tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139719091614450014.post9166560324246805133..comments2023-08-31T09:23:10.052+02:00Comments on Annikas Läsare och Lyssnare: No, good intentions are not enoughAnnika Rosendahlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11337541387406352802noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139719091614450014.post-89813079696750903412016-02-06T22:48:51.862+01:002016-02-06T22:48:51.862+01:00Thanks, I must say I agree with Dalai Lama regardi...Thanks, I must say I agree with Dalai Lama regarding this (and much else...) :-)Annika Rosendahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337541387406352802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139719091614450014.post-9261853066546769782016-02-04T23:13:03.939+01:002016-02-04T23:13:03.939+01:00I once read about Dalai Lama's answer to a que...I once read about Dalai Lama's answer to a question about how to tell good actions apart from bad actions. According to him, it has nothing to do with good or bad intentions. A good action is an action with mostly good consequences. A bad action is an action with mostly bad consequences. This is called consequentialism ("konsekvensetik" in Swedish).<br />Your title "good intentions are not enough" would then be an understatement. A consequentialist would say that "good intentions are not what counts".<br />I guess this shifts our focus from your dogmas to your values, since your evaluation of the consequences is what will then determine what action you prefer.<br />/HansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139719091614450014.post-88284554377134835522016-02-04T21:48:46.473+01:002016-02-04T21:48:46.473+01:00Well you are right, it sure is important to keep t...Well you are right, it sure is important to keep the comma there and if it is missed the title will be confusing! I have been thinking about it some time and there have been several triggers, like an article in Time about the coach I mention above and the story of the people who started a shelter in which animals died. <br />Thanks for taking the time to comment!Annika Rosendahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11337541387406352802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139719091614450014.post-60664094595214444302016-02-03T21:59:31.116+01:002016-02-03T21:59:31.116+01:00Interestingly enough, the title is quite ambiguous...Interestingly enough, the title is quite ambiguous :) Thanks for sharing the though. I wonder what triggered it into your mind. <br />I use to tell myself that it is harder to be coherent than to mean it, but let's keeping trying.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008203518995579010noreply@blogger.com