Is there any actual reason to be a good person?

[Level]

@Danny_Zou

I’m not going to go into metaphysics or anything.

Then what was the point in writing a whole ass essay over nothing. This legit feels like that math teacher that wants you to explain 5+5.

[Danny_Zou]

Because you haven’t read the rest of my argument.

@Danny_Zou

There is absolutely nothing that prevents you from being what the rest of us consider evil

@Danny_Zou

At the same time, there’s no reason to be evil either

@Danny_Zou

There’s no actual reason you shouldn’t bring your own pencil, the effort it takes to do so is not actually worth the effort saved. It’s simply too petty.

@Danny_Zou

You seek to get benefits through “dipping” occasionally into morally wrong or ambiguous acts while still appearing good. The problem is, you may not be actually capable of doing this. Imagine attempting to be so overtly good that people think you’re good, but in actuality taking every opportunity to get selfish benefits. It’s almost impossible. You would have to judge a hundred thousand situations objectively and with a healthy understanding of the risks of every choice.

@Danny_Zou

But it’s possible on a smaller scale.

@Danny_Zou

You’ve heard the stories right? A talented coworker who everyone likes is discovered stealing company funds. The kind, likeable regular is using a loophole in coupon codes to get free food. What these people have done is they’ve discovered a “job” so to speak of doing morally wrong actions. Something they can do with regularity that no one should notice (based off of past experience).

@Danny_Zou

We do it all the time, it’s only human.

[Level]

@Danny_Zou

There is absolutely nothing that prevents you from being what the rest of us consider evil

Statement not an argument

@Danny_Zou

At the same time, there’s no reason to be evil either

Statement not an argument

@Danny_Zou

There’s no actual reason you shouldn’t bring your own pencil, the effort it takes to do so is not actually worth the effort saved. It’s simply too petty.

Statement not an argument

@Danny_Zou

But it’s possible on a smaller scale.

Statement not an argument

@Danny_Zou

You’ve heard the stories right? A talented coworker who everyone likes is discovered stealing company funds. The kind, likeable regular is using a loophole in coupon codes to get free food. What these people have done is they’ve discovered a “job” so to speak of doing morally wrong actions. Something they can do with regularity that no one should notice (based off of past experience).

Example to prove an Ad populum statement, not an argument

@Danny_Zou

We do it all the time, it’s only human.

Statement not an argument

@Danny_Zou

You seek to get benefits through “dipping” occasionally into morally wrong or ambiguous acts while still appearing good. The problem is, you may not be actually capable of doing this. Imagine attempting to be so overtly good that people think you’re good, but in actuality taking every opportunity to get selfish benefits. It’s almost impossible. You would have to judge a hundred thousand situations objectively and with a healthy understanding of the risks of every choice.

Story on the difficulty of something based on assumption, not an argument

I feel like your inner-writer just wanted to write instead of argue

[Danny_Zou]

I think you’re misreading it somehow, it seems like a pretty clear argument to me.

[Level]

Literally none of that was an argument, just a collection of statements that nobody argued.

What you were arguing for in that entire wall of text?

The talented coworker thing was the closest thing to a proof and I still wouldn’t consider that an argument, just feels like a story.

[Danny_Zou]

That there isn’t a reason? And then going off on a bit of a tangent based off of the questioner’s previous comments?

[Level]

Bro you literally didn’t prove there wasn’t a reason, all you did was say that it was possible to be bad, you didn’t provide a reason as to prove that there is no reason

[Danny_Zou]

Because I don’t need to??? The question asks for a reason, the questioner believes there isn’t, I agree with the questioner?

[Level]

That’s not an argument that’s a statement…

It’s called “I agree”…

It’s also the same style as your stories, sequential which is good for stories but is much less relevant in the cohesion of arguments

[Danny_Zou]

alright I agree

[archrono]

skill issue

[Hat]

…are we done now

[criminal_scum]

every action you do can be seen through a selfish standpoint
even actions that are ‘selfless’ can be ‘selfish’ in some aspect.

[vik]

Being mean to people makes me feel bad

[Morden]

[liu]

[Rake]

because it’s the right thing to do…? You don’t need a reason lmao. Stop thinking in terms of nature, nature is fucked up beyond all recognition, embrace higher thinking.

[anon94253326]

yes, if you dont think there isnt even a SINGLE reason, you might need to think a. a little less abstract, and b. a little bit harder and also c. a little less edgy

[diamondkfc]

honestly depends on your goal in life

[bomba]

heh heh
this remind bomba da conundruma me heard since younglin
why share bombos if get you all da bombo grub
bomba thought and decide sharin bombo good so others know about bombos
so more bombos there be