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Do you believe you are a '"good" person.?

Explain why. What, in your opinion, makes you Good?

Update:

I'm looking for some meatier answers here! If you answer this question can you please expound a little?

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  • efqy
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    No.

    I'm neither inherently good nor inherently evil.

    Good, such as it is, arises from my actions. So my actions are good or evil (or really, most of the time, neither)

  • 1 decade ago

    We all want to believe that we are a 'good' person, and in almost every situation we'll spin it around to find those little 'good' circumstances that push us out in a positive manner - even in the worst of things.

    I believe I am a good person in the aspect that I confess to my faults and take blame for my actions. Although, I could also say I believe I am not for being selfless too many times and taking the fault and blame for someone elses actions.

    It's a win/lose situation, really. I cancel out my good for taking someone elses negatives.

    I'll resolve it with the cliche answer, "I do it with the best of intentions."

    =D

  • 1 decade ago

    For 2 pts you take what you get. Yes, I believe that I am a good person because I am not a bad person. I do no harm. I am kind and loving. I am charitable. I am empathetic. I treat people the way that I want to be treated.

  • CC
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Yes.

    I am a good person because I:

    1) don't preach to others about what god they should believe.

    2) don't use paltry Way of the Master techniques espoused by Ray Comfort to do number 1 above.

    Source(s): An atheist perspective.
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  • KBC
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I think I'm a person who has thoughts and actions that are, hopefully, more on the "good" side. I don't have a history of enemies, I don't enter constant battles with myself to suppress unhealthy behavior, I find it difficult to think about topics with more than one side when I've only been exposed to one side (my parents tell me I've always been like this), and...uh, I like to smile, but only when those around me are also having a good time.

  • 1 decade ago

    I believe that im a good person. You can say that i'm empathic toward other people and i try to be the best person that i can. I'm not perfect(hey were all sinners), i respect other peoples beliefs, and i don't think that im superior to others

  • 1 decade ago

    No, I don't. I've seen the darker side of who I am, and I know that but for the mercy of God and His guidance, I could be as evil as they come.

    And if most people are honest with themselves, they'd have to admit that the raw emotions and desires skulking around at the bottom of their hearts, minds, and souls are more terrifying than any horror movie.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes. I can give and receive love 24/7.

  • 1 decade ago

    yep

    because in my opinion, to be considered a good person, you have to not do horrible things to others intentionally, and you have to not just look away when you see horrible things being done by other people

    so i qualify as being a good person

  • 1 decade ago

    i believe that your actions make you a good person. most christian religions believe that i will go to hell, but even if i do, i know that i am a good person, even if i don't believe in god.

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