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Originally Posted by bm bradley
action is more important than motive. my $0.02 -bmb
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Immanuel Kant would not be proud of you... shame on you
Kant defined the good deed many years ago and the text book example goes as follow:
a man who gives a dollar he can't effort give away simple because he feel it's his duty is better than a millionaire giving a million away to make him feel better with himself.
The result of the man giving a million away is far better than the poor man who gives a dollar but tat does not make the deed any better
The good deed comes out of the feeling of obligation, not from pleasing yourself.
This is so beautiful and perfectly true, but that doesn't mean that the result of a bad deed can be much better than the result of a good one.
This may be a bit off topic but I just enjoy Kant and thought I would share hehe