Becoming a Better Person

Listening to me will not make you a better person. While morality may be the only thing in the world worth having, it doesn't actually increase your value.

In fact, all it ever does is increase the value of those around you. As you start behaving in a respectful way, you start slowly realizing that much of what you used to ignore is far more significant than you could have ever imagined.

Besides, good person... bad person, these are judgments, and while judgment is not impossible, its usually a lot more trouble than its worth.

No, we are in the business of doing good things. As many as we can, for as many as we can. If somewhere along the line that makes us good people... well... whatever, cuz this was never about getting a reward for what we did. That is actually precisely backwards. We didn't show up today to do good to get good. Rather, we are here to do good as a thanks for the good we already got.

Underlying this notion is an ontological claim. Our goal to destabilized morality's seat in the agent and get it back into the world. Which is a fancy way of saying this: we don't waste our time giving ourself points. Instead we spend all that energy solving the next problem.

If you want to brood about your seat in the afterlife, or the impeccability of your honor, this is not the place for you.

But if you see problems that can be fixed, beauties to be fostered, truths to be revealed, mysteries to be embraced, and most importantly goods to be done...

Well then, lets put our heads together and kick some butt. Hope springs eternal around here, and there seems to be a pretty impressive amount of work to do, too.