good vs evil
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Like a couple of posters have already mentioned, I think this can basically be summarised as 'short term' vs. 'long term'.
The problem is, evil can rarely be sustained .. people who are treated badly will eventually become sick of the conditions they're put through, and will either rebel - or in extreme circumstances, kill themselves.
A sustainable solution to almost any problem involves providing people with a set of decent conditions and the power to work with you to move conditions forward in a way that's good for everyone.
I reckon, in all cases - 'good' is practically better. It's not just better in a moralistic sense.
Think about a business, a business that tries to trick its customers will experience massive gains initially. After a while, news of that businesses behaviour will travel and other people will learn how awful that business is. They'll eventually fail.
It's a simple point - but good really is better.
- no the ceo switches job. to be evil and smart is better good then good and smart for profit in biz.********
- But even profit is conditional on happiness. Why would a person be evil if its causes discomfort for profit. Doe she like to be evil********
- he want profit mor ethen happiness. doubt it. so they self delude themselves into being evil and being good.********
- Some people donate. SOme surround themsleves with people who think theyre good, or others that can keep up the illusion********
- illusion. And they hide the fear and hate anyone that shows them otherwise.********
- no the ceo switches job. to be evil and smart is better good then good and smart for profit in biz.
- moldero0
"I choose good over evil" - works in advertising
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Sounds good lukus...until you take a look around. Does the evidence really back up this notion that good is a more sustainable approach?
Mwuh ha ha ha
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Evil...is good. Evil is right. Evil works.
- jamesomega0
I choose evil.
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- randommail0
It's human nature to be 'evil'.
'Good' is an impossible concept created by 'evil' men.
- The first statement is false. The second has some truth. Even good men create concept of good.********
- The defintion of the good based on axioms is necessary to evaluate both defintions.********
- actually the first is both true and false too...********
- its just vague. without meaning. and no backing********
- this all depends on your definition of evilscarabin
- The first statement is false. The second has some truth. Even good men create concept of good.
- scarabin0
this conversation is impossible without a consensual, unanimous definition of "evil" and "good", which will never happen.
- agreed.********
- just too much fun to argue on assumptions of peoples definitions********
- agreed.
- randommail0
I don't view Man as standing at neutral, with a choice to be good or evil.
- is a stone evil or good? why is a man without actions to be judged?********
- or maybe tree a better definition in that its alive.********
- i liek to argue for fun. but scarabin knocked it out of the park by first asking to define such statement********
- Humans, just like most other animals, have natural instincts and emotions.randommail
- It's all in fun deathboy. I'm not arguing, just trying to figure this one out myself.randommail
- Gotcha. Its more a logical qualifier to philosophy. Needs a type of argument to qualify it.********
- If a certain philosophy is the function then the if/else would be evil or good if it fits.********
- is a stone evil or good? why is a man without actions to be judged?
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