GRGR (15): Good & Evil (was Enzian...)

[Michael Perez]

David wrote:
"'Good' and 'Evil' here discussed are too flimsy.  Is not context
needed?  Can we proscribe w/o context a set of 'Good' and 'Evil' acts? 
'Perception,' above, is denigrated, 'cause 'Some of my best friends are
Black,' right?  Wrong perception is only balanced with more
information.  'Good' and 'Evil' are moving targets, along with
'Justice.'"

I don't think context is absolutely necessary, pick any one of the
issues in the book we have been discussing recently.  No, we cannot, I
believe, proscribe precisely a set of good or evil acts.  It's not so
much context as perception, which is not to meant to be denigrated, but
I don't believe it should be elevated.  I don't understand the
reference to "Some of my best friends are Black" in this discussion -
unless you're thinking that what I said could be construed as
supporting the idea that membership into any race (or nationality,
etc.) could be said to be good or evil in and of itself.  That was
certainly not intended.  However, I do agree with the last statement
quoted here that good and evil, like justice, are moving targets.  That
was more the intended point of my post.


Michael

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