An indifferent act is any action that is neither good nor evil.
When acts are considered in general, with respect only to their object, there are acts that can be said to be neither good nor bad, but indifferent. It is a topic of much dispute whether a specific act, performed by a specific person in particular circumstances, and for a certain end, can be indifferent, provided that it is not something done out of habit rather than deliberation.
Read more about Indifferent Act: Catholic Theologians On Indifferent Acts
Famous quotes containing the words indifferent and/or act:
“When we believe ourselves in possession of the only truth, we are likely to be indifferent to common everyday truths.”
—Eric Hoffer (1902–1983)
“The act of putting into your mouth what the earth has grown is perhaps your most direct interaction with the earth.”
—Frances Moore Lappé (b. 1944)