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Why be good?
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Why Be Good? What does "being good," mean? Are integrity and character important? Is being "ethically fit" beneficial to us in the here and now? Philosophers, spiritual thinkers, and religious leaders have pondered these questions throughout the ages. They are even harder to answer today, when it seems as if the fame and fortune of others are a result of so much outrageous, unethical, and just plain bad behaviour. Is striving to be a good person worth it in a world where, too often, people seem to get ahead by being bad? What does being "ethically fit" do for us in the long run? As we are well into the millennium, is being "moral" an old-fashioned notion or a modern human necessity? Do our politicians, corporations, public institutions, and small businesses really profit when they leave ethics behind? In a time when behaving badly is financially rewarded, the question must be...
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