Should people be judged on their actions or their motivations?

Answer 1

actions. The way to hell is paved with good intentions.

Answer 2

I am judged everyday because of my actions. I don't believe the court systems are fair. I was involved in some bad things about 5 years ago resulting in a felony. Everytime I apply for anything it seems to come up, regardless of how I am now and what I have changed in my life. Most people are automatically predujust. I rarely hear wow, you've divorced since then, are raiseing a child alone, go to school full-time. No I hear we cannot accept applications with a felony record. So people are judged on their actions no matter what is said.

Answer 3

Neither, I think we should not be judgmental; who are we to judge anyone? And, there is always a reason behind people´s actions and/or motivations, as it has been said, you would have to be in that person's shoes to understand his/her motivations and/or actions.

In this world there is a civil law, and if you believe in God, well there is also a divine law.

Let those laws be the judge.

AV.

Answer 4

Actions speak. Motivations are hidden. Actions are what others see/hear and how one would be judged in your example.

Answer 5

Good intentions don't always equate to the proper action. It depends, one can think with the best of intentions and then act in the correct manner but the one on the receiving end of the action can have a totally different perception of your intention.......Ultimately, intentions are more important than action because intentions come from the soul where actions proceed through the ego.

Answer 6

both. motivation is behind Action so both. some items your actions are what people look at other times it is the motivation behind those actions that people look at. so i say people should be judged by both.

Answer 7

Actions. Actions stem from a motive. Motives do not cause consequence...actions do.

Answer 8

Motivation is simple the fore thought to action. Man shall be judged according to his works, doings, actions.

(Jer 17:10) I the LORD search the heart, [I] try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, [and] according to the fruit of his doings.

Answer 9

Motivation gives inspiration I suppose.

Answer 10

motivations. u never can understand ones actions, unless u have walked in his shoes.

Answer 11

it doesn't matter what you do, but how and why you do it...so the motivations i guess, even though sometimes the actions are too much to be ignored..//