Comments on: “Four Types of Conflict,” by Drew Gardner http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2010/03/01/four-types-of-conflict-by-drew-gardner/ Aikido Journal Online's Official Blog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:52:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Drew Gardner http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2010/03/01/four-types-of-conflict-by-drew-gardner/#comment-8184 Drew Gardner Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:50:59 +0000 http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2010/03/01/four-types-of-conflict-by-drew-gardner/#comment-8184 Thank you for expressing your thoughts, Matt. Feedback, whether supportive, contradictory, or some of both, means much to me. Drew Gardner Thank you for expressing your thoughts, Matt. Feedback, whether supportive, contradictory, or some of both, means much to me.

Drew Gardner

]]> By: Matt http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2010/03/01/four-types-of-conflict-by-drew-gardner/#comment-8152 Matt Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:53:31 +0000 http://www.aikidojournal.com/blog/2010/03/01/four-types-of-conflict-by-drew-gardner/#comment-8152 I agreed with you, up until your statement about belief in an afterlife being essential to a moral life in this world. While this may be true for some, it's not something I'd consider universal. The actions of a person in the world affect the people around him or her, and the impact may be felt throughout their lives. The desire to have a positive effect on the people around you, and thus the world, can often be enough of a motivator for moral behaviour. I agreed with you, up until your statement about belief in an afterlife being essential to a moral life in this world. While this may be true for some, it’s not something I’d consider universal.

The actions of a person in the world affect the people around him or her, and the impact may be felt throughout their lives. The desire to have a positive effect on the people around you, and thus the world, can often be enough of a motivator for moral behaviour.

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