@dj2becker saidNotions of good and evil are functions of cultures and communities and they are also internalized by individuals and form the basis for their moral compasses.
"The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise who would care? " -VM Varga (Fargo Season 3)
Humans benefit from these things because we are social beings and we want and need to live communally.
Societal values and norms, along with people's moral compasses, govern human interactions and so help communities to survive and flourish.
@secondson saidCan you comment on why you think the OP is convoluted and bizarre?
Even as convoluted as the quote in the OP is, your reply is even more bizarre.
"The solution is that there is evil."? You must be confused.
@secondson saidThe premise that is laid out in the text in my post that you omitted.
Upon what premise do you base that assertion?
@fmf said"The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good."
Can you comment on why you think the OP is convoluted and bizarre?
Sound reasoning would state, "the problem is that there is evil in the world, the solution to the problem of evil is that there is good."
"Good" overcomes evil. "Good" is never a "problem". The grammatical construct of Varga's quote undermines rational and logical thought relative to the nature and meaning of the concepts of what good and evil are in relation to each other.
And the added comment, "...otherwise who would care?", only serves to deepen the confusion generated by the suggestion that there being evil in the world is "not" the problem, but that a problem exists as a result of there being "good".
It's like throwing a curveball, but with words. You think it's coming at you along a certain trajectory, but at the end it slips right passed you.
@secondson saidHave you tackled dj2becker, the OP poster, about it?
"The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good."
Sound reasoning would state, "the problem is that there is evil in the world, the solution to the problem of evil is that there is good."
"Good" overcomes evil. "Good" is never a "problem". The grammatical construct of Varga's quote undermines rational and logical thought relative ...[text shortened]... . You think it's coming at you along a certain trajectory, but at the end it slips right passed you.
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@secondson saidI think in Varga’s case good was a problem to him because he had evil tendencies.
"The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good."
Sound reasoning would state, "the problem is that there is evil in the world, the solution to the problem of evil is that there is good."
"Good" overcomes evil. "Good" is never a "problem". The grammatical construct of Varga's quote undermines rational and logical thought relative ...[text shortened]... . You think it's coming at you along a certain trajectory, but at the end it slips right passed you.
@dj2becker saidConsidering his thought process with regards to good and evil there's no doubt.
I think in Varga’s case good was a problem to him because he had evil tendencies.