Absolutes are difficult in anything really Ben. I suspect there is an evil Politburo of the Rich operating in the world and even that eating a tin of tuna has evil connections. I regard human resource management as an evil. I can explain why and don't need philosophical help. Francis Bacon laid out some Idols more than 400 years ago - four are key and concern culture, family, public posturing and theory preventing knowledge. Your challenge could only be met by a polemic based in such ignorance. No one is likely to rise to it because we already agree.
On Jul 9, 12:52 pm, rigsy03 <[email protected]> wrote: > I was a solitary child. > > Literature will also provide the shades of good and evil- Dante, Zola, > etc. > > Noting hypocrisy is a learned skill after many disappointments as is > trust in the good from positive experiences. > > On Jul 8, 10:16 pm, Ben <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I do not believe that we can define good and evil without entering > > into a philosophical conversation. > > > 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. > > > 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. > > > 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. > > > 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. > > > I challenge those of you who have read this to define an absolute good > > and evil. > > > Thanks, > > Ben Kaylor
