Helix wrote:I think we have an inborn feeling of 'right and wrong' and not of good and evil. They might seem to be the same things, but I don't think they are. Good and evil refers to personal traits. Right and wrong is more general. Throughout our lives we have to make decisions: Do I stay in bed (as my body 'tells' me) or do I get up and go to college (because it will be in my best interest on the long run). I would say that 'right and wrong' is closely related to our decision-making abilities. We wonder 'what is the right decision? Staying in bed or getting up?' I think that the decision that is in our (genes') best interest is the one we label as 'right.' If we are ill 'right' means staying in bed, but if you value education (and the money we pay for it) the 'right' decision is getting up. (Of course there are several other things that influence our decisions, but I would say that the idea of right and wrong is related to decision making.)
What about Serial killers who find nothing wrong with comitting murder. Are their decisions on killing people made right because they feel it is in their best interest? Keep in mind that their best interest is not based on reasoning (or in your example: getting up and going to school will benefit you in the long run). The best interest of Serial killers is rather based on arbitrary feelings (or in your example: Staying in bed because I feel like it).