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

You're probably right; compassion and aggression, one level down the
conceptual tree.

On Aug 1, 8:10 pm, Jo <jojocasame...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
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> On Jul 8, 10:16 pm, Ben <artistta...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > I do not believe that we can define good and evil without entering
> > into a philosophical conversation.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > I challenge those of you who have read this to define an absolute good
> > and evil.
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> > Thanks,
> > Ben Kaylor- Hide quoted text -
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