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Topic: Moral question.
Razor
posted 11-23-2003 12:52:53 AM
Is it wrong to be happy at someone elses anger and sorrow?

Right now I feel that it's wrong to do it, but I can't stop grinning and being happy about the situation....

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Canadian Mountee
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posted 11-23-2003 12:55:07 AM
quote:
Razor enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
Is it wrong to be happy at someone elses anger and sorrow?

Right now I feel that it's wrong to do it, but I can't stop grinning and being happy about the situation....


I'd say yes. Put yourself in their situation.

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Led
*kaboom*
posted 11-23-2003 12:55:09 AM
Nope, no problem with it at all.
D Spot
Pancake
posted 11-23-2003 12:56:13 AM
Is the situation funny?
JooJooFlop
Hungry Hungry Hippo
posted 11-23-2003 12:56:46 AM
It's only okay if the other guy deserves it.
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Ryuujin
posted 11-23-2003 01:01:06 AM
quote:
Everyone wondered WTF when JooJooFlop wrote:
It's only okay if the other guy deserves it.

Agreed. If they brought it on themselves/get what they deserve, then milk it buddy, milk it.

Karnaj
Road Warrior Queef
posted 11-23-2003 01:18:06 AM
Just flip the roles in the situation, and see if you're still laughing. If you are, then it's probably justified. If not, then you're probably just being a douche. Without knowing more about the situation, I can't say much else.
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Beer.

Mr. Parcelan
posted 11-23-2003 01:26:16 AM
There is no fault in deriving pleasure and advantage from your foe's disadvantage. It's a rule of combat.

If it wasn't a foe, then you should shed a tear and seize advantage anyways.

You cold-hearted monkeyfucker.

Pvednes
Lynched
posted 11-23-2003 01:28:17 AM
quote:
Karnaj stopped staring at Deedlit long enough to write:
Just flip the roles in the situation, and see if you're still laughing. If you are, then it's probably justified. If not, then you're probably just being a douche. Without knowing more about the situation, I can't say much else.

Perhaps I should just put "What Karnaj Said" in my sig, and save some effort.

Razor
posted 11-23-2003 08:30:19 PM
quote:
Kahuna Ryuu spewed forth this undeniable truth:
Agreed. If they brought it on themselves/get what they deserve, then milk it buddy, milk it.

quote:
Karnaj wrote this then went back to looking for porn:
Just flip the roles in the situation, and see if you're still laughing. If you are, then it's probably justified. If not, then you're probably just being a douche. Without knowing more about the situation, I can't say much else.

I've already been on the flip side. In a few short words, he "stole" my ex-girlfriend of mine.... now he's seeing the side I saw and hates it. He took a few months of prying her away from me. Now in 3 short weeks he's complaining that he isn't getting his fair share.

I still don't feel justified for almost laughing my ass off, but I can't stop the smiling.

Astronomy is a passion...
Engineering is a love...
My job isn't a job, it's my career, and I love every minute of it: Observatory Superintendent
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Pancake
posted 11-23-2003 08:56:47 PM
quote:
Razor enlisted the help of an infinite number of monkeys to write:
I've already been on the flip side. In a few short words, he "stole" my ex-girlfriend of mine.... now he's seeing the side I saw and hates it. He took a few months of prying her away from me. Now in 3 short weeks he's complaining that he isn't getting his fair share.

I still don't feel justified for almost laughing my ass off, but I can't stop the smiling.


Enjoy your revenge, he just pulled the same thing on you.

Life... is like a box of chocolates. A cheap, thoughtless, perfunctory gift that nobody ever asks for. Unreturnable, because all you get back is another box of chocolates. You're stuck with this undefinable whipped-mint crap that you mindlessly wolf down when there's nothing else left to eat. Sure, once in a while, there's a peanut butter cup, or an English toffee. But they're gone too fast, the taste is fleeting. So you end up with nothing but broken bits, filled with hardened jelly and teeth-crunching nuts, and if you're desperate enough to eat those, all you've got left is a... is an empty box... filled with useless, brown paper wrappers.
Mr. Gainsborough
posted 11-23-2003 09:00:42 PM
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LeMiere
posted 11-23-2003 09:17:12 PM
It depends on your morals. If you feel it's wrong, then it's wrong. If you don't, then it's not.

Are you guilty for laughing because you think others would find it wrong, or because you personally find it wrong?

The answer is your own... nobody else should force you to feel some way because of their moral backgrounds.

Chalesm
There is no innuendo in this title.
posted 11-24-2003 04:51:03 AM
Schadenfreude. A lovely, lovely concept that America never quite got it's hands on.

I say enjoy this one. This does seriously sound like someone who had it coming to him.

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Pvednes
Lynched
posted 11-24-2003 04:53:55 AM
quote:
Chalesm had this to say about Robocop:
Schadenfreude. A lovely, lovely concept that America never quite got it's hands on.

I say enjoy this one. This does seriously sound like someone who had it coming to him.


Though I do definately agree with you, who are you, and what have you done with Chalesm?

Chalesm
There is no innuendo in this title.
posted 11-24-2003 05:07:51 AM
quote:
Pvednes had this to say about (_|_):
Though I do definately agree with you, who are you, and what have you done with Chalesm?

I am a person up very late at night (...well, morning now) while listening to the "Avenue Q" soundtrack. That does funny things to one's head.

In the beginning the Universe was created.
This has made a lot of people angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

Douglas Adams, 1952-2001

diadem
eet bugz
posted 11-24-2003 07:26:50 PM
quote:
So quoth Razor:
I've already been on the flip side. In a few short words, he "stole" my ex-girlfriend of mine.... now he's seeing the side I saw and hates it. He took a few months of prying her away from me. Now in 3 short weeks he's complaining that he isn't getting his fair share.

I still don't feel justified for almost laughing my ass off, but I can't stop the smiling.


in most cases, i'd say you are an ass. in this case, you are fully justified and he has it coming. in fact, this is the most fitting case of it being justified that i can think of

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