God Doesn’t Fit in Our Proverbial Good Box

Who determines good and bad? In people? In actions? What goes in each proverbial box?

The Good Box

Goodness is widely defined as the state or quality of being good. In relation to humans, it involves right behavior and avoiding evil.* And if we dig further, the noun for good has two meanings:

“That which is morally right; righteousness.”

“Benefit or advantage to someone or something.”**

But who decides what’s morally right? So how do we determine what’s beneficial? We loosely use the terms with multiple interpretations.

And while all people everywhere don’t always agree on the specifics, common threads exist.

Throughout childhood, experiences and people colored my viewpoint.

Karen, I’m disappointed in you…bad girl.

You’re being such a good girl.

Good behavior brought rewards, but bad behavior caused imminent punishment.

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