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Post #382935

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xhonzi
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Why does the EU hate villains?
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Date created
21-Oct-2009, 2:09 PM

Octo- I don't think that tact is far off subject:  Why does [modern literature] hate [good and evil]?

It reminds me of a great line in Zero Effect (one of my faves, by the by): Zero has more or less stated that does his job to protect innocent people from evil people.  You know, the bad guys.  His assistant, goes off on him, There aren't evil guys and innocent guys. It's just... It's just... It's just a bunch of guys!

I do agree that there is good and evil in all of us.  However, I do think there is actual good and evil.  I do think that there are people we can accurately call "Good" because they are overwhelmingly so.  And likewise I believe there are people we can call "Bad" or "Evil".  Or, rather, "Heroes" and "Villains."

Moral relativism says that "This is true/good for you, but it is false/bad for me."  That I don't agree with.  I think truth is truth, and good is good, and that there are people who wrongly disagree.  But that's me.