(May 6, 2019 at 3:30 pm)tackattack Wrote: If I had to define good and evil in terms of good people or bad people I'd say
good = a degree of empathy that spurs selflessness
evil = a degree of selfishness that comes from a lack of empathy
and if you want me to factor in my religious perspective, since this thread is in that forum:
natural evil= The axiomatic degree to which people act against God's will
natural good= The axiomatic characteristic of God's empathetic and compassionate nature towards positive outcomes for the most people
moral good = the ethical correctness of God's revealed will
moral evil = sin (going against God's will)
No need for a god, to explain anything. Humans were around long before any written religion of any kind, and just like today, humans were being both cruel and compassionate then, as we are now.
The idea of "God/gods" in antiquity WORLDWIDE, stem from our species age of kings, and those local rulers confusing their success as being divinely handed down to those rulers from above.
The claims of antiquity have nothing to do with our modern understanding of human biology, sociology, psychiatry or psychology.
