Good vs. Bad

If one takes the "30,000 ft view," it seems to become apparent that there is nothing inherently good or bad about anything.

Take water, for example. Most would think that water is good, all forms of life need it in some way to survive. Yet, is it also one of the most destructive forces on this planet. Floods, tsunamis, erosion... that's bad, isn't it?

Another example is "drugs of abuse." An illicit street drug, they are bad, causing all sorts of social strains. Yet, all of them had a place in the practice of medicine at one point in time. Some still, even have a legitimate use in medicine today! Isn't that good?

Guns? They kill things. Good or bad? If they are used to kill another person, is that bad? What if the person killed with a gun was trying to kill you? What if it was your gun, that you used, to kill the person trying to kill you? What if the Police or Sheriff used their gun to kill the person, trying to kill you?

Explosives? Poisons? Mouse traps? Bug spray? Alcohol? 32oz sugary drinks? Tobacco products? Prostitution? Argumentum ad infinitum...

My point is that for anything considered "bad," there is an equally "good" purpose.

Same goes for religions. Although the three major religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share common themes and roots (a good), they all have certain tenets and observances that tend to have contradictions (a bad) that conflict both internally and externally (another bad).

It is time that we as a species, stop the petty back and forth and realize that when we come back down to ground level, yes there is good and bad. Don't attribute it to something else. That is shifting blame, making excuses, and justifying.

Someone uses a gun in a mass spree, sets off a bomb, or sells your kid some meth... those are bad people. There background, ethnicity, religion, mental health, etc. superfluous information! The individual(s) need to be held accountable.

IMHO