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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:42 PM Original message |
Poll question: Are evil things still evil if good people do them? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. If a good person does an evil thing, is he/she still a good person? |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
22. Can be. n/t |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. Missing option: Depends too heavily on the details to give any general answer. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. A thing is evil in an of itself, not dependent upon who does it. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. That's one philosophical view. There are others. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:49 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Asking about a "evil thing" seems to putting the quality on the thing. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. My take/view is that it's not an interesting question - sorry. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Edited since OP change OP, left what I aked below, just in case you want to talk. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. (shrug) Here's what they made me learn... |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Interesting, off to read. Thanks. |
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rwheeler31 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
4. How can a person be good if they do"evil" things? |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Someone could murder another person. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:45 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. supposing the murdered person were known to be evil? |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yes. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
7. The opposite is also true |
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Beelzebud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. If "good" people are doing "evil" things, what's so good about them? |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It's a satirical poll. Which I have amended - to make it more satirical. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
13. No good person commits an evil act n/t |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. Who the HELL voted for "not if telling them so would hurt their feelings"???? |
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11 Bravo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. If an evil person does an evil thing to another evil person, does that make them a good person? |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 04:58 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Well, my answer would be - |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:12 PM Response to Original message |
19. It is impossible to separate a human from his actions. There IS NOTHING ELSE. |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 06:17 AM Response to Reply #19 |
30. AMEN. |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
20. Evil is a relative term. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. Other: |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 06:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Ah, we differ here. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 07:05 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. A small difference. |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
24. "The road to Hell is paved with good intentions" nt |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-29-07 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
25. Everyone has the right to defend themselves and others |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 06:21 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Okay. This wasn't supposed to be a serious poll, but it seems to have become one, so... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 10:42 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. There is a spectrum but generally acts that purposely hurt others |
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LeftishBrit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 05:20 AM Response to Original message |
27. Well, yes... |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 05:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. It's a stupid question. |
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donheld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
29. Isaiah 5:20 |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 06:29 AM Response to Original message |
33. I don't know what the hell you're trying to talk about in this poll. |
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baby_mouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-30-07 06:53 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Thank you. |
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