The Good Intentions Manifesto

Written by Steve Wallis, Version 3, 12 March 2008

This is the draft manifesto of the Good Intentions Network
(www.goodintentionsnetwork.org), which has a forum on which all
issues
raised here can be debated.

In this manifesto, I argue that the fundamental struggle in society,
and the most important one to win, is one between those who have good
intentions (are predominantly caring and generally want a more
ethical
world) and those who have bad intentions (are predominantly selfish
and generally want some sort of unethical world, like the one in
which
we now live or maybe even more unethical). Those with no clear ideas
on what sort of world they want can be considered neutral; if you
(irrespective of your intentions) are friendly towards them they will
probably cooperate with you.

The struggle between good and bad forces is not a new concept;
indeed,
it is the core belief of many religious people. However, religion is
used by many people with bad intentions to aid the strategy of...