Comparing good and evil to the electromagnetic spectrum is a flawed comparison. With "red," we have a standard of measurement to decide what qualifies that color, but we have no such unit with morality. Until our technology becomes about 100 times more advanced and we can say "if a certain action stimulates these two million neurons, the subject views the action as evil," the best we can hope to do is ask someone "Do you think this is evil or not?" Defining evil relative to more than one person is like defining a certain opinion to be correct among more than one person. Any suitable definition must therefore be subjective to the individual. Everyone's definition varies. You can't apply a consistent definition to a subjective phenomena. (for example, does "red" exist to a colorblind person? Wouldn't his definition of "red" merge with another color?) If we can't quantify evil, we can never hope to measure it with any more precision that waving your hand in a certain direction and saying "it's somewhere in that general direction."

• Grist for the "morality meter" - carefuluniverse - February 17, 2002 - 14:44 UTC
• Abstract concepts - harvey1 - February 17, 2002 - 17:40 UTC
  • Harv and Mario are not ignoring books; they're just so smart - carefuluniverse - February 18, 2002 - 02:11 UTC
    • Not the case - harvey1 - February 18, 2002 - 05:26 UTC
      • which part of the above ...is "not the case"? - carefuluniverse - February 18, 2002 - 07:04 UTC
    • More about 'not the case' - harvey1 - February 18, 2002 - 15:06 UTC
      • on a morning such as this...in fact, this very morning ! :) - carefuluniverse - February 18, 2002 - 17:06 UTC
    • I like green - harvey1 - February 19, 2002 - 03:57 UTC
      • just a lil bit more on tha' - carefuluniverse - February 19, 2002 - 06:21 UTC
    • Standardizing is not without human effort - harvey1 - February 19, 2002 - 13:19 UTC
      • yeah, now that you mention it... - carefuluniverse - February 19, 2002 - 15:21 UTC
        • Repost...tho' one word being as good as any other - carefuluniverse - February 19, 2002 - 15:23 UTC
    • Not sure what you mean - harvey1 - February 19, 2002 - 16:26 UTC
      • Is Harv 'the stranger beside me' who concealeth his true ID? - quiet - February 19, 2002 - 19:18 UTC
    • What in the world are you squawking about? - harvey1 - February 19, 2002 - 20:53 UTC
      • I certainly deny your mushy propaganda that I attacked you - carefuluniverse - February 19, 2002 - 21:08 UTC
    • Think what you want - harvey1 - February 19, 2002 - 21:51 UTC
      • Harv the continual prevaricator -- no attack, just fact - carefuluniverse - February 19, 2002 - 22:51 UTC
    • Yawn - harvey1 - February 19, 2002 - 23:21 UTC
      • So...you like me; you really LIKE me ! - carefuluniverse - February 20, 2002 - 02:08 UTC
    • Whatever you say, Sally Field (nt) - harvey1 - February 20, 2002 - 03:41 UTC