Download or read book Why Bother Being Good? written by John E. Hare and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone, it seems, struggles with moral and ethical issues. On a daily basis, newspapers, television, radio, and magazines feature the moral scandals of political, religious, and business leaders, not to mention entertainers. Moral failure has become so common that it no longer shocks us. We wonder whether it is possible to be morally good in a largely secular society. What is the source of moral authority? Do we need God to be good?