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Date Posted: 05:57:09 04/27/04 Tue
Author: tina siddiqui
Subject: its good
In reply to: Existence 's message, "What makes a person bad?" on 21:10:43 01/09/03 Thu

>Concepts of "good" and "bad" are really abstract.
>think about it, what is "good" or "evil"? to any
>individual person these concepts may seem concrete,
>but in reality they are not. It is like th adage "one
>mans terrorist is another mans freedom fighter". in
>the mind of person A, the actions of person B are
>inconceivably evil and irrevocably heinous. person A
>is a crimminal, a miscreant, a villain or whatever
>have you. as far as person A is concerned, this is
>undeniable fact and otherwise is byond the realm of
>possibility. However, to person C, the actions of
>person B are noble, justifyable, even heroic, and
>person C will tell their children one day about how
>person B defied the beast and stood heroically in the
>face of oppression. who is right and who is wrong?
>person A thinks person C is out of his/her mind and
>vice versa. will either of them ever really be
>convinced to change their view of person B? not
>likely. and therefore their perceived reality does not
>change. therefore, what makes a person "bad" or "good"
>is merely the way other people perceive that person.
>the way history will perceive that person is
>determined on how many people perceive that person as
>good or bad. opinions on some individuals has always
>been so split that history has never able to ever
>really define is they are good or bad. Francis Drake,
>Mohammed, Julius Caesar. Good or evil? depends on who
>you talk to.
>
>it all comes down to how we are perceived by others.
>or more importantly, how we perceive ourselves.

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