I want all of you Humans to answer two simple questions:
Who on Earth has the authority to decide who is good and who is bad, and what is the origin of that authority?

For example, a man says, "The girl went for a bad guy instead of going for good-guy me."

What if the man is wrong? What if the girl perceives him to be a bad guy and one she is dating to be a good guy?

Exactly what standard are you using to determine if a guy is good or bad?

Did Santa Claus show you his "naughty" list?

Me.

Are you one of Santa's helpers?

Yes, ever since I grew whiskers.

I count 5 questions...hmmm...Melmac is a type of dinner wear, made from melamine resin. Melamine in ancient aztec was the god of man/octopus interbreeding who resided in the center of the sun.
Center of the sun = core.
Octomom = common white trash.
Common, core...2 questions = 5 questions.
...I can't quite figure it out.
Damn you public education!


Whoever or whatever has the will, power, and desire to enforce their authority? Or is perceived to have authority?


Individual sovereignty, group hierarchy, rule of law, perceptions of power?


Depends.
If he doesn't interact with her:
If he's wrong, and knows it, then he feels a negative emotional reaction for a bit, then after some time he rationalizes it away and stops feeling bad.

If he's wrong, but doesn't know it, continuing to believe he's right, then he feels a good emotional reaction for a bit, then he goes off in search of something else that will provide that high.
Another forum thread to argue in, another profile to judge, a t.v. show to critique, a bench from which to "people watch" and make fun of, whatever.

If he does interact with her:
He sends her an email telling her she's right and he's wrong.
She ignores it.


Depends on what they're willing to do about it.
But for the most part, nothing really happens.
So "what if" is kind of pointless.


My own?
That's why they're subjective standards?
Based entirely on personal, subjective, experience, reasoning, bias, and knowledge?


Yes. And that's why I will never go to a mall at Christmas again.

..By the authority vested in me ....I declare it a no go....there are only good guys and wicked women....or is that the other way around???Just saying....

My brain hurts thinking about the questions.

I wouldn't say a person is bad, its what the person does in action.

Let me explain clearer
A person steals money from the bank.
The person could be good but did a bad thing due to desperate situation.

A person makes choices whether they want to do bad or good.

If a person is brought up in a rough part of town and all they know is to do anything to survive because that is what the role models they have had in their life
Does that make them a bad person?

Sometimes people need to be taught another way of life from what they know.

I strongly believe love can conquer all things.
Even melt the hardest hearts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMnQAvz0ek

Oh that's good

By my own authority, I proclaim myself a good guy.

Bad would be someone who uses and abuses the other sex for their own pleasure without really giving a toss.

A guy saying that, is probably not a good guy but a guy with a bruised ego, and victimizes himself.

That's on a larger, general scale. On an individual scale, bad and good can be different for everyone.

personal definition of good and bad

is a combination of my
socialization
my culture
values/morals of my parents
and how I was raised

Perhaps similar to succeeding at trying to fail.....which have you done?

So if I am bad at trying to be good.......oh nevermind.

Then you gave it a good try but despite .. you'd still be bad?
Sort of like that?
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