tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post4032146992727741137..comments2023-09-28T12:01:53.857-04:00Comments on One Infinite Loop: Beyond Good and Evil?The Wiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04111025074615469477noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-32018860264000084692011-05-27T05:45:01.614-04:002011-05-27T05:45:01.614-04:00Good and evil are subjective and relative. They a...Good and evil are subjective and relative. They are concepts that are developed through consensus by a society. People who violate the social code are considered to be evil. In this view, people are simply born. They can become good or evil depending on how effectively they are socialized to live harmoniously within a given society.<br /><br />I am not religious either but I find the Garden of Eden story an interesting mythological depiction of man becoming a sentient species. Our fall from grace (original sin) happened when we became sentient and could conceptualize a moral code. We could conceptualize the meaning of "good" and we could fail to live up to it. <br /><br />Animals rape, murder and do pretty much every other act that humans do to each other yet nobody would call an animal evil for doing so. It is just following its nature. Our ability to know what we should do is what creates the possibility for good and evil.<br /><br />Objectively, there is no such thing as good or evil (or hot or cold, light or dark, yin or yang, etc.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-85031326411260154582011-05-03T16:06:28.133-04:002011-05-03T16:06:28.133-04:00I feel it's both depending on the situation it...I feel it's both depending on the situation it's just that some people are iherently more of one than the other.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934633415819801671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-43280010113342547602011-04-25T00:35:46.089-04:002011-04-25T00:35:46.089-04:00Excellent discussion. Eagerly awaiting the start o...Excellent discussion. Eagerly awaiting the start of my own Philosophy class. I believe we are born as we are, the factors that surround us as we age help to shape us, good or evil imbued, these factors grow the shape of the driving force inside of you.<br /><br />+1 Follower,<br />juju-paintballer.blogspot.comzepdragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05887216947679836776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-88172275389292494682011-04-24T21:08:59.768-04:002011-04-24T21:08:59.768-04:00I think this sets up a false dichotomy. People ca...I think this sets up a false dichotomy. People can be born sociopaths, or born predestined to develop a personality disorder that will lead them to do things that will later be viewed as evil. "Normal" people can do "evil" things when under the influence of drugs/sleep deprivation/mental illness/brain tumors/etc. <br /><br />In the case of Phineas Gage, he experienced a brain trauma that altered his personality making him mean and violent. The simplest thing to say would be that humans are products of nature via nurture. Environment influences genetic possibility. But then there are completely random events like brain damage a la Gage.DerpFileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195386133427326850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-39556526161044245652011-04-23T15:39:02.278-04:002011-04-23T15:39:02.278-04:00good discussion!
http://turqoisemoon.blogspot.com...good discussion! <br />http://turqoisemoon.blogspot.com/LigerLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567987528316648700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-84599285478733703052011-04-23T04:02:40.926-04:002011-04-23T04:02:40.926-04:00Born inherently good. Conditioned into sustained g...Born inherently good. Conditioned into sustained goodness or inherent badness. I'm no bible-sort, neither :)bananaconda.nethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00103427080570364930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-76783726219599083712011-04-23T03:18:17.623-04:002011-04-23T03:18:17.623-04:00I find philosophy so interesting! I could spend al...I find philosophy so interesting! I could spend all day thinking and discussing these abstract concepts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-13527494766713653292011-04-23T03:13:18.109-04:002011-04-23T03:13:18.109-04:00most people want peace.most people want peace.henry23https://www.blogger.com/profile/15858502801693280926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-23169339685660917532011-04-23T03:10:51.339-04:002011-04-23T03:10:51.339-04:00Great insight, never thought about goodness and ev...Great insight, never thought about goodness and evil like that before.Lucky13https://www.blogger.com/profile/02882637171490259785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-23009832886032951552011-04-23T03:04:46.442-04:002011-04-23T03:04:46.442-04:00I think we are born good/pure until we meet someth...I think we are born good/pure until we meet something that corrupts us - which turns us neutral - what we do beyond there is up to that person.Scrogglezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088902971730699743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-86354169432707255712011-04-23T01:23:07.512-04:002011-04-23T01:23:07.512-04:00Philosophy is neat stuff, Ive actually been lookin...Philosophy is neat stuff, Ive actually been looking into it a lot recently.Lhosreiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492734864459696586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-9772908193508868692011-04-22T23:56:16.696-04:002011-04-22T23:56:16.696-04:00I think we're born neutral, or close to it, al...I think we're born neutral, or close to it, although some people seem to tend towards good from a very young age and others towards bad, so maybe some people are born "better" than others.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770611611431739874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-87948842004858023482011-04-22T21:48:12.275-04:002011-04-22T21:48:12.275-04:00very philosophical, I love reading these kinds of ...very philosophical, I love reading these kinds of postsgoat-on-a-stikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480960651433648303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-39282061809582995872011-04-22T21:32:02.252-04:002011-04-22T21:32:02.252-04:00Nice drawing :DNice drawing :DTickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00577511528430464082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-71448766122415892972011-04-22T20:50:20.246-04:002011-04-22T20:50:20.246-04:00Never really believed the whole good/evil thing, e...Never really believed the whole good/evil thing, everyone has aspects of both, no matter how small.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08942978239834836405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-66614180799726732342011-04-22T20:48:01.836-04:002011-04-22T20:48:01.836-04:00That is one awesome drawing!!! :DThat is one awesome drawing!!! :Dkillerkunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18105164281500461280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-50999350010048096712011-04-22T20:34:07.808-04:002011-04-22T20:34:07.808-04:00Your blog is dope by the way. Make sure you stop b...Your blog is dope by the way. Make sure you stop by Alee's Perspective sometime and say what's up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-80529790193424828922011-04-22T20:33:26.414-04:002011-04-22T20:33:26.414-04:00You are an excellent writer and make some very val...You are an excellent writer and make some very valid points. Definitley followed. I think humans were born with equal parts negative and positive. We choose which one we want to side with for the majority of our lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-81886887377992827992011-04-22T11:45:48.890-04:002011-04-22T11:45:48.890-04:00I never thought of it that way, and completely agr...I never thought of it that way, and completely agree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-63741119118371105262011-04-22T08:20:40.804-04:002011-04-22T08:20:40.804-04:00I think it's different from person to person.I think it's different from person to person.fabio_2007https://www.blogger.com/profile/03578481636241393314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-12891177583204221302011-04-22T07:46:51.320-04:002011-04-22T07:46:51.320-04:00Some people even start out with just evil. Those t...Some people even start out with just evil. Those that never can seem to get around with anybody. Even as liitle children.Mostly Irrelephanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045172413374272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-66926213582642453042011-04-21T23:09:08.121-04:002011-04-21T23:09:08.121-04:00I'd like to think people were born nice...I'd like to think people were born nice...Jessica Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925590748601298856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-6890242469124119942011-04-21T16:23:59.958-04:002011-04-21T16:23:59.958-04:00I'd say we learn both as we grow, but some peo...I'd say we learn both as we grow, but some people learn one more than the otherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-4116932201007130572011-04-21T15:51:52.008-04:002011-04-21T15:51:52.008-04:00its all a matter of perspectiveits all a matter of perspectiveAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754094679490660249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4818412758615607398.post-56718790027471942242011-04-21T15:35:36.016-04:002011-04-21T15:35:36.016-04:00Also, very cool headerAlso, very cool headerMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12335581492459419498noreply@blogger.com