Philosophies of Good and Evil, Tuesday

[unusual_sith]

"Welcome back," Lana greeted them all. She was once again leaning against the desk at the front and looking suspiciously cheerful. "You all did so well last week, we thought we'd give you another example this week."

“Besides, our universe likes playing black and white so much, and this is a class about good and evil,” Atton drawled from his spot at the desk, feet propped up. “So why not look at every exercise from two perspectives?”

Lana pushed herself up and strode back and forth in front of the desk as she spoke. "So. Your country and the one next to it have been at odds so long that few people even remember why. You got a new leader who declared a largely unpopular war against the other country. The other country won, then took over your lands and proceeded to slaughter everyone they could, combatant or civilian, until you all fled for your lives. You've built up a new home where you are, and you're doing reasonably well, but your cultural and religious homeland is still under occupation. Your leader is pushing you to return and expel the invaders. Would doing so be good or evil?"

Comments

Re: Class discussion

[outofthequiver]

"I think at that point," Liberty said, frowning slightly as she considered it, "it's less about a matter of good and evil so much as it is whether or not it would be wise to do so."

Re: Class discussion

[gospel_of_oblivion]

"This," Illyana agreed, pointing at Libby. "Forget 'good' or 'evil,' is it wise? If you don't even have the resources, let alone the will, it doesn't matter the ethics. Stupid is as stupid does, and stupid gets people killed."

Re: Class discussion

[unusual_sith]

Lana nodded. "Assume that you have the resources to do so. You've spent some time building up your defences, which also make for a very good offence."