[Debate Script] 12.11 - Kindness is True Kindness (Third Speaker)

My opponent has repeatedly made logical fallacies in their rebuttal, emphasizing causality, generalizing from limited evidence, and resorting to sophistry. However, we believe they have consistently failed to clearly grasp the relative importance of concepts and essence. Therefore, I must reiterate: today we are discussing a selective debate topic.

First, it's impossible for someone with a truly kind heart to be completely devoid of good deeds. As our first speaker already stated, kindness is intention, and action is the means of doing. Intention can be understood as a state of mind; no one can maintain the same mindset throughout their life. For example, you might want to eat KFC today, but if you see Pizza Hut on the street, you might change your mind and eat at Pizza Hut instead. Human consciousness is constantly changing. Therefore, kindness doesn't follow people at all times. True kindness is when a person has a pure and genuine kindness, or simply the intention to do good.
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Secondly, good deeds done without ulterior motives are not true good deeds. In daily life, there are certainly instances where unintentional acts of kindness result in positive outcomes. However, these are typical "accidental successes," beyond the control of the individual's thinking. From a value judgment perspective, this kind of "doing good" is generally not considered true good.

Secondly, true good deeds stem from a pure heart of kindness. Some people do good deeds not out of altruism but to seek fame and recognition. They may do so to demonstrate their compassion, wealth, or to find inner peace. But isn't seeking inner peace a manifestation of pursuing goodness and beauty? If a person feels at peace after doing good, doesn't that prove they have a kind heart? And isn't "demonstrating compassion and wealth" simply a desire for social recognition? Isn't that a basic human need? We shouldn't casually label someone as "seeking fame and recognition."

Finally, I want to say that a good deed is merely a visible action; its underlying purpose is unknown. While good deeds are called good, not all good deeds are truly good! Furthermore, good intentions are implicit, and not all good intentions can be realized, such as maintaining world peace or protecting the environment. But regardless of whether they can be realized, this good intention, or rather, the awareness or thought of goodness, is true goodness!

Therefore, we insist that kindness is true kindness.