFan 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

        That's preschool level shit.

        [–]jykeous 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

        This is Reddit, you shouldn't expect much. That way, you'll be pleasantly surprised every now and then.

        [–]nanie1017 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

        Whenever your conscience twinges and you choose the thing that makes it fade instead of spreading into guilt.

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          [–]dudecephus 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Came here to say that, but I'll add that not bragging about it afterward matters too.

          [–]Synisive 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

          Sometimes there is no right thing, so you have to try to do the fair thing.

          [–]vibrion 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

          "That's our hero shot." - Christof

          [–]vvsj 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (4子コメント)

          the right thing

          Which is?

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            [–]pandaclaw_ 223 ポイント224 ポイント  (6子コメント)

            They genuinely care about others.

            [–]Dayz15 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (4子コメント)

            Thats what i do. But all get is shit at the point im nothing to that person anymore.

            [–]badr911 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (0子コメント)

            But you know what, even if you are nothing to that person, it does not define you, your worth comes from self-fulfilment. If they don't recognise or are grateful for what you do then do not spite them. Lord knows what they are going through for them to have such a clouded reality and judgements. Just be sincere and continue to spread good and love. They will come to their senses one day and acknowledge everything, you must be patient but again, I must stress this, do not take these things personally. You are strong and in a position to give and help, no reciprocation or appreciation? DOES NOT MATTER, what matters is you do the right thing.

            [–]snorrio 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (0子コメント)

            You've seem to forget the word, "genuinely".

            [–]A_Tiger_in_Africa 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

            So you genuinely care about others up until you don't get what you want from them. Got it.

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                [–]b0bl0bla 146 ポイント147 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                For me it is empathy. Being able to understand how another person feels and share in that feeling enables a connection to other people.

                [–]ucbiker 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                I think this is typically the case but if someone is both empathetic and an asshole they also understand how to make you feel like shit.

                [–]coldenigma 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                That's why compassion is more important.

                [–]SpiritCookingManiac 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                Compassion is more important. Some people have serious issues with empathy, like people with Asperger's. Doesn't mean they're terrible people for not being able to understand exactly how another person feels.

                [–]MehLor 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                if someone has Asperger's, shouldn't you have that in mind before you make an opinion on someone's character? at least i would

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                  [–]HaleyThePooh 360 ポイント361 ポイント  (8子コメント)

                  Without getting too deep into philosophy: They care about more than just themselves and act upon that.

                  [–]DoctorShuckle 41 ポイント42 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                  What if they care about your soul and force you into sexual realignment therapy? Seems to be too broad still.

                  [–]adeisgaming 19 ポイント20 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  They care and respect your sanctity as a human being but give you suggestions and persuasion rather than force

                  In this case, even if someone thinks realignment therapy is legitimate, they aren't doing any harm just being a caring (albeit annoying) person

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                      [–]novade 159 ポイント160 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                      Helping other people grow.

                      Exception being that those that look to harm need to be hindered rather than helped in that endeavour.

                      [–]PM_Me_Things_Yo_Like 19 ポイント20 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      Yet when I force feed people carrots and milk to help them grow, I'm called crazy!

                      I don't know what is happening to this once great world...

                      [–]I-aint-never 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      Don't forget to water your human daily. They are very inefficient and will die if not watered every 3 days.

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                        [–]hinderermonkey 196 ポイント197 ポイント  (10子コメント)

                        Butter, garlic and a bit of salt.

                        [–]Toescrump 26 ポイント27 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                        I think most often the worst people are the people that most strongly think they're good.

                        How many people that have brought large amounts of suffering into this world touted that they were evil, bad people? Very few. Looking back at human history, they thought their cause was righteous. They thought they were doing good. If they thought that they were doing something truly wrong, they wouldn't have done it. They didn't set out to do evil, but they set out to do the opposite in their minds.

                        To a certain extent it's common sense that material possessions alone don't bring you happiness, but I think people underestimate how much falls under "material possessions." Being nice to someone because you think it's a good thing to do is a "thing" you've decided to add to yourself. It's a "thing" you "possess." You got your good person points for the day, and your state of mind/being doesn't matter. Now, I'm not saying it's bad to try to be nice, but trying to be nice doesn't make you good.

                        My train of thought may seem to lead in the direction of the existential problem of, "There is no good or evil, so by what standard do we make decisions? Should we just do what we feel like and screw everyone else?" I'd argue there is a standard, but it comes from within. It's not a standard I can type into a reddit comment. However, the criteria you can use is whether you are at peace or suffering. The man who wants to murder but restrains himself still has the suffering of a murderer in his heart and therefore is likely not "good." That suffering is still there whether it channels itself through the action of murder or not.

                        Most suffering is unnecessary, a mistake. Not all of it, because we do not possess perfect control of our own minds. A mistake, though, is simply a lapse in intention. A mistake is when you wish something to happen, but you do something that actually produces the wrong result. If we think back to the murderer's mind, he must believe the murder will bring him peace once it's committed. I'm sure anyone who has gone through with murder would quickly realize the opposite is more likely the case. So, this is a mistake. You could call it a "bad deed" because its a deed that doesn't do its job correctly.

                        So, pressuring the murderous mind to "be good" doesn't help, and going through with the murder doesn't help, so the man must find an alternative if he wants peace. He must get to the root of the suffering that is causing the very need to murder in the first place, and learn to confront it, accept it, and see it for its full falseness. We have to face our fears. We have to ask ourselves hard questions. We need to see the things our mind is asking of us and question whether it will really give us peace or not.

                        Mistakes don't make you bad (edit: I will take back the first sentence of this post. It is a mistake itself). Obviously we all make them. If you took a wrong road every time you go to the grocery store that added 20 minutes to your drive, you would only be taking that wrong road because you didn't know there was a better one. The second you found out it was wrong and where the right road is, you would stop taking the wrong road. The only reason you might find yourself back on it is if you forgot, but all it takes is remembering to redeem yourself. You're back to complete rightness or "goodness." Complete forgiveness. If you can truly know the mistakes your thought processes make, you won't keep making them.

                        [–]BulgarianSheepFeta 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        Being nice to someone because you think it's a good thing to do is a "thing" you've decided to add to yourself. It's a "thing" you "possess." You got your good person points for the day, and your state of mind/being doesn't matter. Now, I'm not saying it's bad to try to be nice, but trying to be nice doesn't make you good.

                        It really can be argued either way. If it is a moral obligation, then it is neither good nor bad nor right nor wrong to be good. It is simply something that must be done. Were karma to accrue or not, or if you feel good about it or not is all moot.

                        As well as this, there is nothing "wrong" or ulterior in doing good for the love of humanity. If I can improve the lot of 1 or 100 or 1000 humans why the hell not? Do I seek fame, or glory, or solace from it? or warm fuzzies - no. Will I argue that it's a worthy cause - yes.

                        But even if you don't accept these, there is one inescapable truth. If everyone did it, would the world be a better place or a worse place? If everyone gave all they could to look after each other - regardless of the motive - would the world be a better place or a worse place?

                        So does the reason matter? I contend that good matters more than the motive regardless. I raise this as I have seen this argument used by many as a reason to not do more, better, good by others. It don't wash.

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                          [–]lmnshtm 23 ポイント24 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Not the fact that they do good deeds but that they don't expect anything in return for them.

                          [–]ropelose 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Caring, accepting, understanding, patience, and compassion.

                          [–]SleeplessShitposter 49 ポイント50 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                          Being a doggo with a snoot worth a boop

                          [–]Spectacled_Cobra 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Doing the right thing, especially if it's tough, when you are aware of the consequences of your actions. Sometimes we do things which may be harmful or useful to others without actually considering the impact of our actions. That (according to me) just makes us human - not good or bad. A "good" person is just someone who chooses to do good and does so without harming others. For me, both intention and action makes a person good.

                          [–]Who_what_whyy 56 ポイント57 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                          Empathy.

                          [–]zomskii 203 ポイント204 ポイント  (21子コメント)

                          No such thing. There are definitely morally good acts, but everybody has flaws, and in the right context we are all capable of evil.

                          Don't try to be a good person. The implication is that a good person was always, and will always be, good. And the logical conclusion is that a good person has more value than a bad person.

                          If your identity relies on being good, you will fail to reflect, to examine and to self criticize. So once you decide that you are good, your ego will eventually cause you to value yourself as better than others. You will no longer be good.

                          Instead of trying to be good, just try to do good things, one day at a time.

                          [–]BulgarianSheepFeta 27 ポイント28 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          If your identity relies on being good, you will fail to reflect, to examine and to self criticize. So once you decide that you are good, your ego will eventually cause you to value yourself as better than others. You will no longer be good.

                          Hmm, I wish it were that simple. Yes I try very hard to be "good". I figure that we are the sum of our experiences and thus try to give people as many new and positive experiences as I can - and that number many many hundreds of people. I try at all times to leave everyone I meet better than I found them. I also figure if I believe that giving and caring are good things, then I would be a hypocrite if I don't live that - so how can I not?

                          But seriously, fail to reflect? Really? This is a complete mind f&*k. I wish it were that simple, I drive myself insane reflecting, self criticizing and self assessing. What I would give to not care and save my sanity - but that's just not possible.

                          [–]davinator401 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                          I agree partially, but I think striving to be a good person is what makes a person good. Focusing on just doing one good thing doesn't encourage a repeatable pattern of good behavior and good will. Trying your best to better yourself and others is what makes someone good, imp.

                          [–]KingGuiseppi 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                          Who are you calling an imp?

                          [–]davinator401 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Leaving that there haha

                          [–]thilardiel 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          I'm similar to the origianl comment. In any given moment I can be doing good, doing nothing (neutral) or doing bad. I have to ask myself that every moment. I can't coast on "well I'm a good person." This kind of idea really has shown to be a psychological shortcut for lots of folks "well I'm a good person this can't be that bad." And yes, people really say this to themselves.

                          Yes, it's harder to do good every day. But it makes more sense to me and pushes me to do better than when I identified as a good person.

                          I used this as a coping skill to deal with working in prison. It helped quite a bit and felt like a more accurate view of the world.

                          [–]jykeous 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                          Agreed, being good is about the intent and effort as well as the actual actions. One does not have to be perfect to be a "good person".

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                            [–]sinebiryan 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Instead of trying to be good, just try to do good things, one day at a time.

                            Great words.

                            [–]upcominglegacy 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            That's such an incredible perspective! The humility to focus on one action at the time and becoming without defining is something so honorable and powerful. Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

                            [–]publius-varus 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            excellent

                            [–]MiniPalourde 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                            Not excellent. Obviously OP meant ''good person BY HUMAN STANDARD''.

                            We never said a good person doesn't have flaws, we call them good persons not perfect persons. And it's not true that anybody can be evil, that's just so false.

                            [–]grass_type 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            alternate conclusion: wallowing in self-hatred is the most philosophically consistent way to be altruistic

                            this also explains basically everything ayn rand ever wrote

                            [–]Radix2309 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I don't believe there really is "good". Morality is relative and what is good to us may be evil in a few centuries. All we can do is what we think is best given the circumstances.

                            [–]alexschrod 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            one day at a time.

                            Or even just one action at a time.

                            [–]PenisMcScrotumFace 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Chris Traeger

                            [–]Zer0_Sanity 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            I'm taking this to heart. Thank you.

                            [–]EvaN329 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            You could also argue that we do good things in order to affirm that we are good. This would mean that we do good things out of self interest; if this is the case wouldn't that make us self-serving and "bad"?

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                              [–]upcominglegacy 44 ポイント45 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                              That's a profound and beautiful question to ask.

                              I believe what makes an individual good comes down to the content of their character and the actions they act upon. There are certain character traits to build a solid foundation for us to come from a good place. A few of these traits would be humility, respect, integrity, honesty, love and compassion. When we come from these places we strive to provide someone with blessings that we seek for ourselves.

                              [–]iamblamb 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (12子コメント)

                              People who exhibit love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

                              [–]edmanet 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Do joy and love have to be in there, because I can do the rest of your list.

                              [–]galactic_baguettes 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                              quoting the bible? That's pretty much word for word

                              [–]JonRivers 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (8子コメント)

                              The Bible nailed it in this passage. It's so simple that most aren't even going to take the time to think about what it truly means, but if you legitimately follow all of these virtues you will absolutely be a good person.

                              [–]galactic_baguettes 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                              Oh yea, although you could add like..empathy and honesty to it. Although of course the Bible talks about that in other passages too.

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                                [–]PM_Me_Things_Yo_Like 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                Taking shits.

                                Pooping is your body getting rid of the sins in your body.

                                [–]GoogleOverk 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Oooh...i must have sinned a lot.

                                [–]dittybopper_05H 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Proper seasoning and slow roasting.

                                [–]jdance1125 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Accountability, respect, and kindness.

                                [–]Back2Bach 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                A person whose word is as good as his deeds - whose integrity, convictions and generosity bring out the highest and best qualities in others.

                                [–]Konebred 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Realizing that everyone has their own problems and a little bit of empathy can go a long long way to making people feel better.

                                [–]Its_Just_Jack 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                It depends on who is evaluating that person.

                                [–]hubber125 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                They don't put people down.

                                [–]Raingnome 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                The ability to sympathize and the will to act on their conscience.

                                [–]bkgvyjfjliy 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Broad intrinsic affiliation that extends at least in part to all people.

                                This means that they aren't selfish. And I mean that beyond just personal selfishness, but also not just family and immediate friends, or even just a particular group they identify with. They're not selfish when it comes to any division between people. At least not the detriment of anyone else.

                                [–]Curmudgeon-The 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                A personal commitment to helping others grow into the best versions of themselves. An innate understanding of empathy and ethics/morality.

                                [–]David_Bowies_Liver 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Not a good person but-

                                [–]Martholomeow 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                This is why I love Reddit. A question that philosophers have been pondering for all of human history has finally been answered... See how the philosophers got it wrong? They just should have asked a bunch of 14 yr olds that prefer not to leave their room.

                                [–]deathgripsaresoft 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                All these quasi-Nietzscheans (nothing is good... but you should go along with commonly accepted good things, like preserving life, just because) are hilarious.

                                Can't find a single reference to utility, prima facie or Kantian duties or contractarianism on this page. Let alone any virtue ethics. Literally despicable.

                                [–]HarmlessHealer 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                I thought it was interesting as a kind of survey on what people think is good.

                                [–]Babydills 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                A good person is the sum of their experiences. I good person you know is good by simply being around them. I think thats the only way to put it. Some people may fake being a good person, but I think that a genuinely good person, is easily recognized. I have known maybe 2 or 3 in all my years, but I fucking KNEW they were good.

                                [–]desire_in_disguise 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Being humble.

                                [–]Vrban[🍰] 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Realizing that other people are people too.

                                I think I set the bar pretty low, but people continue to fall short of it.

                                [–]prairir001 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Admitting when they were wrong.

                                [–]themasterderrick 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Late to the party, but writing "LG", "G", or "CG" on the "Alignment" line of their character sheet.

                                [–]Pentax25 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Cleaning up after yourself in a public place.

                                [–]AlanFalgoust76 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                I've decided to make getting up to go get a drink a male herd thing, kind of like women do with going to the bathroom. "Hey, Carl, I'm going to go get some water, wanna come with?" "Sure Don, just let me grab some of these cups!" Then it becomes a self feeding loop. The men are always bringing back fresh drinks, and the women are always having to go pee. People watching will wonder at the way the crowd keeps forming up and splitting up, it will be divine.

                                [–]blinkingsandbeepings 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Did you comment on the right post?

                                [–]bubadapubada 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                This needs more upvotes.

                                [–]poduszkowiec 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                Oh man, fuck all those bullshit generic answers. "Doing the right thing"? Bitch please. There is no such thing as "goodness", all morality is relative. You might think that you are a better man than Mr Abdullah from Iran because he thinks that stoning gays is morally good, but on the other hand you eat meat which comes from KILLING living, breathing, thinking and feeling animals. Do you really think that a bucket of hot wings from KFC didn't feel the pain of death? Ohh, and do you like your new smarphone? How about the fact that it requires slave-like work of children somewhere in a third world country to get it to your house? I'm not trying to make you feel bad, because I also think that Mr Abdullah is a dickhead, and I also like my KFC bucket and my phone, but what I wanted to say is that your question is meaningless.

                                "Good" and "bad" are concepts made by humans to help us cope as a society with events and decisions made by others that are directly harmful to us. Is the lion bad for killing an antilope? Is a herd of antilopes responsible for being too good at avoiding lions and causing their starvation? Is the girl a bad person for having an abortion? Is the priest a good person for selling people sweet, sweet lies about an afterlife, even if he knows he's full of shit?

                                ...

                                Fuck it, why do I even bother. Nobody's gonna read it anway.

                                TL;DR: Don't kill people.

                                [–]irrellevant_username 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                You're right. Didn't even read the tldr.

                                [–]BulgarianSheepFeta 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                Hey, I read it. But you are off beam. A moral is neither good nor bad, so being moral neither implies good nor bad. It simply implies a rule by which you live. if you have a moral that you shall kill all people under 5', then that is what you should do. It's not the moral that defines a good or bad act, it's simply a rule. It is the act itself that is good or bad.

                                Sure the lion is not bad for killing the antelope, in the same way it's not bad to kill chicken for KFC. Life would not be possible without death. The fact that we are sentient doesn't change the fact that we need to eat. I'm not advocating wonton destruction or inhumane treatment, but given death is both necessary and inevitable I'm comfortable eating food.

                                As a matter of interest, if the children weren't assembling smart phones would they be any better off? What do you see as the practical alternative for them? I mean, I would love to save these kids, but how?

                                [–]Lord_of_the_Burger 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                I read it.

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                                  [–]Early_Grace 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Expressing virtue, specifically empathy.

                                  [–]fbblue88 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  If they believe that what they are doing will positively affect the world around them. Morality is all relative, so the only way to gage how "good" someone is by looking through their point of view.

                                  [–]Robert-Mcc 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Everyone is good in his/her own terms. There is no standard definition for everyone to be good. Our personality traits are unique with both positive and negative. If you know your strong sides, you can always present them. Try this free tool to identify those

                                  [–]CCCP_BOCTOK 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Living the good life. What is the good life, anyway? "The good life is inspired by love and guided by knowledge." -- Bertrand Russell

                                  [–]OBS_W 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Siracha sauce and a side of guacamole.

                                  [–]Untimely_Epiphany 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Nothing.

                                  "Good" means "Beneficial to me". People are only people, after all. :]

                                  [–]Ubervisor 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Being a dog.

                                  [–]agodscomma 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Nothing.

                                  We can do good things, but that does not make us good.

                                  We are born wanting to do bad things. That's why we have to raise kids with certain values.

                                  [–]emrlddrgn 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  There is no goodness devoid of context. Goodness, like all abstractions, is relational. That's why both sides of the abortion debate are able to think they're good - different contexts.

                                  Something something Alfred Korzybski.

                                  [–]ushbcr 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Integrity

                                  [–]phaerodox 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  To me, a good person has to balance selfishness and selflessness. They know when they're wrong and can admit when they're at fault for something. Someone who can compromise, and is usually responsible and careful with most things. Most importantly, a person cannot be good if they aren't willing to change.

                                  [–]wsxcderfvbgtyh 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  Good people have good writers. Good people get letters of recommendation saying how good they are. A good image must be carefully constructed. Prizes and awards are given according to how well the applications are written. People then get good speeches written to say how good everybody is. Once you are good you can do anything you want good or bad.

                                  [–]bestjakeisbest 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  being not bad ?

                                  [–]estebrown 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Not being a dick

                                  [–]Reddit_User479 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Taking responsibility when they fuck up and fix the situation.

                                  [–]PM_me_your_adore 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                  Not being malicious.

                                  I guess you could say my bar for 'good' is farily low. If you can support yourself and you spend 24/7 playing vidya or smth and nothing else, you're a good person in my eyes. I really don't care about anything else other than malice.

                                  [–]Spinelessman 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  There is no such thing as good and evil. There are only positive and negative consequences to the people who surround you. A "good" person is someone who does things that benefit those around them without hurting those same people.

                                  [–]Reddithatesmen 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  They realize just like every other human being, they are capable of being evil.

                                  [–]TheSuicidalSnowman 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                  Morals are just a bunch of bullshit that society developed to keep you in check and its reinforced by everyone else

                                  [–]Socialist7 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  If they love their fellow humans. If they treat animals kindly. If they care nought for money nor riches. If they turn away wrath with a gentle answer. If they are sincere in word and thought and action. If they have Love as their goal...

                                  [–]Apollo1255 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  They try more than one position

                                  [–]blackfalcon515 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Successfully hiding your flaws

                                  [–]AverageRaptor 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  When they do things that benefit others, sometimes with potential risk to themselves, and not even thinking about the decision.

                                  [–]ExhaustScum 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Honesty.

                                  [–]misteratoz 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  The ability to feel and act on empathy.

                                  [–]Dayz15 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Helping someone while they are in the shit. They will move on with everything and forget u. While u were in the shit from the beginning.

                                  /r/meirl

                                  [–]nates10 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Subjective morals.

                                  [–]LyingRedditBastard 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Not doing bad shit

                                  [–]Dexaan 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Moonslicer can explain it better than I can

                                  [–]dorfmanlet 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Good is a very subjective concept, in most circles being "shit I like I'd good, shit I do not like is bad" applied to the mean population. I'd say Adoration for all around you - even if it is evil and should be destroyed - is good,

                                  [–]mehzine 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  There's no binary. No easy way to do that. Just being kind to people, and loving, I suppose. Though it is worth noting that "love" is not always a happy, smiling, emotion but often a screaming, yelling, and angry one. Loving people does not mean treating them with kid gloves but of trying with every aspect of your being to encourage what is noble in them. Which rarely comes without conflict.

                                  Of course to be good, as per the Tao Te Ching, one must abolish the distinction between good and bad in general and simply act in harmony with their surroundings. What can I do right now that would lessen the chaos of life and suffering for others? This is more of an intuitive process than something intellectual, I should add. Compassion is not exactly something one can analyze, nor should it be.

                                  In practice, if somebody asks you for a dollar, give them one, and think nothing else of it.

                                  [–]automatic4skin 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  They turn over the skim milks before Granny opens the fridge

                                  [–]Khodaka 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  When you do a kind or good gesture purely out of the natural desire too, not because you fear for the after life's consequences

                                  [–]caffineAndHatred 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  This is a trick question.

                                  [–]mazybones 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Willingly and quietly doing unto others more than they would do unto you.

                                  [–]rocketmantan[🍰] 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Those who put others before themselves; not just in mind, but in action. Intention without action is meaningless, but action without intent is hollow.

                                  [–]peachyfuzzle 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Selflessness, and not expecting anything in return for good deeds done.

                                  [–]Koolmeerkatz 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Them being there for not just the highlights of your life, but when your life sucks

                                  [–]zmanlol23 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Stepping in when someone is in need of help. Whatever it may be or whatever you need to do helping could go a long way.

                                  [–]SEND_ME_ASS_PICS_OK 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  What I've always thought is a true test of a person's goodness is if they ever do good things for people in situations below them, knowing full-well that the person can and will never be able to repay them.

                                  [–]willjj99 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Standing up for others who can't stand up for themselves

                                  [–]cookiepartytoday 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                  Treat others with the same measure as you would have them treat you. Unless you're a sadist.

                                  [–]blinkingsandbeepings 1 ポイント2 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  *masochist

                                  [–]cookiepartytoday 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Masochist to sadist: Hurt me Sadist to Masochist: No

                                  [–]Wafflebringer 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  The absence of evil.

                                  [–]risenphoenixkai 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Honour, commitment, and courage.

                                  [–]nojbro 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  A good balance of the bitter, sweet, sour, and umami flavors

                                  [–]FloofLorde 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  sharing food

                                  [–]PenisMcScrotumFace 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Hopefully knowing that they've done stupid shit and regret it with all their heart and also be as kind as possible.

                                  [–]chen_lu 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  They always try. Even if things don't work out they try and they don't give up.

                                  [–]littlepotatochip95 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Doing everything with the intention of being "good".

                                  [–]SkyeMac 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  There is no such thing as absolute good or evil. Those ideas are man-made.

                                  [–]RayJaee 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Giving and receiving pizza

                                  [–]Shadow_Of_ 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Selflessness

                                  [–]Earthbonesandblood 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  You think about how your actions will effect others, not just what's good for yourself.

                                  [–]Amateur_bandit_ 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  I think it all boils down to loving life. This includes your life, and the lives of others.

                                  [–]Tubaplayer79 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  I strive to be a good person, but it's a pretty broad definition so I struggle.

                                  Instead I do at least one thing every day that will make someone else's life/day a little better. No matter how small or large my action is and whether they even notice, I like to think that I'm slowly making the world a better place.

                                  [–]blinkingsandbeepings 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Acting as a member of a community, not just as an individual. Doing things that don't necessarily benefit you because they benefit others. And not making a huge deal about it.

                                  [–]8pastapastapasta 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  Intentions

                                  [–]Azryael 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Following the laws of Yahweh.

                                  [–]Sandwhich_Superman 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  selflessness

                                  [–]ricecracker520 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  When that person has nothing to gain from the situation, but they still go out of their way to help.That being said good people can still do bad things.

                                  [–]fbfaran 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Be good to everyone even those whom you hate

                                  [–]all-purpose-flour 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  They do their best to be their best. That's all I think it takes, cheesy as it sounds

                                  [–]BatdadKnowsNoPain 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Genes and circumstances.

                                  [–]harilfc 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  Doing good to the person who stabbed you in the back and expecting nothing

                                  [–]rsb_david 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Personally, I feel that there are no good or bad people, just good or bad actions with either good or malicious intentions. What makes someone's actions good is if they are done altruistically, without reservations, and without the desire for recognition, while also having a positive impact in the given context.

                                  In simple terms: Wheaton's Law, which reads "Don't be a dick".

                                  [–]TronAndOnly 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  The askers definition of good

                                  [–]FUCKTHE_SYSTEM 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Having a very popular sitcom in the 90s.

                                  [–]JoshBoris 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  6 to 8 inches, good cardiovascular shape, and attentiveness

                                  [–]GoogleOverk 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Got 2 out of 3, not bad.

                                  [–]EdgeOfProphecy 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  In human terms, it's taking actions or expressing ideas that please a source of authority. Often, these actions or ideas are those which support and maintain that structure of authority. The elite group that controls such authority has tremendous latitude in shaping what is "good" and "bad". Elites will dispense their judgement of who "good" people are generally by examining how much value that individual generates for that same cloister of elites by expanding and entrenching their authority. They will say people are "bad" when they challenge their authority.

                                  In actuality, nothing. There are no "good people", there are no "bad people". People can do things, and those things can be judged to be good or bad by various actors. The same person can do a good thing or a bad thing, and you will find that most people do both. Calling people "good" or "bad" is a social development that allows people to rapidoy formulate group-level judgments. It's a shortcut for having to form your own opinion of a person. It's trusting the other people (well, usually the elites) of your network to have made the judgement for you. It's a fast way to develop trust/mistrust without having to observe the person and reason about it yourself.

                                  [–]dakeyjake 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  The ability to listen. Anyone can talk, but it takes a good person to sit there and listen.

                                  [–]irrellevant_username 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Someone will define you as "good" if who you are and what you do serves them and their beliefs.

                                  [–]TheSoapbottle 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  They don't do many bad things.

                                  [–]imaloony8 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Thinking of the well being of others before yourself.

                                  [–]thisisnotcreative 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  doing the right thing when no one will notice and you will get no credit for it

                                  [–]dantechibi01 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Washing your hands after using the bathroom even though their was no one around

                                  [–]BuschWookie 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Whatever you decide makes a person good.

                                  [–]chrisjohns13 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  How they treat other people

                                  [–]Gloryofthe80s 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Empathy

                                  [–]broeklien 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Ability to always be motivated to do selfless things without totally exhausting your resources.

                                  [–]scotfarkas 0 ポイント1 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  Being dead. People are inherently bad. We are all three missed meals away from crucifying people for looking different.

                                  Many of the people who we've considered good were murdered by political opponents. Jesus, Odin, Caesar, MLK, Ghandi, the Gracchi brothers, Simon Peres. For every Lincoln there is a Jefferson Davis, and an army of hateful asses, out there opposing him.

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