A quote from Blood Diamond:
Benjamin Kapanay: In your long career as a journalist, would you say that people are mostly good?
Danny Archer: No. I'd say they're just people.
Benjamin Kapanay: Exactly. It's what they do that makes them good or bad. A moment of love, even in a bad man, can give meaning to a life.
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I'd agree with this. I think it's what we choose to do and the purpose behind our actions that make us good or bad (our actions make us who we are).
ReplyDelete...that being said, I'd assume we do have free will.
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ReplyDeleteAs Arthur Schopenhauer said "the world is my idea", so to say that one is good or evil is what we make of it. Good for one group or person may not be good for another. However, to say that our actions make us who we are is not exactly correct. Cultural norms influence our "free" will greatly, remember Walt from Breaking Bad and the boy from courtesy.
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