If any considered good action will inevitably cause an adverse affect else where to balance things out.
2007-12-10 04:56:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
The same applies in reverse
2007-12-10 04:58:16 · update #1
I agree this is in the wrong section blame YAHOO . Maybe I'm being too simplistic , how about we all stop buying third world food to help global warming what would happen then for example you feel good they all die you feel bad maybe....
2007-12-10 05:38:05 · update #2
Oh and for the obvious mathamaticians out there how much will the economy suffer,.
2007-12-10 05:41:02 · update #3
I disagree, because the definitions of words like "good" are subjective. What one person considers good may be bad for someone else, and if something bad happens to one person, another may benefit from it, meaning it could be considered "good". But this does not mean that anyone is guaranteed to benefit from the misfortune of others, nor does it mean that altruistic acts carry some punishment.
2007-12-10 05:07:30 · answer #1 · answered by Gary 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't agree since it's absolutely impossible to prove, and therefore completely useless as a theory. Also, this kind of question more properly belongs in the R&S or Philosophy section, since Science is not concerned with the concepts of good or evil.
2007-12-10 13:20:43 · answer #2 · answered by Nature Boy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are right that this is in the wrong section, but I blame YOU and not YAHOO. It is clear this question belongs in the environment section and you could easily have put it there.
2007-12-10 13:47:22 · answer #3 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think good and bad have to balance out?
What is good?
What is bad?
These are not scientifically quantifiable things
This question should be in philosophy or astroLOGy, not science and maths!
2007-12-10 13:28:58 · answer #4 · answered by Greg K 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
good and bad are only subjective words. so the effect could not be quantified.
Bit negative too!!
2007-12-10 13:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by stephen m 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋