Tuesday, 10 April 2012

Good and Bad


How do we decide what is good and what is bad? Most of us have varying definitions of what is and isn’t good, but if we have differing opinions how can we know for sure? Do good and evil even exist?

Most of us believe that good and bad do exist. Some people, like my flatmate, believe that they are not mutually exclusive (you cannot have one without the other) which, when reasoned out seems an acceptable observation. However, if we can accept this then we need to then look at definitions of the two. For most people the dictionary definitions are not enough of an explanation and quite frankly I don’t think good and bad can be defined. So many times people have changed their definitions to suit their actions and say their unkind acts where for “the greater good”, but isn’t this just the blurred grey line between the two?

All I know is that it is best to treat people as you would like them to treat you. I guess that is the best chance any of us have at being good.

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