The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #72974   Message #1261932
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
01-Sep-04 - 05:02 PM
Thread Name: BS: Hypothetical semi-philosophical question
Subject: RE: BS: Hypothetical semi-philosophical question
Would I conduct my life any differently? I doubt it. While I've certainly avoided intentionally hurting people, it's inevitable that our actions will hurt other people. Our lives are basically nothing but a series of choices and most of those choices aren't simply matters of choosing between good and bad. More often, we make choices that will benefit us the most while hurting others the least. Sure there are sadistic jerks who inflict hurt intentionally and there are self-sacrificing simps who endure a lot of pain rather than inflict a little, but most of us fall somewhere between. We're simply trying to survive while making as few waves as possible. But, make no mistake about it, we will make waves and some people are going to get wet and that's just part of the human condition.