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JMononoetoe · 04-20-2009, 01:07 PM

Saying that there isn't good and evil, just smart and dumb is saying the same thing twice. Now, what I am going to say could be considered controversial. This is just my absolutely objective look at things.

I would say... There isn't good and evil, it just is. That act is more or less beneficial for others and depends on the perspective.

By talking about those who do wrong, you have already made a judgement and thus it is no longer truly objective. The thing is that those people aren't doing wrong at all. They are just doing things, that seem to be wrong according to your beliefs.

I believe the friendly and nice way is the way to go. Help others, you know. And I am not an advocate for torture and killing people and all that jazz.

However, it is not evil. I Think it's evil, but that doesn't make the act evil. Relative to my way of life and seen from my perspective, it is wrong. Remove me from the chain, and it is no longer an act of wrongdoing.
Yes, it hurts people. It's simply less beneficial for them, and the 'evil' acts thus simply have a more egoic flavouring. It is actually a very effective method to get what you want.

Those people are quite intelligent, just in a different way then most of us. Think about it. They know exactly how to cause fear, how to torture people and so on.
It might not seem very hard to 'be evil'. This is also because the good is so clearly present in this world. 'Good' and 'evil' act as eachother's blueprints. Any 'good' deed creates it's (potential) oposite 'evil' pole right at the same instant (and vice versa).

For those that commit these acts, it is a very good way to get things done. It might not be socially acceptable, but that's not important when discussing this, just as all the other dogmas are to be excluded.

Anything I've said so far can be inverted, and then it talks about 'good' people.

Does this mean I find it acceptable that there are such people in this world? Not at all. I simply removed myself from the process of observing things, and so I see them as they really are.
I prefer to choose for the way that is considered to be 'good', although I do find several aspects of being good quite a nuisance (several laws for instance). Heh. In the end we all create our own 'style'.

04-20-2009, 01:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
JMononoetoe Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 346	Saying that there isn't good and evil, just smart and dumb is saying the same thing twice. Now, what I am going to say could be considered controversial. This is just my absolutely objective look at things. I would say... There isn't good and evil, it just is. That act is more or less beneficial for others and depends on the perspective. By talking about those who do wrong, you have already made a judgement and thus it is no longer truly objective. The thing is that those people aren't doing wrong at all. They are just doing things, that seem to be wrong according to your beliefs. I believe the friendly and nice way is the way to go. Help others, you know. And I am not an advocate for torture and killing people and all that jazz. However, it is not evil. I Think it's evil, but that doesn't make the act evil. Relative to my way of life and seen from my perspective, it is wrong. Remove me from the chain, and it is no longer an act of wrongdoing. Yes, it hurts people. It's simply less beneficial for them, and the 'evil' acts thus simply have a more egoic flavouring. It is actually a very effective method to get what you want. Those people are quite intelligent, just in a different way then most of us. Think about it. They know exactly how to cause fear, how to torture people and so on. It might not seem very hard to 'be evil'. This is also because the good is so clearly present in this world. 'Good' and 'evil' act as eachother's blueprints. Any 'good' deed creates it's (potential) oposite 'evil' pole right at the same instant (and vice versa). For those that commit these acts, it is a very good way to get things done. It might not be socially acceptable, but that's not important when discussing this, just as all the other dogmas are to be excluded. Anything I've said so far can be inverted, and then it talks about 'good' people. Does this mean I find it acceptable that there are such people in this world? Not at all. I simply removed myself from the process of observing things, and so I see them as they really are. I prefer to choose for the way that is considered to be 'good', although I do find several aspects of being good quite a nuisance (several laws for instance). Heh. In the end we all create our own 'style'.