The moral fundament is the same, even if the exact means of producing it varies.įor a very straightforward example, I, a normal human, would usually consider being cleansed of radiation to be good, since it helps me, but if I met a Child of Atom, I could recognize that they might not want cleansing, and thus consider it harmful to be cleansed.

Consistent to both cases is the identification of good with help and evil with harm. Well, it's true the concepts relate to the self, though the moral actions you can personal take have to relate to someone else (there's no question of morality when it's your own actions affecting only yourself).īut individuals can also have a perception of what they believe helps or harms someone else, and hold it separate from the perspective of what helps or harms themselves. What you're stating is more about how someone rationalizes their actions.

Good and evil concepts come down to what one thinks helps or harms oneself rather than others even if it is wrapped in subjective labels of morality. Originally posted by DouglasGrave:Morally, good and evil boil down to actions that either help or harm someone else (respectively).ĭifferent individuals consider different things harmful or helpful (and the concept of 'greater good' is often involved), but the basic connection of helpful and harmful actions with good and evil works as an abstract concept separate from a particular perspective.

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