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kurtstocklmeir@earthlink.net - 30 Mar 2007 22:29 GMT

a good person is always 1 of the good guys

Kurt Stocklmeir

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John Popelish - 30 Mar 2007 22:36 GMT

> a good person is always 1 of the good guys

I think there is a lot more gray in the universe than you
realize. Even a person with absolutely good intentions,
sometimes causes harm to someone, and one with selfish and
destructive intentions occasionally causes something good to
happen for someone. The law of unintended consequences is
more powerful than any person's good or evil intentions.

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StarbladeEnkai@Excite.com - 30 Mar 2007 23:50 GMT

> kurtstocklm...@earthlink.net wrote:
> > a good person is always 1 of the good guys
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> happen for someone. The law of unintended consequences is
> more powerful than any person's good or evil intentions.

If one is acting on right principle and with the right knowledge then
they will rarely harm someone.

Likewise, there is no dichotomy between being selfish and benefiting
others.

I take it you read a lot of Kant.

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jpopelish@rica.net - 31 Mar 2007 02:38 GMT

On Mar 30, 6:50 pm, StarbladeEn...@Excite.com wrote:

> > I think there is a lot more gray in the universe than you
> > realize. Even a person with absolutely good intentions,
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>
> I take it you read a lot of Kant.

I do not.

My point is based on causality. Every time a person acts on a
decision, ripples of causality spread out in all directions across the
universe at the speed of light. No finite mind can anticipate all
effects of any particular action and determine if the net result will
be "good" or "bad", however you define those concepts. We can be held
responsible for our intentions, but not for all effects of out
actions, since we are incompetent to anticipate them.

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Space Forum / Astronomy / March 2007

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