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<blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 1352323" data-attributes="member: 3424">It really depends on what you deem to be important from the point of view of eternity, doesn't it?&nbsp; If, by dying when he is &quot;good&quot;, a person can leave this world (which, let's face it, is pretty much a terrible mess) for a better one, wouldn't any &quot;good&quot; character want to bestow this &quot;mercy&quot; on others?Of course, this perspective runs contrary to a number of popular beliefs, namely: 1. This life is all there is, and is all that matters.&nbsp; 2. A creature's ability to enter &quot;paradise&quot; does not simply depend on his state of mind at the point of death.&nbsp; 3. A creature should have the right to choose an eternity of torment and damnation, if he wants to.However, if this was indeed the way the world worked, wouldn't this be a &quot;good&quot; act?&nbsp; And if not, then the character is simply &quot;mistaken&quot; not &quot;evil&quot;.As for law being a necessary evil, it is no more necessary or evil than chaos.&nbsp; Lawful evil expresses itself as oppression; chaotic evil is so intent on preserving its &quot;freedom&quot; and &quot;rights&quot; that it fails to recognize the same in others.&nbsp; Lawful good expresses itself in harmony; chaotic good preserves the &quot;freedom&quot; and &quot;rights&quot; of all creatures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FireLance, post: 1352323, member: 3424"] It really depends on what you deem to be important from the point of view of eternity, doesn't it? If, by dying when he is "good", a person can leave this world (which, let's face it, is pretty much a terrible mess) for a better one, wouldn't [I]any[/I] "good" character want to bestow this "mercy" on others? Of course, this perspective runs contrary to a number of popular beliefs, namely: 1. This life is all there is, and is all that matters. 2. A creature's ability to enter "paradise" does not simply depend on his state of mind at the point of death. 3. A creature should have the right to choose an eternity of torment and damnation, if he wants to. However, if this was indeed the way the world worked, wouldn't this be a "good" act? And if not, then the character is simply "mistaken" not "evil". As for law being a necessary evil, it is no more necessary or evil than chaos. Lawful evil expresses itself as oppression; chaotic evil is so intent on preserving its "freedom" and "rights" that it fails to recognize the same in others. Lawful good expresses itself in harmony; chaotic good preserves the "freedom" and "rights" of all creatures. [/QUOTE]

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