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Quote by: samsara15  Good is whatever is defined as good by the culture, or sub-culture, we live in. Many societies over many centuries have defined Good differently. However, we all have our own personal definition of Good, which is based on the subset of various influences which have made us the person we are. |
Thats where this conversation was at about 10 posts ago. What we're talking about now is your relativist mushy definition substantial enough to even constitute a definition.
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Quote by: FenianKiwi Comparison of acts in relation to one another. Theft is generally considered as an 'evil' act. Stealing medicine to help a desperate ill child is a good act. Of course, if the theft of the medicine to save a child denied the medicine to other people who will die as a result, the net effect of the theft becomes evil. And so on and so on and so on. |
I think real life hardly works that mathematically perfect. This isn't a utilitarian society we live it, its a free society. And what do you mean "generally considered"? Isn't appeal to popularity a logical fallacy anyways? Just because everyone thinks murder is wrong doesn't mean it is intrinsically wrong, thats just what everyone is saying. You can't infer any MORALITY from any situation because its inessential. Its like talking about God, or the Soul, its just a phantom concept.
Good is a word used to oppress the masses. Politicians, businessmen, drug dealers. They're all trying to sell you on their definition of Good and Evil.
There are entire professions based solely on good vs bad. A judge. A congressmen, a lobbyist, a cop, a preacher, an artist, a storyteller, a president, a parent. In a world of false prophets...