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Message: <blockquote data-quote="candidus_cogitens" data-source="post: 281349" data-attributes="member: 770">Re: It's up to the GMWell, I have to admit that it is merely my personal attempt to clarify how alignment works.  I simply define good as being compassionate and having a general respect for life and dignity.  I define evil as being cruel, deriving enjoyment from the suffering, humiliation, and degradation of other living beings.So, you're right in a sense, that the conflict between good and evil does resemble, on one level, a conflict between two rival gangs.  But the resemblance is only in the fact their BEHAVIOR may be similar.  Their reasons for doing what they do would be entirely different.  The forces of good only kill if they regard it as necessary for some eventual state of peace, prosperity, etc.  But the forces of evil might enjoy killing, feel empowered by it, or at least view it as a means to eventual dominance, so that they can tyrannize or humiliate others.I think this approach is more flexible and workable than a system that defines individual acts as being good or evil, regardless of context.</blockquote>