Week: May 10-16, 2009 Question 3

Week: May 10-16, 2009 Question 3

So what is good and evil on a whole?

Ah, here we reach the end of the philosophical debate that has ranged for centuries probably even millennia. Just as we reach the end of this debate we reach the end of what i have to say for quite a while. It has been amusing putting up philosophical questions and answering them myself but I'm afraid that i must seek out some better questions for the future. And without further ado, here's my answer.

Good and evil, right and wrong has always been a thorn in my side for a long time. I never believed in the existence of either one. Hell i don't even believe in shades of gray because then i admit to believing in some form of good or evil, which i don't. Everything we define as good and evil stems from one thing (and no it's not our belief structure), Perception. Perception is different for every person and so is the idea of good and evil. Some people perceive murder under religious circumstances to be right while others say it's wrong. The act being defined as right or wrong depends obviously on the person, possibly the laws of their area of the world and whatever religious beliefs they hold. I may say something is sick and twisted but to someone else it's pleasant and normal, all based on the persons perception of the thing in question. So in the end i believe that no such thing as good or evil exists, they are merely labels for us to put on something to force our opinions on others.

As an added note on forcing opinions or perceptions on others i would like everyone to realize for a moment that we all do it. By writing this one could say i am trying to convert or force my perceptions or beliefs on others. Fortunately for all of us that isn't the case with me. I merely want people to try and think about something from a different perspective. Before i get people hating me and telling me that they or their country doesn't do this i want you to take a moment and try to look at what your saying or what is being said. You just might find that all of is done to convert people to an opinion or belief, when it goes a little too far then you are forcing it on someone.

Well that's it for me for a while, leave feedback, criticism or comments in the comment section.

Thought for the day: Sometimes seeing another side of an argument will not change your mind or opinion but it will let you get a glimpse of understanding as to why they are arguing.