The ultimate artificial emotion. Does nobody any good, just gives folks who have done wrong an escape hatch.
Guilt ain't preventative. By definition it's retrospective.guilt as a preventative emotion is ok. Guilt over past deeds is destructive. Keeps a person from being able to fully think through their actions. Causes ego to overprotect id.
The ultimate artificial emotion. Does nobody any good, just gives folks who have done wrong an escape hatch.
Nope. If you harmed somebody for no good reason on purpose, you done wrong. Sitting around feeling sorry for yourself is useless and self-indulgent. Does nothing for the person you harmed, and falsely relieves you of the obligation to examine your motives and improve yourself.Can guilt not be used as a self measure to indicate when we have done something wrong?
I think we know it's wrong before we've done it. I don't think whether we will feel guilt in the future is a deterrent, otherwise we wouldn't do it. If we do something we know we "will feel guilty about" then how bad can "guilt" be?Can guilt not be used as a self measure to indicate when we have done something wrong?
Nope. If you harmed somebody for no good reason on purpose, you done wrong. Sitting around feeling sorry for yourself is useless and self-indulgent. Does nothing for the person you harmed, and falsely relieves you of the obligation to examine your motives and improve yourself.
If you harmed somebody for no good reason, but not on purpose, you need to get smarter.
Guilt ain't preventative. By definition it's retrospective.
I don't think anyone here is saying they are guilt free. Nobody is. Just that it is a wasted emotion.You truly can do no better then. Life must be wonderful for you. It's so pleasant to converse with the guiltless. I can feel the warmth.
It's odd that this should be part of the human experience and when and where it became part of us one cannot be sure of, but I have my ideas.
iI's really only experienced in humans and being that it is linked to society I would argue it's a learned behavioral experience.
We're not conversing. You're just popping up and babbling your folly while adults are having a conversation.You truly can do no better then. Life must be wonderful for you. It's so pleasant to converse with the guiltless. I can feel the warmth.
I know if I don't walk my dog I'll feel guilt. I may know this from past guilt...it's prevention.
We're not conversing. You're just popping up and babbling your folly while adults are having a conversation.
I don't think anyone here is saying they are guilt free. Nobody is. Just that it is a wasted emotion.
Guilt is learning, a necessary emotion for improvement. If there's no guilt then there's no right or wrong. Is there a right and wrong?