Good and Evil

All the greatest stories of mankind are about two things. Love and the battle between good and evil. We have become so wrapped up in the story lines here we have lost track of one crucial point; evil does not exist.

Perhaps this isn't exactly true, perhaps a more accurate summation would be "evil is as you define it" but the consequences of either statement are the same. We need to reinvent the language used in governing society in order to more accurate represent what is going on.

Evil is a function of a moral system; that is things become evil when they oppose standards of morality. Moral standards change; if there is any doubt in that you can merely examine the last 100 years in our society in which some of the most rapid changes in moral traditions have occured in our society. Without a system of morals evil cannot exist.

All moral systems currently in place are fundamentally flawed. One flaw is generally they attempt to derive authority from fictional entities (God); this works until people realize there is no God (and they eventually will always stop believing lies). Another flaw is that because they essentially evolve to suit the needs of a nation is there is a great lag between moral philosophies and the needs of the nation.

Are moral systems neccessary? Yes, for the simple reason that a nation without them will not in the long run survive. Let's modernize. Forget outdated systems of morality that are in place and let's design a rational one based on philosophy and accepted base statements that everyone can agree too. Statements like

Freedom should, wherever possible, be increased.
Harm from one individual, wherever possible, should be decreased.
etc.


There is a trend amongst societies. First, they lesser moral restrictions and a period of great productivity occurs. We saw this in greece, rome and the renaissance as well as countless other times throughout history. It is inevitably followed by the break down of social order and eventually the society itself. Our culture must adopt a rational moral philosophy if we hope to survive in the future.