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¿Question #3498?
ssmooth: Do you suppose virtue is really its own reward?

Hms_indefatigable: Has to be, nobody else will acknowledge your doing the right and honest thing now a days
ricardofo: one of them
Snipes777: Reason => Virtue => Happiness. Everything anyone does it to try and get happiness.
Woelf: Sounds like it could be a Pride issue. That pretty much cancels out the Virtue.
Spirit of 70: Yes.
TiwazTyrsfist: No, turns out that virtue is it's own Punishment, and Vice is actually it's own reward. This is why Virtue gets OUTSIDE rewards, people praising you for being good, and Vice gets eternal punishments such as people ostrasizing you for doing things they want to but lack the guts to do themselves.
Disreputable: Only if I get to take it.
simpledamon: yes
Guantanamo: Yes
Scotty Dave: It's the only reward you're likely to get...
BlaiseandTara: No, money is a reward. Virtue is for wussies.
Wabete: yes
CptRavage: Yes
MisterCranky: Moses supposes his toeses are roses, but Moses was an old fart whose virtue fell so short of God's mark that they had to hire some crank named Joshua to finish the job. What was the question?
Hubsi1w6: For some maybe.
bigbadsteve: that's one of those things they tell you to make you feel good, kinda like nice guys dont always finish last, or no, your hair looks fine like that
1000rpm: Its good. But not as good as cold hard cash.
ZiggyZambo: yes
aleo09: sometimes
jpat: It often times has to be.
ZeroZilla: Yes. Aside from the fact that your life will be less stressful, there are actual physical benefits.
vampywife: sometimes, yes...it's a good feeling to know you're doing the right thing for the right reason.
themagni: That depends on the virtue.
DHEK: To some, it is.
Majiken: Who the hell wants to be virtuous?
Brentoon: for a second i thought you said virtual reality
Der Ubermolch: There'd be a lot more virtuous people were that true.
Kayvon: Eventually.
Cthugha: No. Colour is it's own reward.
PsyJam: I'd challenge you to define virtue before assessing it's value as an inherent reward.
Justin77: Yes, yes I do. I believe everybody would be much happier if they were true to their integrity.
MikeMKH: If you have no claws, it maybe the best you can do.
dmomo: I think it might be.
erikk: It has to be, I don't see any other prizes being offered.
XanderF: Would that be true! The world would be a better place.
bluebehir: So they would have you believe.
Kazin: No. I don't
BeeCeeJay: Spoken like a true romantic... no, being virtuous isn't all that rewarding IMHO.
Helenoftroy: it would have to be because to be virtuous you aren't looking for a reward.
zapperio: what about all the brownie points in heaven?
Platinum Dragon: Yes, it leads to happiness and self-satisfation, and there can be no greater reward then that.
brainrob: No
jellospike: The term "virtue" is too broad for me to agree completely. But I somewhat agree.
aramis: No. But it leads to postmortem rewards, and often social reqards as well.
Tim Synge: They are all awful.
ZombyDawg: Only to the virtuous.
ssmooth: With many virtues, you may reap dividends.
GI Joe: Not at all. The reward of virtue is happiness and right living.
MochaKimono: Yes.
xlorp: Only to the sanctimonious.
javelin98: Nah. It's the feeling of being morally superior to others.
dakarp: I suppose so.
WyldKarde: Depends on whether being used as a doormat by more cynical people is a 'reward'.
Regault: Money is its own reward.
GrandpaDave: No
puffinge: keep telling yourself that
Thedalek: Ultimately, yes.
skrutsch: yeah, probably
rayzir: yeah, I suppose
RDReilly: Yes, by definition. Virtue done for the sake of something else isn't really virtue.
sourwyrm: yes
ValJor: I guess, yes
2amp: yes
Great Dane: No
rdmasters: In some ways. No good deed goes unpunished.
Claytonius Maximus: sure
arkibet: Yeah, because you get to say "I'm better than you, muthaf-a"
djlg: As long as its not the ONLY reward you're getting.
Lord_Prussian: Yes
CortexBomb: If it's not then I can't think of a compelling reason to be virtuous
jttm: Umm... no
heli: y
chaddyboy_2000: Uhhh, ok.
Spielfreak: Does virtue come in demoninations?
sos1: Yes, I do
CDRodeffer: No
skelebone: It should be.