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Why be a good person?

If everyone in the world were altruistic, the net amount of suffering would be lower. But If I am selfish, my individual suffering is much lower than others'. What then, does one do?

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Topics: altruism ethics general ethics identity morality philosophy selfishness
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    Bernard Seremonia

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    May 22 2012: Our freedom depends to whom we rely http://www.ted.com/conversations/11078/do_we_have_choices_in_life.html?c=453697, and eligibility standards for us is never beyond our affirmation to whom we rely.

    So for those who believe that God as the supreme command that should be obeyed by us, or the community, or a mixture of both, and others like it, that should be obeyed by us, then we will also assume supreme command from God, from any community or who are considered as highest authority that agreed by us, as the feasibility of a good standard.

    Good thing because something is selected among the many things that become part of a good standard for us and: at least can help us to survive, and the maximum can develop ourselves approaching completeness (the extent of knowledge) at each stage of development.

    So, Why be a good person?

    - For those who believe as being that should lean on the law that has no consciousness, then the answer is, so that we can avoid the damage that can be caused by consequencies of the laws that we believe, and that at least can help us to survive, and the maximum can develop ourselves approaching completeness (the extent of knowledge) at each stage of development.

    - For those who believe as being that should lean on God, or community that has consciousness, then the answer is, so that we can avoid the damage that can be caused by consequencies of the laws from authorities that we believe, and that at least can help us to survive, and the maximum can develop ourselves approaching completeness (the extent of knowledge) at each stage of development.

    The point is: Be good, or we will be punished in any possible ways by whom we love or by whom that we consider as undeniable threat, so we can have limited freedom to survive and we can fulfill ourselves for better perfection (completion) within each stage of our development.

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