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Putting The 'Good' In A Good Deed.

Here's a thought, what is it that defines a good action? What makes a good action, 'good?' There are two factors to consider. Either the intent, the motive behind the action. Or the consequences that result of the action. Which one defines whether the action is good, or not? Your thoughts please...
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At 02:04 pm crzy4gd Said :
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In response to tyiqoqibfiobao At 01:19 pm WaterSheerie Said :
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Good can be defined, as it is defined everyday. As I've stated before, one can readily see that Hitler's actions were 'bad', while Mother Teresa's actions are considered 'good'. We are the ones that judge good and bad actions, we have to be the ones, as such actions impact us everyday. Our court systems judge actions, your parents judged your actions, and if you want to be religious, God judges actions. 'Random speculation', there's more to an infinite universe then 'random speculation'.

My question offered two ways on how actions are defined as 'good'. One was intent, motive. The other results, consequences. Neither had anything to do with your spam post about your poem.
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In response to tyiqoqibfiobao At 05:45 pm Ssaasssssyyyyy Said :
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At 05:41 pm OrdinaryCat96 Said :
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Good peom!
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At 03:42 pm tyiqoqibfiobao Said :
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in an infinte universe were everything is just based on random speculation how can you define good you cant and that is why we cant be the ones to judge people on it
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In response to tyiqoqibfiobao At 03:39 pm WaterSheerie Said :
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Yes, we are the ones that judge an action to be good or not. Hitler's actions are not considered to be good. Mother Teresa's actions are considered to be good. Now, you've brought up the emotions behind an action, so I'm thinking you are going back to the motive, intent behind an action. But good intentions can lead to horrible results. Would that still make the action, 'good', if the good intentions behind it still led to the unhappiness and pain in others?
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At 03:36 pm tyiqoqibfiobao Said :
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there just words sparky what matters are the emotions behind them we are not the ones who judge if a deed is good or not
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In response to tyiqoqibfiobao At 03:34 pm WaterSheerie Said :
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You inferred that the deed (reading your poem) would be considered 'good', becuase it resulted in your happiness. That's the consequences of the action (reading your poem), so you are determining the 'goodness' of an action based on results.
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At 03:31 pm tyiqoqibfiobao Said :
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no im talking about my happyness just knowing that another looked at it and it and actually cared that would make me happy
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In response to tyiqoqibfiobao At 03:30 pm WaterSheerie Said :
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So you believe that consequences, the results, determine whether an action is 'good.' The result being 'happiness.'
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