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Old 04-07-2009, 01:03 AM   #160 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent View Post
'genuine willingness to do good,' where does the idea of 'genuine' come from, why is there a 'willingness' present, and how do we define the 'good'? sounds like a series of responses to social pressures to me.
It's the assumption that (most) humans have a natural capacity to care that's not a result of legal consequence.
I think, if anything, the inability to care is more of an effect of societal pressure than the inverse.

Edit:
Instead of inability, I should have said "unwillingness".
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