July 26, 2005

Good n Evil
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Everett, I have to say that I think you've just agreed to all I said, in that it is the belief in a divine figure and its set of laws that determine our sense of morality.
Thing is, there is not proof that there is any supernatural dimension, not to mention a God(s) existence.
Its a matter of faith. Simple stuff, you can't have faith if you have proof - thats knowledge. And so all our moral code are based on belief. There is no rock hard concrete undeniable proof of whats right and wrong. As there is no proof, this allows for a myriad of standards to base you moral code on. Killing your first born might be the height of goodness in some moral codes, which looked at objectively are as valid as, say, the Christian moral code. Looked at objectively, all religions without proof are equal. And seeing as all religions lack proof, they are all equal... objectively.

So, to say an action is good or evil boils down to what moral code you believe in.

All examples of good, evil and pizzas are meaningless if we dont select a moral code to argue from. Else, all is good and all is evil.

However, to judge such events from my own inadequate wisdom, based (I hope in the truth that is Yahweh' Word), measure all things in this.... does it hurt anyone? A very simple rule that all others stem from.
Thou shalt not steal. Covers both examples.
The first is evil because it is plain theft. The second is an evil act yet it is an unselfish one (allowing that the robber has already impoverished himself in helping the poor and exhausted all other avenues). The robber took on the stain of sin to help another. In someways on par with giving up your life for another.

Reminds me of a story of a noble woman who seeing the poor starve, sold all she had to feed them. Still they starved, so she sold her soul to the devil for money to feed them. The Woman eventually died, but did not go to hell as she had given everything for others. While the act was to be frowned upon (lack of faith in God's help), her heart was in the right place.
In truth the Christian moral code should follow the spirit, not the letter of the law.

Oh Faerlas, before I forget, the poem is Paradise Lost.

Everett, funny thing is I could see Cows flying until I read the footnote.
Hmmmmm does that count Pigs as well?
CoughPoliceInHelicoptersCough

See you later :) Ash Nazg...