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Yes it does
'Cause all I really need's a smile, smile, smile
From these happy friends of mine
|Pinkie Pie, "Smile Smile Smile", ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''}}
Bob really likes happiness. Not only for [[Protagonist-Centered Morality|himself]] or for his [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|loved ones]], but for everybody. [[Ethical Hedonism|Since it's often impossible to let everyone be happy, he'll settle for as much happiness as possible to as many as possible]].
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Let's, for example, say that [[For the Evulz|Alice is having a great time hurting Charlie]]. Bob disapproves: It's a good thing that she's doing something she enjoys, but it's not cool that she's doing it at his expense. Bob has no desire to punish her for her misdeeds, but might do so if that's the most efficient way to make her stop and to help Charlie get his self-esteem back.
While Bob might be any average guy, his desire to make happiness possible - and especially the fight against needless suffering that comes with it - might drive him to become a hero. In some interpretations of Order vs Chaos, Bob is a [[Chaotic Good]] kind of character who might clash with a [[Lawful Good]] hero who disregards '''For Happiness''' in favor of having [[For Great Justice]] as his only driving principle. A hero who in such a setting
If the character is also promiscuous or such, he is
This is an available basis for morality while being secular and without relying on "Because God and the priests said so."
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