RE: Good and Evil
May 6, 2015 at 1:00 pm
(This post was last modified: May 6, 2015 at 1:03 pm by Dystopia.)
There is no universal definition of good and evil, it all changes with the dominant political ideas - Right now we have a concept of good that comes from liberalism and human rights, but after it ends (and it will) our concept of good and evil will drastically change and maybe thinks that are today unacceptable will become acceptable. Anyone who wishes to argue for a universal concept of good can only prove so claiming the existence of a higher source of morality, like god.
Also, I refuse this idiotic idea that for something to be illegal, immoral, unethical or "bad" it needs to hurt me or somebody else (read - It needs to point a gun to my head in practice) - Everything that exists in my society affects me by the mere virtue of its existence and it will continue to do so. If I broad my logic and rhetoric I can find ways to point out how everything and everyone can be harmful even if it doesn't look that way at first glance. Quite honestly, it's possible to reach a consensus on physical pain, but when it comes to psychological harm there is no consensus because everything I see on the street can potentially harm me (mentally)
Also, I refuse this idiotic idea that for something to be illegal, immoral, unethical or "bad" it needs to hurt me or somebody else (read - It needs to point a gun to my head in practice) - Everything that exists in my society affects me by the mere virtue of its existence and it will continue to do so. If I broad my logic and rhetoric I can find ways to point out how everything and everyone can be harmful even if it doesn't look that way at first glance. Quite honestly, it's possible to reach a consensus on physical pain, but when it comes to psychological harm there is no consensus because everything I see on the street can potentially harm me (mentally)
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you