Your Conscience – The Battle

[S4R]

Which side of you conscience tends to prevail? Is it your good side, the side that shows compassion towards others, or is it the bad side, the side that always has your interests alone in mind.


I can safely say that my good side prevails much more often, especially in the aspects of life that matter. I will admit that I am more kind to myself when it comes to material possessions. I am not trying to turn this into a self-righteous thread, but I think I am able to provide others with the things more important than materials (at least those I can even begin to talk with ). I am also well aware and appreciative when people return the favor so to speak. In a thread a little while back I pointed out that I don’t think I truly hate anything or anyone. Pardon the excessive sap, but life to too short to expend time hating things left and right (although it can be damn fun to go on a rant every now and then can’t it?).

 

[lumen]

Hmm... that's an interesting question.

I think I have a tremendous ability to convince myself that what I want is in everyone else's best interests too. Sometimes I'm right, but other times I come to the realization after that my self-absorption sometimes leads me to do things that hurt other people.

Still my well-developed capacity for guilt keeps me from doing much intentional harm.

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

I have no conscience.

I don't think of EITHER myself, nor others.

I do what i feel what is right at the time, regardless of others.

 

[MetalManCPA]

Good prevails over evil here - although evil has a habit of sticking his nose into my business once in a while

 

[Spike]

Originally posted by Trapped
I have no conscience.

I don't think of EITHER myself, nor others.

I do what i feel what is right at the time, regardless of others.

No good or Evil Huh!?

Let CHAOS rule!!!!!! (NO conscience)

 

[Lina]

Originally posted by Trapped
I do what i feel what is right at the time, regardless of others.

well, then, wouldn't this be your conscience?

 

[Belial]

A conscience doesn't prevent sin, it just prevents you from enjoying it.

 

[Nico16]

I'm EVIL as fuck!! Otherwise I wouldn't be a real metaller.... SAAAAAAAATAAAAAANNNN!!!!

 

[mindflesh]

Originally posted by Trapped
I don't think of EITHER myself, nor others.

I wonder how your relationships might look

 

[tenebrose]

Well, my conscience is way too strong. I rarely do things I would percieve as wrong, and when I so much as think of it I have a need to punish myself... usually mentally, mind you.

Bad thought. Bad thought. *hit head in wall* Ouch! :s

It's so bad I have a tendancy to apologise for things going on only in my own head, on occasion... confuses the heck out of my boyfriend.

 

[S4R]

Originally posted by Belial
A conscience doesn't prevent sin, it just prevents you from enjoying it.

One of these days me and devil-me are going to kick the shit out of angel-me (angel-me is such a pussy) .

 

[metalized]

Originally posted by Lina
well, then, wouldn't this be your conscience?

No this would be instict! Living like an animal and stuff!

Belial@ It might not prevent sin, but it can hold it back for a while. Just postpone it for a few miliseconds! And this delay might cease it from being a sin!

The thing here is the afterwards! OK u do a sin/bad-stupid-not right thingy. Everyone makes things like that in day life. What about the afterwards. R u hunted by the terrible Errinyes? Guilts? Feelling u must do something to make things correct because u really screwed up? Doing things is easy dudes! Being nasty and evil is also easy! The difficult part is to live with that! Oh! and u live w that alright! It is all about counciousness! U must b really unconsious to not care.

 

[Lina]

Originally posted by Trapped
I do what i feel what is right at the time, regardless of others.

Originally posted by Lina
well, then, wouldn't this be your conscience?

Originally posted by metalized
No this would be instict! Living like an animal and stuff!

OK then, isn't our conscience an instinctual reaction?

There's no absolute definition of how a conscience would make someone act -- it's different for everyone, based on their personality. It doesn't always make a person be selfless -- for instance, I almost never give money to people on the street, but I'm not racked with guilt either. Does this mean I have no conscience? No, it means that I have somehow rationalized my behavior and that my "conscience is clear."

My point is that everyone has a conscience, because it's instinctual, as you said, metalized. It's the set of guidelines your brain uses when making a decision.

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

I wonder how your relationships might look

WHAT relationships dude??

No good or Evil Huh!?

Let CHAOS rule!!!!!! (NO conscience)

exactly.

Listening to the 'conscience' is mankind's greatest shortcoming.

FIRST IMPRESSIONS AND FIRST REACTIONS.

 

[Jayde]

Truthfully, my bad side prevails most of the time. My good side is getting smaller every day. And I don't miss it much.

 

[D Mullholand]

Are "conscience" and "good/bad" real objects ?

If it's the amount of reflection on your own actions - self-awareness brings a consequence that each action or thought is more and more visible in retrospect, and more (or less ?) affecting. But I do have one vestige of "conscience" that I can't get rid of - the feeling of guilt towards everybody after an extended period of cynicism.

D