Does intention matter in life? Would you still answer this question if you knew my true intentions?

Question

If you knew up front that my only intention was to lower your Best Answer % by not choosing you, would that still be worth 2 points for you to answer this question?

(I will choose a winner though and that person will get 10 points. Please Star if you think this question is interesting. Thanks!)

Also, if possible please answer BOTH questions since this turned into a two-part question. Thanks and please follow-up later!

Answer 1

well i do think intentions matter in life. but on yahoo answers? hmmm. not sure i care about your intentions. and i am Sure i don't care about the points here.

i just like this question.

Answer 2

Last question first. I don't care about the points, so I will answer you anyway.

I think intention is everything. It is more important than our actual action most of the time. I know it is said that the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. This is often true, but it still doesn't change my opinion or my actions very much. I am just a little more careful before I try to help someone out. Some people cannot be helped by anyone. They need to do everything for themselves.

Answer 3

Ha! Your intentions are made clear by "Please Star if you think this question is interesting."

Intentions are sometimes used to justify actions and sometimes the morality of the person. They might say they didn't intend to do that... Or their intentions were to help rather than to hurt. But none the less what happened happened.

:P best answer % is just a basis of prejudice :P It serves no purpose. It tell you of the past. But even the most esteemed philosopher/scientist can lie or tell you utter crap. People might use it to judge how credible their answers are lol. But it's all a basis of prejudice, so it would probably be better if it was actualy abolished :P

Answer 4

Intention matters a lot in life. For example, if it is ur own intention to win a contest, there is a much higher chance for you to win it instead of if it was ur parent's or friend's intention for you to win the contest. And I would still answer because this is a very interesting question and I still just might get a best answer.

Answer 5

Things can still go wrong even with the intentions, True story for an example I was exiting the Interstate near a bridge and noticed what I believed to be a domestic goose dangerously near the road ,I pulled over got out to shoo the goose away from the interstate and to my surprise it flew away from the interstate but right into the path of a pickup on a adjacent road killing it.Just what I didn't want to happen.

Answer 6

Intentions are the most important thing. If you were giving money to charity, and your only intention was to better yourself, by looking like a giving person, than that's not good.

And yes, I would still answer this question based on your true intentions. I'm here to help people get answers, not to beat them all for points.

Answer 7

intention is not the most important thing. but it is one of the important thing.

take this as an example. a parent stole someone's wallet to buy something to eat for their son... so do intention make a good deed?

intention doesnt approve ways.

sorry if iam out of topic coz i think that the %, point and star is only example by him..

if refered to your question, all know ur intention is for the star because you ask it. but mabye actually u dont. so the way you show your intention represent your intention.


in religion it is a little bit diffrent..

Answer 8

Frankly, I don't care for this type of questioning & in this case I couldn't care less about the 2 pts.
The word intention , struck a cord or is it a sour note with me, in reguards to one of my five grown children (the baby, 37 yrs.). He always is so sweet and makes promises to come around more often & join us in family functions or just visit. He was married on March 31,07 and we all attended and gave a big send off to Europe. We lavished them with gifts of money. That was their desire.
5 months have passed. He lives in the same city as us, He has only called once to say he is back. He or she hasn't called or sent thank you's to any one. It's very strange. AT 77 & 81, Dad & I are giving it to the Lord & other then this the family discusses it no more. A request of ours. It spoils our good times with the rest of the family. We did our best~~

Aways he promises to do better, but as I told him on several occasions. INTENTIONS ARN'T WORTH A HOOT IF THEY ARE NOT ACTED UPON ~~~

Like your remark Emily~~Scary thought !!!

Answer 9

well theirs 3 things the intent the means and the end

now think about this you want to help a group of people out a few several many doesnt matter your intentions are a good one you want to help but to me in my opinion is the means are you willing to help these people are any means? are you willing to kill people, steal, do criminal acts, etc. and the ends the way it all ends up i think the means is the most important because when you are going about to doing things somethings come up and you have to compromise look the the invasion of Europeans to the Americas their intentions was to explore get riches conquer spread the word of god ect. but look at the means they went about it they could have compromise for some of the things they wanted look at what their actions created hope this helps good question man like things that make one think

Answer 10

Your intention is irrelevant in my world. I chose to answer the question whether it gains or loses points.

For those who are competitive and concerned about points and percentages, it is an insight into your character. If I could, I would happily donate points to you if they are that valuable to you.

Although, if another respondent's intention is to manipulate you to giving someone else points, will it still matter to you. That person may want to lose points.

Oh, what tangled webs we weave.