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Belinda wrote: ↑Thu Oct 14, 2021 10:09 pm ...good is the default and evil is absence of good.

The "default"? That makes it sound like good is automatic...in which case, it deserves no "praise."

You blame the evil act but not the person who committed the evil act

You can't have an act without an actor. So if the deed is culpable, then the actor is the culprit.

You praise the good act and the person for making the better choice.

It doesn't make any sense to praise something that's merely a "default." A "default" is what happens anyway, all else being equal. It shows no special merit to revert to a "default."