Thursday, February 14, 2019
Everyone knows that the ends do not
justify the means; but I would like to talk about a related error. It
is that of damning the action because of the motivation for the
action.
I am involved with the Salvation Army,
and sometimes people who are a part of charitable organizations get
accused of having ulterior motives. My response is, Who cares?
Whatever the motivation for the good deed, a good deed is done. So
does it matter what motivates a person in doing it?
So a person may be motivated by atoning
for feelings of guilt, or by wanting to feel good about himself, or
by not wanting to go to hell, or by resume-building. Once again, the
response is, So what? A good deed is still done, regardless of what
motivates it.
We see the same thing with clean
energy. Not everyone who is involved in it is motivated by future of
humanity. Some are in it to make money. My response, once again, is
So what? The oil people are also driven by money, and they make no
apologies for it. Neither should such apology be demanded of people
involved in clean energy who are there to make a buck.
Not all good deeds come from good
motives. But whatever the motive, the good is still done. And it is
important that good deeds be allowed whatever the motivation, so that
the good is done, regardless of what motivates it.
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