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I suppose this all boils down to what the definition of a "good person" is, which varies from person to person. I am of the personal belief that a person's act
by TheAdamAndChe 9y ago
I suppose this all boils down to what the definition of a "good person" is, which varies from person to person.
I am of the personal belief that a person's actions determine who is good more than their desires. If a person walking through a gas station has a fleeting urge to steal a candy bar, that wouldn't make them bad in my eyes unless they actually steal it. If a person in the middle of an argument gets an urge to shove the other person but they suppress it, that shows discipline and maturity.
I agree that it would be ideal if nobody had bad urges, but I think it's definitely good that many with those urges are able to control them.
- dEnigma 9y agoYes, I suppose it would be wrong, or at least unfair, to only call people without any negative urges good. It certainly would mean that I myself would be far from good. On the other hand, given the choice, I would rather be around people without those urges in circumstances where they might lose their self-control, e.g. when they are really drunk. I believe such people do exist, at least those without the urge to rape (I would count myself among the latter, but how can anyone ever tell? At the very least I never felt the urge, even when black-out drunk or extremely high on psychedelics)