Creation or Destruction

[morningstar2651]

Which is more evil and why?

After voting, compare and contrast to this poll.

 

[HouseApe]

You must destroy to create.

 

[morningstar2651]

I believe that creation is a light action, though not neccisarily good or evil. For example, I cite the creation of the knife. The knife we use to spread our butter on our bread can be used for murder.

I believe that destruction is a dark action, though not neccisarily good or evil. For example, I cite the destruction of a weapon. It can harm none if it has been destroyed...but it can protect none as well.

You see...I view light & dark as seperate from good & evil.

A person who performs primarily light actions can still be evil.
A person who performs primarily dark actions can still be good.

 

[morningstar2651]

Also, I believe that light & dark, good & evil, and creation & destruction are neccisary.

 

[HouseApe]

Also, I believe that light & dark, good & evil, and creation & destruction are neccisary.

Ever looked into Taoism?

 

[JustJack!]

All acts are morally nuetral. It's the intent behind the act that makes it moral or immoral.

 

[Spinrad]

Evil? I don't understand the question I guess.

 

[Seeking...]

I love to be the spoiler... I think creation is far more evil.

I see destruction as a finite act, but creation as an infinite one - which entails the possiblity for greater evil...

 

[JustJack!]

I see destruction as a finite act, but creation as an infinite one - which entails the possiblity for greater evil...

Who says creation has to infinite. Typically, things thathave a begining tend to have an end as well.

 

[Madcoil]

Contrary to destruction, I find that the taxation of creation tends to bring about the wish for evisceration, and therefor the application of incubation on the nation is a serviceable damnation. Masturbation.

I have spoken. Ration. Mutatioooon!

 

[Zaac]

Which is more evil and why?

After voting, compare and contrast to this poll.

After the creation event, God saw that everything was good. (Genesis) In terms of Jesus christ, there is NOTHING evil about the Creation and certainly nothing evil about God destroying what He created.

 

[Seeking...]

Who says creation has to infinite. Typically, things thathave a begining tend to have an end as well.

Creation doesn't have to be infinite; however, I see an infinite list of possibilites that spring from it - just my view.

Yes, typically things that have a beginning tend to have an end - but that end does not neccesarily signal of the end of all the possibilities that the thing started in the first place.

 

[Hydra009]

I believe that creation is a light action, though not neccisarily good or evil. For example, I cite the creation of the knife. The knife we use to spread our butter on our bread can be used for murder.

I believe that destruction is a dark action, though not neccisarily good or evil. For example, I cite the destruction of a weapon. It can harm none if it has been destroyed...but it can protect none as well.

You see...I view light & dark as seperate from good & evil.

A person who performs primarily light actions can still be evil.
A person who performs primarily dark actions can still be good.

I can kind of see where you're coming from, even though I'm lost as to how a creation action could be described as evil. I agree with you that a destruction action could be considered good or evil depending on the circumstances.

An interesting thing to consider is that creation and destruction are often enterwined. A farmer has to reap before he/she can sow. A lava flow simultaneously destroys old earth while creating new earth. The sun, which allows Earth to have life will ultimately destroy that life. A lit candle creates light and heat while simultaneosly destroying the wax candle. Every heterotroph has to destroy something else in order to continue its own life, etc. I think you get the point.

 

[tocis]

There's nothing intrinsically good/evil about either of the two.