05-12-2015, 08:22 AM
As I would see it, there are two aspects to this question - both of which need to be delved into because the answers are different, IMO.
The first question is defining good or evil at a spiritual level. I would look at this with regard to how you would judge your actions in the life review after death, which probably boils down to whether you went against what you believed was right at the time and whether you caused harm to others..
Then there's the societal level of defining good and evil, which is more the prevailing opinion of the society, or alternately, an elite could write down a set of rules which they are given the authority to interpret in order to define for the society what is good or evil..
I don't have a clean answer on the question, but I thought I would chime in to breakdown the concept a bit. Good thread
The first question is defining good or evil at a spiritual level. I would look at this with regard to how you would judge your actions in the life review after death, which probably boils down to whether you went against what you believed was right at the time and whether you caused harm to others..
Then there's the societal level of defining good and evil, which is more the prevailing opinion of the society, or alternately, an elite could write down a set of rules which they are given the authority to interpret in order to define for the society what is good or evil..
I don't have a clean answer on the question, but I thought I would chime in to breakdown the concept a bit. Good thread