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Old 02-06-2008, 07:32 AM   #13 (permalink)
Freelancer
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Originally Posted by The Cloud View Post
Lol I'm glad I have such a benevolent host. I agree with you for the most part, as well, I simply couldn't help but to elaborate on my opinion. I dislike ambiguity, so I tend to be verbose, as well as nitpick In light of that, I will try to keep this concise.

I disagree with Christian223. Guilt is a negative emotion, non-withstanding its source. And negative emotions indicate conflict of desires. Are you any better of a person, fundamentally, if you want to do something bad but don't for fear of guilt, than if you actually do it? Guilt is external; you don't feel guilt because of your judgment, you feel it because of a perceived judgment from an external source. So, if guilt is the only thing stopping you from raping children, then in the absence of a source of judgment you will act no differently than somebody who does it despite the guilt (because child rapists do feel guilt, unless they have a profound psychological disorder).

I would assert that reason is what ultimately should dictate your actions and desires, because then there would be no reason for guilt because all of your desires, and the actions proceeding from them, would be reasonable. Isn't a world where people act out of reasonable self-interest much better sounding than one where people act out of the fear of their neighbor's judgment?
I couldn't have said it better (in fact I didn't say it better lol).
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