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"As a man increases in moral strength of character, so his conscience becomes more sensitive; he realizes more keenly the distance that separates him from the ideal, and hence the weight of the feeling of guiltiness oppresses him ever more heavily. Growth in goodness does not, therefore, necessarily imply increased happiness, on the contrary, it may mean greater unhappiness.

And his unhappiness increasing in proportion to the elevation of his ethical standards, a man's end is either Buddha or suicide if he knows no God. While if he knows God, it is despair or that conversion which, having sobbed away its tears on the Father's breast, thence derives ever new strength to fight the battle of life, sure of the final victory."
- Heinrich Weinel ("St. Paul, the Man and His Work")

"There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy."
- Albert Camus ("The Myth of Sisyphus")

not sure what you're getting at here, but:

good or goodness is in accordance to the judgement of those who agree what is good. The fulfillment of what is valued or perceived as good, should it meet expectation when fulfilled, will result in happiness. being denied for whatever reason the expectation in the fulfillment of what is perceived as good, or just the fulfilment of what is preserved as good, brings its results of depression or disenfranchised state or dysfunctional or plain old anger and wrath.

without the strength or ability to act, the moral question is moot

-Imp

Impenitent wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:46 pm without the strength or ability to act, the moral question is moot

well it has been said in so many words that once one has entertained what qualifies as a immoral act within the heart the infraction has been committed already. thing is that depends on with who and what set of morals one is in agreement in.

DPMartin wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 11:14 pm

Impenitent wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2019 8:46 pm without the strength or ability to act, the moral question is moot

well it has been said in so many words that once one has entertained what qualifies as a immoral act within the heart the infraction has been committed already. thing is that depends on with who and what set of morals one is in agreement in.

There is truth to this.