Good Vs Evil - What Makes a Person Good or Bad? In the Bible, we are repeatedly told to 'neaat God'. It's amazing to me that people don't read the Bible and learn about this stuff. It's not very complicated really, but it does take some time. So here is what I'm talking about.
What we call 'good guys' are those who love their fellow man, who practice charity, and who have a strong sense of honor and responsibility. What we call 'bad guys' are those who hate God, who love their neighbor (but don't have a strong sense of honor and responsibility), and who practice selfishness and laziness. In other words, what makes a person good or bad, according to religious belief, could be summed up in a short list of characteristics: empathy, generosity, respect, honesty, dependability, integrity, and truthfulness.
Now, I'm not saying that every single person on this list is evil. We all have our good and bad side. What's important is that we recognize the value in those things that differentiate us from the evil people. In fact, love and forgiveness may be the most powerful force for change that we will ever confront in this lifetime. We need to forgive those who have hurt us, no matter what sin they committed.
Forgiveness is not about forgetting something. I'm not saying that you shouldn't remember anything. What I'm saying is that you shouldn't try to hold on to something that might harm you, and you should let go of the desire to keep something that might be painful to you at some point in the future. Forgiveness is recognizing a difference between what is right and what is wrong. It is the first step in getting people to see things your way.
A second example is when you make a mistake and say something like, "That's just terrible. Everyone says that. Everyone makes mistakes. If I were in your place, I'd want to apologize, but I don't." Here you are saying that you think it's okay to make a mistake, even if it means that you're the one who actually created an evil situation.
The third example comes from a quote by Alfred Lord Tennyson: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating." There are two sides to every argument. One side says that forgiveness is good while another says it is evil. The important question here is whether it is good or evil. It is essential to think about what it means to be human before making judgments about whether or not forgiveness is right.
Now let's move on to what makes a person evil. There are many definitions of what an evil person is, but typically, in Christian circles, an evil person is one who does wrong and is mean spirited. They hate others who are doing right. This may sound like a simplistic view, but it is important to consider all of the dimensions of being mean spirited when weighing good or evil - for those who believe in the concept of good and evil are just as complex and multifaceted as those who don't.
In closing, there is no easy answer to what makes a person good or evil. Good is often viewed as having characteristics that are often contradictory to evil. Evil is often considered to have characteristics that are not good at all. No matter what you believe, though, it's important to remember that both are needed in the scheme of things - one just needs to be the greater good.
My father use to tell me when I was a kid,
Thanks for sharing. Nice thoughts.
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