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It depends on the person. But I would guess that the majority of people who have someone that relies on them sees that as an opportunity for exploitat...

I think that's definitely in play here.

I guess I'm making an inference. If the person's inclination is to not repay someone for their kindness, then it's possible they lack the kindness to ...

But then again, repaying (although not asked to do so) would assuage that feeling. Could be, although I don't know where that sense of entitlement wou...

Good grief. Yeah, you nailed it, that's what I've been doing. Never said I wouldn't. Indeed.

It would appear so.

Oh, and it gets better, or worse. There's more to this story. Just going to leave it here for now.

Certainly not obliged but wouldn't a friend do so anyway?

Great analogy. I'm careful of how I interact with the people I care about. I'm not as flippant as I used to be. It's not always about me, me, me. I th...

Thank you for the kind words. You provided a really good description of how I feel.

Well no. I say that because the windfall was unexpected. I was giving the money long before this never expecting to be repaid. Maybe I wasn't clear ab...

No, I haven't. I've always believed that if I did that they would give. But now I'm starting to question that supposition. Good point, but no. I've be...

All the standards in this familial relationship have been met, up until this point. But then it goes back to what you were saying about implicit socia...

Thanks for the clarification. Makes a big difference. Not to beat a dead horse or parse words, but I think reciprocity would be included as a way to s...

And that goes back to my initial conclusion. Thank you for your thoughts.

I don't think there's much to say about why reciprocity is good. I do something good for you, then you do something good for me and we both benefit. I...

In fact, it is a family member, which is I guess is why I'm having the difficulty. If it weren't family, I would also have said they're an asshole and...

That's a great question. Probably because that's a negative emotion that I don't want to feel for that person, or any other person for that matter. I ...

Couldn't agree more. Reality fascinates me. Objective vs. subjective. We can never peer into someone's mind to see what their reality is. Even in an o...

Sorry, I meant to reply to your second comment as well. I agree with you completely. It's not good for my well-being to dwell on it. It's just my natu...

I guess I'm speaking of human nature very generally on a personal level. If we're at the bar and I buy you a beer, you buy me one a little later on. T...

But doesn't a good relationship also include reciprocity? That's where I'm having difficulty.

Definitely don't regret it. Not in the least. It was absolutely the right decision, every time. It just seems to me, generally speaking, that it's hum...

My view is similar. Materialism only takes us so far. Not considering other possibilities seems to me to be generally unphilosophical.

He's a many worlds proponent. Simply put, many worlds posits that is the explanation of our universe.

I see the problem as being dependent on technology for survival. We're one direct hit from a coronal mass ejection away from being flung back into the...

Having to create an infinitum of universes to explain our one universe is suspect.

Change is a property of time. No time, no change.

So were they really "playing" pong then? Or did they just figure out how to get food? I don't think they were "playing" pong in the same sense as if y...

I tend to agree. Especially if doing the right thing has the potential of harming other uninvolved parties. I'm okay bearing the burden but not quite ...

Sure do, I would dare say most women are attracted to masculinity as you described it.

I have a couple problems with the multiverse. First is in the way it's presented. For the multiverse to be true, then everything that can happen will ...

The second paragraph just sounds like procrastination to me, something I've very familiar with.

So it sounds like it depends on which, or a mix of, brand of Philosophy that the individual settles on. A mix a philosophy sounds like it will often l...

But doesn't being a good person already prove that you're a good person? Trying to prove it seems redundant. I guess that's the whole point of the quo...

Thank you all for your responses. I was trying to get Philosophy's position on the issue. What I'm understanding now is that Philosophy has no distinc...

The "fairness is overrated" remark speaks to conscience. My question is, how long can someone go before their conscience can no longer be ignored?

Thank you Tom. I was purposely being non-specific because I didn't want to believe that doing the right thing is situational. So is it true in Philoso...

That's a very good question. Thank you. I think I should have phrased the question differently. My revised question: If someone is forced to participa...