Deep down, do you belive you are a good person?
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I'm just barely self aware to understand that my morals are uncomfortably ambiguous and I haven't made enough progress in my personal life to name myself proud, despite the protestations of several friends to the contrary.
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Conjecture: women will be far more likely to believe themselves good people than men
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should i vote no if i don't believe in the good/bad person dichotomy? or just not vote at all?
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I said “no,” because I am not yet virtuous. I have a gigantic amount of growing to do before I could feel comfortable calking myself broadly “good.” I’d say I am polite and considerate, which many people think means “good,” but actually means more like “enlightened compliance.”
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I think I try to be, and when shown that I'm falling short, try to improve
at the end of the day, I think that's enough to answer yes
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"Deep down" means nothing. Being a good person is materialized by actions only. It's a relationship with others, not an inner feeling. You can feel like a good person "deep down" and still be factually and objectively an asshole.
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