Do you like to think you're closer to good than evil?
824825
It all depends on which side of the bed i get up on.  That sets the tone for the day.  I am not deluding myself, i know i have glowing days and days that i'm a total craphead.  But that's just me.
1165601
Good and evil are relative terms. What is good to one person may not be so to another, just as what is evil to one person may not be to another. For example, I think that eating meat and subjecting animals to cruel experiments are evil acts, though I am sure that most other people would disagree with me about that. Also, most of us would agree that the Holocaust is a prime example of evil, but you can be sure that the Nazis thought that their actions were perfectly acceptable. There is no universal concept of good and evil.
7087
Good and bad are such relative terms. Comparatively if they behave in such a way that's so bad like they enjoy killing and tormenting children or so good like they give away all thier possessions to feed the homeless you can be tipped off. But on a regular day to day nothing is ever as obvious. You gotta check some of your own standards. Do you notice if they act more good than bad in every day situations?
486404
Evil Angels or Good Angels?
826626
There are some close seconds, but number one is being good.\n\nI don't know why. I thought it was because of all the wonderful things I could ultimately have, like being close to God, becoming a huge radiant being, having love and connection with all beings, and similar ambitions.\n\nBut, I realized the other day that if I had to deliberately wrong someone to better my own situation worldly or spiritually, I wouldn't do it, regardless of God's will. I fear that it's pride, and I wonder if it's something better than my selfish mind can grasp. I don't know.\n\nWould you tell us what your most important is?
342704
It depends.  What do you think is good?  If you are a Christian, then you know that you are not good.  No human is good. No animal is good.  Only God is good.  But, in our world, most think of good as an earthly thing.  I'm not criticizing the non-religious people, just saying that if you are not religious, and you think of yourself as good, you most likely are.
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If I was God, I would see no reason to just "get it over with" as I believe that we are all here to learn and grow.  I don't believe necessarily in "good" and "evil" because in my beliefs, nothing ever just happens for no reason.  Everyone has a purpose and path, regardless of whether or not they are perceived as good or evil while here.\n\nI don't believe that the things most people perceive as "evil" are truly bad.  From each "evil" society learns a great deal and so even the so called "evil" served a positive purpose.  \n\nWe can look at some of the most heinous events in our history and on that flip side of the coin..pinpoint all the good that came as a result of the event.  The ends do not justify the means and if I were God I would really prefer we all find a better way to learn, but I would not be able to discount the benefits from all the catalysts.\n\nSo no, I would not just get it over with but allow each individual to grow and fulfill their own paths with the knowledge that there is a reason for everything.  And if I were "God", I'm sure I'd already know all the reasons some things have to happen and play out.
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I believe so.  I've had some dark times, like everyone, but I try to think of others' needs instead of just my own.  I give everyone the same chances and try not to hurt anyone with my actions.\n\nAnd since it all comes from within me instead of having a thin "coating" of goodness applied weekly, I think it's more a part of who I am instead of who I'm trying to become.
195089
I think good and evil are artificial constructs Man has created. As Emerson said, if you drew a line between good and evil, you would cut across every human heart.
203193
Unfortunately, yes.  Good and Evil are human attributes, so an evil person is one of us, as much as we'd like to disown him.
417080
Yes I do. Both good and evil. The bible says we fight against powers and principalities.
138720
i dont consider my self a "good person" but i don't see my self as being bad either i am more of an in between type sort of good sort of bad person.
715730
when good is near you , you'll feel it. you'll feel different but better , strange but safer.
295882
i believe that we, ourselves are as you call them, angels. yes, there is evil in the world, but there is this amazing capacity in eveything and everyone for so much good! i think that in the very smallest acts, others can uplift souls, mend broken hearts, and draw those who have ever known naught but darkness into the light of life, and the joy and sorrow it brings daily.i do not pretend to know anything about what lies beyond our small understanding of the world around us, but yes, i do believe in angels. just the everyday kind.
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No.\n\nWould a person consistently do, say, or think higher or better things if they did not feel truth within their heart? That is, what would be the reward of competing with an imaginary concept? You don't understand people very well if you think that imaginary rewards from imaginary beings are enough to keep them "in line" for years upon years.\n\nBut let me just speak for myself. Imaginary rewards from imaginary beings with imaginary qualities are not enough to make me want to do better and be better. If I did not have evidence of God in my heart and soul, I would be a sloppy, self-centered, chronic-misdemeanor-committing, self-indulgent jackass. This is my nature. Trust me, I know. If this world was the only world there was, I would slather my incompetence and selfishness all over it, and I wouldn't care about any consequences except prison. And, no, I'm not kidding.\n\nIt takes more than an imaginary concept to make me want to be better. It takes more than imaginary incentive to make me want to rise above my small-minded nature. It takes true spiritual rewards from a living God who actually provides them. What the deal is, is that without God I have a dark heart and a murky mind. When I lived outside of God's grace, I was an utter and complete tool.\n\nThere was no human incentive good enough for me to change my heart and mind. Anything any of you people could have offered--money, prestige, personal glory, fame, or any of that hoo-ha--just wasn't good enough. All of it (at least the money, prestige, and personal glory, which I did have or think I had) did not change my dark heart and murky mind. It fed these things, in fact, and I craved more.\n\nMy problem was that there was nothing in this world that was satisfactory and whose promise did not wear off shortly after I attained it.\n\nIt was when I reached the point where I came to understand this for real, and I hated it, all of it, that I began searching for God in earnest.\n\nIt wasn't you, or him, or her that I was competing with, trying to satisfy, or holding up as a standard. All you people were as bad as or worse off than I was. Nobody had anything I wanted. And as for good behavior and good intentions--people who exhibited these things turned my stomach. I certainly didn't see that as an incentive either.\n\nI hope that this answers your question. To sum up: Only God could fill the chasm within myself, and he did fill it when I sought him. If it was all just a concept, it wouldn't have worked--because I have chased after many a concept, seized upon its claims, and turned up empty-handed in the end.\n\nGod lives, his promises are real, he provides, and all that is of him endures.
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Not as much as I should be.  I find myself thinking unkind thoughts, like when I'm driving behind someone going slower than me, for instance, and thinking "hurry up, you idiot, don't you know I have to be somewhere?"  I try to be kinder in person, but when I'm in a hurry I can tend to be snotty, if their behaviour/service isn't as good as I think it should be.  I do tend to catch myself thinking negatively, and then try to turn it around to be more positive.\n\nIdeally, I would like to think that I'm kind, but I could be kinder.  I'm trying.  I'm human.
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i have none,i was taught that only when we can look with in and name those things that are not right with us,can they be made good.i always practice truth,there is no shame in that.