Well, Morals are subjective yes, and so too are Ethics, but that's a lengthy study I'd rather not delve into today. =P
I guess the concensus stems from that we as a society imprint meanings onto the words, because we need to conceptualise and apply these labels, for example "Good and Evil" onto physical entities or events in order to describe them so they can be distinguishable from each other. The actions manifest themselves around us, usually through our own actions and/or inactions, but these are merely terms, philosophical definitions, the words don't actually exist.
The Problem of Evil (no pun intended) is it is often misapplied and blown out of proportions by philosophers and theists who assert a deeper spiritual and/or more profound meaning onto the word, indeed asserting the word is actually attributed to a supernatural malevolent force in of itself. The failure here is there is no one universal definition as people can spoof up various quandaries - some theists believe there is no evil, only an absence of good. Some philosophers imply there is natural evil at work from disasters or agent-less causes, and so on.
Used incorrectly, the label "evil" ceases to have any kind of practical value. People begin to misattribute and associate it with just about everything and anything that is contrary to their values and beliefs, such as the total sum of mankind's ignorance, people exercising their free will, Satan, the swastika, demon possession - the list is exhaustive.
Used correctly and effectively, the word can describe consequences of cause and effect.
I guess the concensus stems from that we as a society imprint meanings onto the words, because we need to conceptualise and apply these labels, for example "Good and Evil" onto physical entities or events in order to describe them so they can be distinguishable from each other. The actions manifest themselves around us, usually through our own actions and/or inactions, but these are merely terms, philosophical definitions, the words don't actually exist.
The Problem of Evil (no pun intended) is it is often misapplied and blown out of proportions by philosophers and theists who assert a deeper spiritual and/or more profound meaning onto the word, indeed asserting the word is actually attributed to a supernatural malevolent force in of itself. The failure here is there is no one universal definition as people can spoof up various quandaries - some theists believe there is no evil, only an absence of good. Some philosophers imply there is natural evil at work from disasters or agent-less causes, and so on.
Used incorrectly, the label "evil" ceases to have any kind of practical value. People begin to misattribute and associate it with just about everything and anything that is contrary to their values and beliefs, such as the total sum of mankind's ignorance, people exercising their free will, Satan, the swastika, demon possession - the list is exhaustive.
Used correctly and effectively, the word can describe consequences of cause and effect.
