Good and evil are concepts relative to dogmatic justification of events by a religion/leading sect. Its all in analysis.
Evil needs no redefining. As time shifts, as empires rise and fall, so will that definition.
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Good and evil are concepts relative to dogmatic justification of events by a religion/leading sect. Its all in analysis.
Evil needs no redefining. As time shifts, as empires rise and fall, so will that definition.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">While I can agree with that all encompassing definition. If one were to rely on that definition and never "stand up" against evil (since it's all relative), then the salient definition of evil as described above can actually play a role in situational evil.Quote:
Originally posted by Christopher Lee:
Good and evil are concepts relative to dogmatic justification of events by a religion/leading sect. Its all in analysis.
Evil needs no redefining. As time shifts, as empires rise and fall, so will that definition.
Evil could be defined as what is contrary to the well being of society,which is the reason morals exist in the first place (see my post of morality:universal or societal construct?).
"Morality is the herd instinct in the individual."
F.W. Nietzsche
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That is really a great definition, but situationally speaking, shared resources require a herd instinct mentality.
Once again, situations can arise that change the meaning of a great saying such as the one by Nietzsche up above.