Is there a thin line or a thick line between good and evil?

Thin.....moods change when the wind blows.....as do people...

Its a fuzzy concept but I think there is a thick line between good and evil. You have to ask yourself the following and then judge:

1) What is the intention

2) Who is or will be affected by the certain action or deed

3) What consequences does the action have on those affected and is it fair and just

Now then Don H if some one goes into a school and kill a lot of kids you are going to if but and maybe about opinions of good or evil or are yu going to accept the common view that some things are in fact evil by Definition no matter what we may think Indeed when the common people meet and start talking it is always about what happened and was it good or bad The concept of Situation ethics is in fact well thought out and so it is true you can kill but in a very limited set of reasons

The good and evil that you see don't even exist in reality, at least outside of the mind that believes in them. They are only judgments passed by the individual from their own unique perspective. What one person sees as bad or evil may seem to be the only logical thing to do from some other perspective. The ideas of both good and evil are point of view specific. This is why people like bush and bin laden are either loved or hated. Bush was seen as good by people who shared his fear based thought system. Those who have a compassionate concern for all of mankind often saw him as evil.

Bin laden was much the same. He was seen as a villain in much of the western world, but he was somewhat of a celebrated pop star in certain parts of the Middle East. There were T-shirt shops that sold items with his picture as though he was Jesus. His demise was reason for celebration in some circles and a reason for sadness in others. It all depends on your point of view or perspective.

To sum it all up good is the name we give to people who do things that we think we like.

Evil is the name we give to people who do the things that we don’t like.

This is of course based solely on our particular point of view.

Love and blessings

Don

G

That depends entirely how an event affects the interest of an observer.

It's not a line...it's a dash between the dates...like on a tomb stone.

It is not a line... it is a big valley of fire /death that is between good and evil...

there is total separation between the two. It's like salt and water - salt never becomes water.

Thin. Very thin.