[Mind's Eye] Re: My thoughts on absolute good and evil

I think absolute good and evil are subject to the instinctual nature
of a species. As far as I can see, mankind is the only species that
would conceptualize variance in both.

On Jul 8, 10:16 pm, Ben <artistta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I do not believe that we can define good and evil without entering
> into a philosophical conversation.
>
> Good and evil are not absolute rules nor can there be a universal good
> or a universal evil.
> The concept of what is good and what is evil must be taught to us as a
> child, because we are not born inherently good or evil.
>
> To murder is bad. However the statement does not speak of a universal
> good. Murder in so many cases has been used in good ways.
> Euthanization has been used to end a suffering patients life. Abortion
> has been used to prevent a child from being born when childbirth could
> end a mothers life. To murder is bad in many cases but not all. The
> extreme case of the word murder means to kill another human being
> under conditions specifically covered in law. We can not define murder
> without discussing the implications. There are many instances where
> murder must be re-defined as a good not a bad.
>
> A child is not born inherently good or evil. Human beings are unique
> in the power of our brain. We are able to quickly associate good and
> bad. These associations are learned from society, our elders and
> peers. A child that is born with no contact from these influences will
> associate good and evil with pain and suffering. A child with contact
> from these influences will be able to conceptualize good and evil and
> apply it to many different aspects of everyday life.
>
> Finally, no universal good or evil will ever be agreed upon. There is
> no absolute good or bad that we must all follow. One concept can
> impede on another and we must accept those societies that have a
> rational way of thinking. Each society must continue to evolve these
> rules and change the commandments that were made centuries ago to fit
> the present day reality of life. To murder is bad, however we live in
> a civilized county in which many cases of murder are legal because
> they are good. No one is born inherently good or evil and our society
> must continue to define every aspect of what could be good or bad in
> order to teach our children and they to develop their own, more
> complete understanding to be taught to their children.
>
> I challenge those of you who have read this to define an absolute good
> and evil.
>
> Thanks,
> Ben Kaylor