As to using society and government to define what good is seems to be very delicate indeed. The war on Terror, and Iraq was deemed good by society and the government but countless numbers have died and suffered because of it. In fact they seem to be exactly the scenario that you described with the bank robber.
I'll share what has really got me thinking. It was a TV series called Dexter, the gist is that he is a serial killer that only kills people who have continued to murder or who have slipped through the justice system. Now I am torn is this guy a hero or no better than the people he is killing? I am a black and white kinda guy but this, no this is a serious conundrum to me. I feel punishment has its place but murder is murder. But then I look at jail, and lots of tax payers money goes into them, and they really don't solve anything if anything they create a stronger criminal more well connected criminal.
So the conclusions that I have been coming to are that good and my definition of it, is undeniable linked to society, government, religion, and you all but I am the one who molds it to me and my actions that I deem good are in the end all on me. And maybe that good is just a fantasy, and a form of control.
Another conclusion is that there really is no good, or bad there is just reality. For as I have been talking about, good, bad and philosophy are deeply personal and individually defined. If someone is killed it is good to some and bad to others and well, in another sense it just is, no terminology, no definition, just someone being killed. And if I have a view of a God, that is how It views things, no definitions, no required church or homage or actions are just actions no terms of good or bad. A Being that can create such as this in my mind would not be humanly vain and require said things. To It we just are nothing more and maybe a whole lot less.
Always in pursuit of Arete
Zachary
p.s. Ms. Ward I know you have been reading these blogs so post some opinions
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