Sunday, September 13, 2015

Our Gray World Thomas Werner

There is no dead set 'good' and 'evil' in this world. While it may seem that way with characters such as Floyd Mayweather taking the 'villain' approach to their personality, flaunting money and taunting opponents, he knows he's not actually hurting anyone. He embraces his character, and knows people want to see him fall. And he knows people will pay for it. Mayweather isn't inherently evil, he just has a public figure that seems that way. He's not like comic book villains, who will cause complete destruction for the sake of destruction itself. Those people are called sociopaths. For the rest of us, we have what is called morals. We don't have morals that tell us to be good or bad, we have morals that tell us to to what is right.

A pretty universal definition can be set for good and evil, but what we define as 'right' is where the fog forms. While in some instances we can all concur, such as Leah Kleppinger returning the wallet, it's almost never completely that way. What if a homeless man had found the wallet? Most likely, his morals would have told him the right thing to do would be to at least take some of the cash to provide for himself. His own well being comes before being a good Samaritan. And on the complete other end, someone with corrupt morals will take the wallet completely for themselves. They are still doing what they think is right, but their idea of 'right' is egocentric. They see their personal gain as more important than helping a stranger, making what they do seem right to them.

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