Can we consider people as Good or Evil? People can be defined as neither good nor evil because many factors lead to us being a mixture of both. One of these factors is that we only have one perspective of life and the actions they do. This means we don 't have all the information to be able to form an opinion on them. Another factor is that we are unable to measure how good or bad an action is. This means that we can not say if the good actions they did outweigh the bad actions that they did in their life. These factors mean that we are unable to judge people and say whether they are good or bad. We cannot judge people and say whether they are good or bad without knowing every choice and action they did. Without knowing both sides of the story of their life we cannot say if they are good or evil. We can 't know all the …show more content…
We can not measure how good or bad someone 's actions are. This means that we can not judge if someone is good or evil. Is giving food to the homeless just as good as saying please and thank you? Since we are unable to measure how good an action is we are also unable to measure if the good actions someone has done outweighs the bad actions someone has done. An example of this is Robin Hood. Robin Hood stole from the rich to give to the poor who were starving. We can not measure how bad stealing is and how good giving to the poor is. Therefore we can not say if the good that Robin Hood did outweighs the bad he did. As we can not measure how good or bad an action is we can also not measure if someone is good or bad. It is imperative to remember that there is no clear definition of good and evil. Everyone 's definition of good and evil is different. This definition can change depending on their upbringing, religion and events in their own life. This can be seen in a classroom. Everyone 's definition of good and evil will be different as they were all brought up differently. Without a clear definition of good and evil, we can not consider people as