[arista]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Another thread made me think about this, and I seriously dont think I have. I did some awful things when I was younger (just one very tame example being stealing £100 from a friends mother. My friend got grounded for a month because her mum thought it was her...the mother had to get a loan to do the shopping that week, I never once felt bad) and the ONLY times I have felt bad about anything was when the punishment was on ME if I got caught. I have never ever felt guilty about anything that I got away with.

I dont (purposely) do bad things now..I like to think I'm old enough to know better, even though age isnt really an excuse. But even if I did go out of my way to hurt people or something, I seriously dont think I would even feel guilty, based on past experiences

Please tell me I'm not the only one who is like this

Yes You Do Vicky



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Nothing gets in your Way.




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[joeysteele]

I beieve I have a conscience, if I even think I have upset someone I feel really bad about it. However, in saying that though, I have a friend who is far too dependent on alcohol and is only 22, whenever I get the chance to,when I am where he lives, I look round to see is he has any alcohol around them in the house and if I find any, I empty it out. I never feel guilty about doing that though.
(I must add I and others are trying to help him see he has an alcohol problem too).

Gosh, reading that back now makes me feel a bit bad about doing that.

[Jords]

I do have a pretty big conscience tbh, its not always great.

[Livia]

Yes, I have a conscience. Just not a very well developed one.

[Shaun]

I think humans are selfish enough to bend their ideas of conscience to suit their own wants and desires.

[Shasown]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I think humans are selfish enough to bend their ideas of conscience to suit their own wants and desires.

Very true but I dont think its selfishness with everyone. More a practicality to avoid spending the rest of your life regretting something.

My conscience is very selective, I sometimes feel guilty having upset someone relatively meaningless in my life, however i would have no hesitation or feel any guilt about killing someone given the right circumstances.

[Marsh.]

Wow, a few sociopaths on TiBB.

I'm scared.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i have a good moral compass

[Marc]

Wow Vicky... harsh.

I have too much of a conscience, it stops me from being a harsh bas**rd. Though one of my housemates is bugging me loads so I keep messing up the kitchen to wind her up (oh I'm so hardcore)

[InOne]

Yes I do have a conscience. And most people on here do too. It's takes a lot to be totally cold and which is easily exaggerated on forums.

[GypsyGoth]

I do have a conscience, but I'm not compelled to help people who are suffering. So I guess my conscience only goes so far. Like I don't even feel a tad guilty for pirating stuff online, but I would be devastated if my actions lead to someone being hurt. However if something bad happens to someone who was awful to me in the past, I think serves them right. I guess if I really thought about it I might realise that the person is probably very different now to how they were then and could have changed loads, I don't know.

[Lee.]

Yeah I do... I feel bad for everybody and everything! I even feel guilty walking fast past old people who are slow. I cannot stand the thought of me being rotten to somebody even if they've been horrible to me.

I remember during the TiBB wars I was involved in, a member gave me **** and I was proper horrible to him.... for some reason I started wondering if they maybe had a hard time in real life or were maybe bullied in school and got my self all worried for them! Hahaha... I felt so bad that I pmd them and said "oh hi, do you get bullied at school?" And they replied "erm no... why?"

They probably thought I was but I just felt bad about being horrible to him even though he had been really offensive to me.

In real life I can only think of one thing I have done where I have really hurt people, and I do hope to have the opportunity to at least explain myself and apologize to those involved.

[King Gizzard]

Probably too big a conscience...scared of doing most things in case there is a bad consequence. Bit of a goody two shoes

Never got one detention :s

Guess that's what you get being raised in a Christian household

[Jords]

Are you Christian yourself?

[King Gizzard]

I would say yes, not strict though

[MTVN]

Yeah I think we all do (even you Vicky) although I think we all have a different one, and like morality it's shaped by various things and experiences so no one act is universally "right" or "wrong"

Edit - also, I gave 50p to a homeless man tonight, must have one

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Yeah I think we all do (even you Vicky) although I think we all have a different one, and like morality it's shaped by various things and experiences so no one act is universally "right" or "wrong"

Edit - also, I gave 50p to a homeless man tonight, must have one

Hmm, this is very interesting

As is

I think we sometimes get pressured into feeling guilty about stuff that morally, we should feel guilty about, but in reality we just don't :/

I definitely agree with the second one

[swinearefine]

I never feel bad about things I do, but mostly because I don't ever do mean things to people who don't deserve it. Honestly I can't remember ever feeling bad about doing anything since I broke my dad's scissors when I was like nine. I get into a lot of arguments with people on the daily and I say horrible things like "Your opinion doesn't matter because you're going to die of a strike in a bit" but if someone is being horrible to me I don't feel bad about it, even after the argument.

ETA: Actually I did feel really guilty about exploiting animals so a couple years ago I became vegan.

[Kizzy]

Wow another philosophical debate, are morals inherant or a product of our upbringing?...no two people are ever brought up alike as they respond to situations differently, but there really is no way of knowing if your feelings of guilt or regret towards a situation is not how you respond personally to the situation, or if its how you have been 'programmed' to feel. To test this you would need someone who did not have any primary or secondary socialisation...and thats not likely is it?

[CharlieO]

Does one*

EDIT: I am wrong, I did not read the first post and see that it related on a personal level.
-embarrassed-

[Livia]

I'd be interested to know Vicky, whether you ever feel hurt by people's words or actions to you, or angry because someone's hurt someone you love?

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

I'd be interested to know Vicky, whether you ever feel hurt by people's words or actions to you, or angry because someone's hurt someone you love?

I dont feel hurt over things people say/do. I do get angry at random things on a regular basis though

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I dont feel hurt over things people say/do. I do get angry at random things on a regular basis though

Hmmm... a slight body-swerve at the question about feeling hurt or angry on behalf of someone you love when they get hurt. I can't believe you're completely devoid of conscience.

Yeah, I get angry at random things or a regular basis too, and what annoys me one day I may not even notice the next.

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Livia

Hmmm... a slight body-swerve at the question about feeling hurt or angry on behalf of someone you love when they get hurt. I can't believe you're completely devoid of conscience.

Yeah, I get angry at random things or a regular basis too, and what annoys me one day I may not even notice the next.

I misread the question thats why...sorry

I dont get hurt when people say/do things to me. But I do get very angry when people upset my family/gav

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I misread the question thats why...sorry

I dont get hurt when people say/do things to me. But I do get very angry when people upset my family/gav

Although I guess that's empathy rather than conscience... interesting though. Either way, I think you'd probably make a good assassin LOL... a job I've always fancied myself.