Martin, I see "good" and "bad" as a value judgments, not objective reality. Whether something is perceived as "good" or "bad" depends on who's making the judgement - particularly, the cultural conditioning, or "learned biases" of the one making the judgement.

For instance, 2,000 years ago the Romans considered crucifixion a "good" thing. Today things have changed ... crucifixion is deemed "bad" and electric chairs are deemed "good" - depending on where you live. In my country, the death penalty in any form is deemed "bad", while life imprisonment is deemed "good". Does this make any of these things "good" or "bad" in and of themselves, though?

I'm confused!   ;-)

I think people are born neutral. How they learn to think, feel and behave ... including how to make moral judgments ... depends on nature (genetic predisposition) and nurture (environment).

daylia