You are the difference between good and evil
Posted by Slick 11 years, 7 months ago to Philosophy
It doesn’t matter if you write, research, talk to others, attend a tea party meeting, attend your local town-hall meeting, or simply read about current events. Staying informed and learning the truth is the gateway to knowledge and ideas, and ideas backed by knowledge and wisdom change the world.
"If it's a good and positive change; more lives will improve."
This statement:
1. Measures change in number of lives that improve, not an individual's life.
2. Begs the question. Something is "good/positive" if there is "improvement." What does improvement mean?
"When man is able to improve his life by his own free will and trade with others; the world changes for the better."
This statement, like the first, is focused on the world and general culture. Thus, my original question was not answered. Why change the world (the world meaning how the OP used it, a general macro level cultural change)?
As a general rule throughout history, every time a new technology has been invented, the lives of others around that invention and that person’s lives have improved.
Of course there are plenty of examples where inventions have been used for destruction, so it is up to the individuals to use inventions in a positive way.
One person can make all the difference in the world. It’s like a pebble dropping in a lake; it causes ripple affects.
As to the question of why; to quote Yoda from Star Wars “why? There is no why.” Man lives for his own sake and for is own pleasure.
You are the difference between good and evil because an individual on his own causes ripple effects which can change the world. It is up to the individual to decide what is good and evil, and act upon it.
As to the measurement of improvement; that is up to you to decide. When I look back at history, I’d say that lives over the last couple hundred years in particular have improved dramatically by inventions spurned on by capitalism and trade.