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philosophical questions. I agree with your analogy, but it gets sticky when you say, "Kindness, like respect, should only be shown to those that deserve it." That is sort of like saying that you should only be (or do) good when you know that something good will happen to you. That could be a contradiction to one definition of goodness, since many would argue that goodness is "intrinsic" in its rewards, and that being good is done without a thought to the gains goodness may bring. Furthermore, "only . . . those who deserve it" could be interpreted as being overly judgemental. Who's to say whether a person "deserves" to be treated with goodness? The person meting out the goodness? Wouldn't a "less good" person potentially benefit even more from being treated good than a person who is already good? Food for thought :c)
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