Monday, April 8, 2013

Good

Now if the world actually worked like that...
Due to a couple recent events, I've been thinking quite a bit about what "good" is. What makes an experience good? Is it good to have good experiences regardless of the consequences--if there are consequences? Is it possible for a thing to be good and bad at the same time? (Confession: I am taking two philosophy classes this quarter so there might be lots of questions like that in the near future.)
Anyway, the half-kind-of-conclusion-type-thing that I've come to is that something is "good" when it is something that makes you happy in the long run. If it doesn't make you happy just yet, that probably means it's teaching you something. And, if it doesn't work out, you can make your next choices based on the knowledge that you gained when taking one path that you thought led to "good'.
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  1. Sheila SilerApril 8, 2013 at 5:57 PM

    Stopping by from the challenge - nice to meet you. My son has taken a lot of philosophy courses the last two years - it makes my head hurt :). Hope you're having fun with the challenge. @SheilaScribbles #madlabminions

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