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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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An sentence completion question

0 "People should not be praised for their virtue if they lack the energy to be 01i00____; in such cases, goodness is merely the effect of ___02i00. 02br
00A. depraved … hesitation 02br
00B. cruel … effortlessness 02br
00C. wicked … indolence 02br
00D. unjust … boredom 02br
00E. iniquitous … impiety" 02br
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00I can't believe all those words "depraved, cruel, wicked, unjust, iniquitous" are derogatory terms. Because people lack the energy to be bad (not good), they should not be praished for their virtue??? :-s 0-
  

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0 I'd say C, as "wicked" is the contrary of "good" (as in goodness) 0-

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  • 0 I'd say C, as "wicked" is the contrary of "good" (as in goodness) 0-
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0 I'd say C, as "wicked" is the contrary of "good" (as in goodness) 0-
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0 Of course! If people are good because (for lack of energy or for whatever other reason) they 01u00unable02u00 to be bad, then they don't deserve praise for being good. 02br
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00They expended no effort to be good. They didn't have to. They were unable to do otherwise. They did nothing. Why praise them for doing nothing? 02br
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0Hmmm, CJ, aren't you planting seeds about the energy for being bad? 05000 beware, doll! (just quoting Dylan!)010id38
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10Of course! If people are good because (for lack of energy or for whatever other reason) they unable to be bad, then they don't deserve praise for being good. 12br
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10They expended no effort to be good. They didn't have to. They were unable to do otherwise. They did nothing. Why praise them for doing nothin
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00But we can't assure that people who lack the energy to be bad expend no effort to be good. :-s 010id3
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