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Theories of [[goodness]] inquire into what sorts of things are good, and what the word "good" really means in the abstract. As a philosophical concept, goodness might represent a hope that natural love be continuous, expansive, and all-inclusive. In a monotheistic religious context, it is by this hope that an important concept of God is derived —as an infinite projection of love, manifest as goodness in the lives of people. In other contexts, the good is viewed to be whatever produces the best consequences upon the lives of people, especially with regard to their states of well being.

 

'''Goodness''' is the mental recognition of the [[relative]] [[value]]s of the diverse levels of [[divine]] perfection. The recognition of goodness implies a [[mind]] of moral status, a [[personal]] mind with ability to discriminate between good and evil. But the possession of goodness, greatness, is the measure of real [[divinity]] attainment.[http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper56.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper56.html&line=168#mfs]

 

==Etymology==

==Etymology==

OE. gódnes; cf. MHG. guotnisse.  

OE. gódnes; cf. MHG. guotnisse.