If someone does something for you with an ulterior motive of any kind, his "good" deeds don't mean shit. The intention is impure. It's not a good action if it's a means to an end. DeSanctimonious for a reason.
If evil person #624 donated $40M in food to local shelters in order to get a massive tax cut worth more than that, it doesn't remove the good deed and it doesn't suddenly devalue it because that food still was given where it was needed. If a child in need got food they otherwise wouldn't have, then the deed meant something.
Yes the children benefitted in one way, but it's like that charity or church donation tax break
Some people would only donate if it benefitted themselves. Like a tax break. If the incentive is not there, they wouldn't do it then. It's important to give with the desire to give and be a loving person as opposed to someone who is essentially selfish
Which we are in nature, but we should be striving to be not that way
If someone does something for you with an ulterior motive of any kind, his "good" deeds don't mean shit. The intention is impure. It's not a good action if it's a means to an end. DeSanctimonious for a reason.
Disagree.
If evil person #624 donated $40M in food to local shelters in order to get a massive tax cut worth more than that, it doesn't remove the good deed and it doesn't suddenly devalue it because that food still was given where it was needed. If a child in need got food they otherwise wouldn't have, then the deed meant something.
Yes the children benefitted in one way, but it's like that charity or church donation tax break Some people would only donate if it benefitted themselves. Like a tax break. If the incentive is not there, they wouldn't do it then. It's important to give with the desire to give and be a loving person as opposed to someone who is essentially selfish Which we are in nature, but we should be striving to be not that way
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