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¿Question #129?
CortexBomb: Ethics: Intent or Results should be the measure of one's actions?

oldhoss: Intent. A failed murder has the same intent as one that was successful.
resin: 20% Intent, 90% Results. Hey, I INTENDED this to come out to a 100% total...
bcooperok: Intent, unless you are in a metric country.
Straight To Hell: Personal gain.
Felimid: Both.
Phil Fleischmann: The result is what matters to those who are affected by the actions. If you do someone harm, they don't really care that you intended to help them.
senorcoo: Results.
GrimJester: both
ricardofo: Intent 50% Results 50%
DKahnt: Intent
vandemonium: Both should be a part of the equation but ultimately results are probably more imporant to me.
Flix: Intent
Mad Wet Squirrel: Results. I dont care how good your intent is, keep your stinking rules off my right to freedom and happiness.
hotrodqt: intent
CessnaFlyer: Intent
DHEK: Intent and results both matter. But intent plays a bigger part.
ecobot3001: depends. no one ever got hurt by the guy who intended to get off his butt and kill a guy just the guy who intended to kill a guy but wasnt a good enough shot
Butterbane: Intent
aleo09: results
bluebehir: Intent. results measure actions. Intent measures ethics.
le_cygne: Intent.
Captain_Physics: Results, weighted by Intent.
SisyphusX: Intent.
brainrob: Intent
Dorque: Intent.
vampywife: intent if we could measure true intent. the results thing is too shakey based on the sensitivity level of the offended.
Melantha: Both.
vetinari7878: Both should be taken into account.
confuse_a_cat: Both.
Android: Intent
Gregol: Gotta look at both.
ZombyDawg: Intent, results AND actions are the measure of one's ethics. So unless one is omnipotent and omniscient they're probably not 100% good all the time.
skrutsch: Both.
Tushratta: Results. Intent is for jerks. You can intend world peace and wind up killing 10,000,000. Does that make you a good person?
atlantean_tauri: There's no black-or-white answer to this question.
Gecko23: Either one is arbitrarily simplifying the issue isn't it?
MochaKimono: Both, and then some.
ssmooth: If it's actions you're measuring, intent does not register on the scale.
ststrat: why both, of course, which is what makes it so difficult
POvidiusNaso: Intent.
erli: Intent. An action could look outwardly good but is inwardly evil (i.e. kissing ass above your boss in order to depose him/her).
Ludocrazy: Both should be taken into consideration in context.
Lord_Prussian: Both
Mease19: intent
The Unbeliever: 42
Randy Cox: I do not think about things I do not think about
mandj2001: Results
Nap16: Intent
kimapesan: Both
scriptorum: Both. Thanks for playing.
CapAp: Intent
snoozefest: intent
fubar awol: result
fellonmyhead: Results.
StormKnight: A mix of both
redhuntingcap: if you're talking about realm of ethics, or philosophy, then i would have to say intent.
isolated: Intent. If you intend to murder someone but instead end up buying them icecream you should be punished for commiting murder.
AlorielLelyn: Both, and including methods of action - One can have the intent, but botch horribly. One can produce results, but screw everything up along the way. If your intent is to do good, and you produce good results, then you are good, but only if the methods used were also good. For example, Churchhill knew of an impending bombing in England during WW2. No evacuation was called for the target, as it would give away to the Germans that they had the codes. This is NOT an example of a good work, since the method resulted in the death of many, even though the outcome and intent were both good (to defeat the Nazi Germans).
Fawkes: Since you prefaced with "ethics", intent. Results are a matter of execution, which can be botched.
2amp: intent
thoia: You are asking for a black or white answer in a world of many shades of grey.
Sideburn: In general, intent. But reasonable anticipation of results can/should be inferred as part of intent.
Johan: A bit of both, but leaning towards results
melissa: In general, intent. But reasonable anticipation of results can/should be inferred as part of intent.
fsumarc: measure this
CDRodeffer: Both, in proper measure.
GuyHill: depends
Blackwind: results
cad614: Intent
DangerMouse: Intent, but be sure to drag those with bad results in the mud as much as humanly possible. ;-)
Steve Leach: results
geberus: Intent
UhhhClem: Results.
BobDodgerBlue: Intent counts more, but results can't be ignored
louiseh: Both.
jim.brooks10: results
StuartF: Results
djflippy: Intent. You can't always control the results.
Denise: Both must be considered when measuring one's actions. Real life is not binary.
queequeg: Intent
berserkley: Intent
yossarians: Now that is a tough one. I'd have to say results.
Gelatinous Goo: Intent
Draugnar: Results
mrbeankc: intent
shotokanguy: Both, but if I had to choose I'd probably go with intent. For example, if you try to save someone's life but fail, your behavior was still ethical.
WonderCinz: Results.
EndersGame: A false dilemma. Both need to be considered, as well as other factors.
Magnus the Blue: That's a tough one...I guess Results b/c Intent can't be measured.
TamiWhitsett: intent
janiera: Intent
nexttothemoon: Intent
Xlyce: intent
ValJor: Results
Jim_P: Results
EYE of NiGHT: Intent. Measuring ethicality by results leads to short term expediency and more harm than good.
Bearcat89: Intent
skelebone: Intent.
HBGlover: Results.
Shakar: Intent, for it's the way to obtain a result that count.
shumyum: Intent
ejmowrer: Both.
Donkey Thong: Intent
Gregarius: Intent
nix342: Results
Mike A: Yes.
Spielguy: Certainly not that clear cut
rochs77: Intent
PopeBrain: Intent
bard: Intent. Ends do not justify means.
Geosphere: Inverse proportional scale.
sdownin: Results
hacksword: Yes
Ryno8: Intent
chaddyboy_2000: Insults
dakarp: Both matter. Intent matters more, but only results are knowable.
gnomehome: I agree
Debate: Intent, surely. And the ends justify the means
jttm: Intent
Flyspeck23: Both.
Septic: Results flow from intent. Actualized energy is superior to potential energy
toucana: Intent
Friendless: Results
bbenston: Intent. It's what our entire system of law is based upon, if you're looking for a quantifiable measure.
djlg: Neither. Process should be. (Its not the plan. Nor the destination. Its the trip, man.)
MisterCranky: Intent should be the measure of your results, you can just ignore the actions.
Shade_Jon: Mu
CortexBomb: Intent is more important, but results must be taken into account in many situations as well
ynnen: Context -- you need to evaluate all factors before reaching a conclusion.
hooded_paladin: Intent. Results are nullified by apologies and forgiveness.