What is good?

There are more than one answer, the answer to it is really flexible. There are many ways to define what is good. At the beginning of this chapter, I define “good” as something in your heart that is willing to help others and also not being self-centered. But after several classes, I change my mind and define good as something you think is good is good. Everyone has their own way to judge whether it’s good or not. For example, the trophy problem, asking whether you’re going to hit the five workers or turn on the switch and hit only one. To me there’s no right answer to this questions, because people always give explanations to persuade others to think that your choice is better. Just be a good person and do things that you think is right but don’t ever waste time to prove it.

Another way for us to approach “what is good” is to think about “what is bad”. Before we really find out what is good, we sometimes needs to think about what is bad instead. People tend to learn bad things faster and easier. For example, when we are discussing whether automation will bring more positive or negative affect, first thing I think of is the negative affect that automation will bring. Nowadays people rely on technology and this is a big issue but on the other hand it brings us efficiency and convenience. We tend to learn more from the negative side but always remember the positive side because “every single movement that happened to you, always teach you about goodness” (Labshor Ahmad).