do you have a choice?

[EvrLstngDaze]

backing up my "motivation" post. Here's another question. So all these religious institutions or belief systems tell how you're supposed to "purify your soul" or something of the sort, you know, like learn to be good or whatever (for christianity I think it's be like jesus or something, not sure on this) here's the question: do people have a choice for being good or bad? Is it genetically related? is it biological? is it out of the primitive motivation to survive?

[Darorinag]

i don't think it's a matter of choice 100% of the time, although i believe that choice occupies a huge chunk of it. but some things are not a matter of choice. some people can't help it - they need to do evil / bad things, or what we consider evil or bad anyway. I don't know..

[Anonymouse]

Well, whatever it is you can bet making posts is not one of them ways which "purify thy soul".

[EvrLstngDaze]

Well, whatever it is you can bet making posts is not one of them ways which "purify thy soul".

you know, you don't really have to post if you don't know how to answer the question

[Darorinag]

Originally posted by EvrLstngDaze you know, you don't really have to post if you don't know how to answer the question

You hit the nail on the head, lad.

[anileve]

Re: do you have a choice?

Originally posted by EvrLstngDaze here's the question: do people have a choice for being good or bad? Is it genetically related? is it biological? is it out of the primitive motivation to survive?

Interesting question...well I do believe I have a choice and most of the time I chose being bad. I don't think it's entirely genetically related, but it must have something to do with my father being Lucifer. I guess you can call that biological. My primitive motivation is to satisfy my carnal desires with at least one steak a week, if that is not met I feel like I'm losing my sense of purpose in this world.

[Anonymouse]

Originally posted by EvrLstngDaze you know, you don't really have to post if you don't know how to answer the question

If you know anything about subtlety, you'd see I answered it.

[anileve]

Anon, is that a modified version of Michaelangelo's “Creation”as your avatar? Which psalm is this evening?

[patlajan]

This is the same as the nature vs nurtutre question. We can talk about this forever. And then some brainiac will start questioning the defenition of "good" and "bad". Then someone will post something totaly unrelated and start a different discussion. So lets just drop it right now. Mmmmm k

[Anonymouse]

While we are on choices, I choose to concur with the bat.