Saturday, June 7, 2008

Good and Evil

We've all been thought the concept of good and evil. We look at a murderer, thief or drug dealer and we instantly label them as evil. It is not necessarily a completely natural reaction, but it does happen spontaneously without consideration of the one we label. But its just the way we are thought. But considering that GOOD AND EVIL ARE COMPLETELY RELATIVE TO EACH PERSON....

a person who is raised in a certain way and been thought to worship a certain religion would view an action as either good or evil. But there are more than 6 billion people on earth. Meaning more than 6 billion views on good and evil because no 2 people think EXACTLY the same. Does this mean that religion determines what is good and evil? Who sets the boundaries then, for modern practices like stem cell research? Men? Its not stated in religion that stem cell research is evil or good. Even if there is something that connects a religious judgment to stem cell research, not all religions say the same thing. Which one do we follow? How do we know which religion is more true than the next if we can never come to a compromise and discuss religion openly? All that later because I'm discussing(with myself) good and evil first.

Is there a possibility that good and evil don't exist at all. according to Brendan Vive 4 years ago, good and evil are from the words God and Devil. How sure are we that both those characters exist. I don't mean to be harsh but its a valid question. My retarded but all too human curiosity wishes to KNOW not to BELIEVE without fact. Stupid me. There goes my soul. But that doesn't matter, what matters is, IS THERE GOOD AND EVIL.

To answer that question, the first step would be to know that EVERYTHING happens for a REASON. The reason why we can hear is because of that whole complex ear system and the vibration of particles and stuff, the reason why the heart beats is because of the passive nervous system that gives out electrical charges and stuff.. I don't know the exact details, I am not a specialist.

The REASON why a heinous act is committed. We do not always think of that when it happens to us. But we immediately place blame and get angry or scarred and such. There IS a reason. ALWAYS a reason, no matter how small, confusing, irrational, unbelievable it might be. We must look for that reason, because it IS human nature to accuse, to judge and to blame when we are not in control or not satisfied. Look for the reason.


Is good something socially acceptable? Something emotionally, or rationally acceptable or praised? Or is it something that brings feelings of gratitude and such? All of the above perhaps? But there is always 2 sides to every story isn't there. World war 2 wasn't about the Allies struggling over waves of evil Germans bent on world domination. That is not the definition of WW2. Both sides had their story. Many civilians were murdered, raped and robbed in this conflict due to the action of the Germans. But saying Nazism is evil is very single and closed minded. The Germans were a very proud race, with a great past. Their defeat and humiliation was too much to handle and with accumulation of problems and shame, with certain events and people, Nazism was formed. It had its reasons and purpose, but it was not EVIL. It was just proud, ignorant, selfish(which was also present in the forces of the Allies as with the Axis powers).
Of course the Allies were triumphant and I am very proud that they overcame such a blind and retarded tyrant rule of Nazi Germany. Still what is good? To me, it is completely relative to EACH and EVERY religion, person and teaching has a different opinion to both good and evil.
As I said before, There is always a reason. Nobody gets up in the morning, and says, "i don't know why, but I'm going to go kill someone now". And if somebody does, the reason is simple, he might be crazy.

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