What is good? Are you good? According to the Encarta dictionary, being good is "... Having or showing and upright virtuous character...". But what is "upright and virtuous"? Being a "good" man cannot be put into a definition. There can never be a way to put what a "good" man is into words and have that be the law. The Sumerians have a different way of thinking what a good man is than the Egyptians. And both the Sumerians and the Egyptians have a different view of good than western culture today.
The sumerians consider a "good" man as someone who honors those who are in a high social standing. The inhabitants would pay homage the god that ruled the city that they lived in. They would also honor the government by abiding the laws that they put down. They also believed that bein
A "good" man is some one who has an upright and virtuous character. For someone in Sumer being "good" could mean accepting someone for who they are. An Egyptian "good" man could be someone who does not alter the Nile. Being a "good" man in western culture could be someone who doesn't commit a felony. So, are you good? Is anyone actually good?
The western culture considers many things to be "good" traits in a man, but all of them are circumstantial. Perception is also a large factor. For one person, not committing homicide would make that person a "good" man. For another person, not thinking a bad thought would make him a "good" man. What being good is based essentially on the catholic bible. One thing that makes a person good in western culture is not going to jail. If you go to jail, you were eith
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