Good and evil

[Immortal Goat]

Originally Posted by Strapping Young Lad

Indeed, I believe it's a person's obsession towards being "good" that ultimately makes he or she become evil in the first place.

I consider myself a spiritual person, but I refuse to affiliate myself with any religion, mainly because of the logic concerning what is"good" and "evil" is logically flawed. Why would a "good" god punish his creations in the afterlife for leading evil lives, no matter how evil they may have been? Isn't that in itself an evil act? Two wrongs certainly don't make a right. Also, by Christian logic a psychopathic mass-murderer who repents on his death-bed would gain entry to heaven, while a modest, hardworking, honest man who never heard of Jesus Christ his entire life would be sent to hell. I've yet to discern why one's eternal destiny would hinge on a simple decision of accepting Jesus as your personal savior. And don't even get me started on what the bible says about homosexualism and "unforgivable sins." Hypocritical nonsense.

Fundamentally, however, I believe the holy book is dead on. Love for your neighbor, humility, loyalty and perseverence are virtues we should all try to incorporate into our lives, and I believe that's how true peace with oneself and one's environment is achieved. Like a lot of other things though, the bible has waaaay too much baggage to be followed word for word. It's all about KISS. Keep it simple, stupid.

YAY! Someone else who gets it!

In response to Perndog, I believe it depends on the reason the person does nothing. If, hypothetically, there is an evil man who can't help but do bad things. He doesn't like it, but it happens anyway. If that man is aware of his evil, and does nothing so as to keep the evil inside and not allow it in public, then no, in that case doing nothing should be that person's greatest achievement.