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

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