Truths like that lead me to question the nature (and utility) of good and evil, as categories.
Much of the time, good seems more long term, evil more immediate gratification. Good is spending all summer mucking about in shit and dirt so that next year you'll have a good garden. Evil is saying, "Fuck it, I'll just spray this chemical crap all over everything. Sure, it will eventually kill the soil, but I'll have sold this house and moved somewhere better before that happens..."
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Date: 2010-06-09 07:08 pm (UTC)Much of the time, good seems more long term, evil more immediate gratification. Good is spending all summer mucking about in shit and dirt so that next year you'll have a good garden. Evil is saying, "Fuck it, I'll just spray this chemical crap all over everything. Sure, it will eventually kill the soil, but I'll have sold this house and moved somewhere better before that happens..."