Striving to be good

People have a duty to strive to be good in order to preserve [or promote] the health of the society in which they live.

Agree or disagree?

@FMF
Agree

@fmf said
People have a duty to strive to be good in order to preserve [or promote] the health of the society in which they live.

Agree or disagree?

Agree

@fmf said
People have a duty to strive to be good in order to preserve [or promote] the health of the society in which they live.

Agree or disagree?

Wrong. That is called works salvation, and people who do that are trying to earn their way to heaven. They will stand before God and say, here is my good works but all people are filthy sinners and anyone who tries to do good will be cast into hell.

Presumably, the primary obligation to strive comes from our conscience ~ which seems to hardwire us to be social creatures inclined toward cooperation.

What would be a morally sound way to deal with those who do not feel they have any duty to strive to be good for the common interest?

@rajk999 said
Wrong. That is called works salvation, and people who do that are trying to earn their way to heaven. They will stand before God and say, here is my good works but all people are filthy sinners and anyone who tries to do good will be cast into hell.

It's nothing to do with god, heaven and religion Rajk. It's about healthy society.

@avalanchethecat said
It's nothing to do with god, heaven and religion Rajk. It's about healthy society.

I do believe he was satirizing some sort of OSAS-adjacent Grace-only complacency.

@fmf said
I do believe he was satirizing some sort of OSAS-adjacent Grace-only complacency.

Oh right, I'll get my coat.

@FMF
I reckon you should strive to serve the One Spirit as well as you can.