You'll have to forgive me if I'm rough about this. Philosophy isn't exactly a strong point of mine.
I think, perhaps, there's a certain truth to the idea that what is evil and what is good is largely a societal construction. On the other hand, it's an entirely necessary one. Humans are strange creatures, in a way; we have many varying impulses, some good, some bad. Yet we also have more complex ideas to mitigate those impulses. Conscience? Morality? God? Maybe they're constructs, but they're ones that allow us to create a framework in which to work together. They can cause conflicts too, but that's always the risk with ideas: somebody's idea might be evil to someone else.
Are humans Gods? I suppose so -- but only under the understanding that the Gods themselves are flawed, if somewhat powerful creatures. I think the risk comes in thinking not only that you ARE a God, but that being a God somehow makes you infallible. And it doesn't.
Man, that's a lot of stream of consciousness. Still, that's what I think. What about you, Mr. Anon?
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You'll have to forgive me if I'm rough about this. Philosophy isn't exactly a strong point of mine.
I think, perhaps, there's a certain truth to the idea that what is evil and what is good is largely a societal construction. On the other hand, it's an entirely necessary one. Humans are strange creatures, in a way; we have many varying impulses, some good, some bad. Yet we also have more complex ideas to mitigate those impulses. Conscience? Morality? God? Maybe they're constructs, but they're ones that allow us to create a framework in which to work together. They can cause conflicts too, but that's always the risk with ideas: somebody's idea might be evil to someone else.
Are humans Gods? I suppose so -- but only under the understanding that the Gods themselves are flawed, if somewhat powerful creatures. I think the risk comes in thinking not only that you ARE a God, but that being a God somehow makes you infallible. And it doesn't.
Man, that's a lot of stream of consciousness. Still, that's what I think. What about you, Mr. Anon?