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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Guilt is a great example of exactly what I'm talking about. Guilt is how a good person makes it all right that they did a bad thing: the thing was bad, but at least they feel bad about it, so they're okay. Since I feel guilty about something, I'm obviously not evil. Guilt is just as artificial and made up as "evil", and we believe in it just as strongly.
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I don't understand how you conclude that guilt is artificial, but my point was that it's very common for people to believe that they have done wrong. And it's not true that guilt serves always to "make it all right that they did a bad thing", because there are many who aren't satisfied with themselves until they perform penances (religious or nonreligious) as well. And some aren't satisfied after even that.