Good

== Opposition to evil ==
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In religion, ethics, and philosophy, "[[good and evil]]" is a very common [[dichotomy]]. In cultures with [[Manichaeism|Manichaean]] and [[Abrahamic religions|Abrahamic]] religious influence, evil is usually perceived as the antagonistic [[dualistic cosmology|opposite of good]]. Good is that which should prevail and evil should be defeated.<ref name="Paul O. Ingram 1986. P. 148-149">Paul O. Ingram, [[Frederick John Streng]]. ''Buddhist-Christian Dialogue: Mutual Renewal and Transformation''. University of Hawaii Press, 1986. P. 148-149.</ref> 

As a religious concept, basic ideas of a [[dichotomy]] between good and evil has developed in western cultures so that today:
* ''[[Good (religion)|Good]]'' is a broad concept, but it typically deals with an association with life, [[Charity (virtue)|charity]], continuity, happiness, love, and [[justice]]
* ''[[Evil]]'' typically is associated with conscious and deliberate wrongdoing, discrimination designed to harm others, humiliation of people designed to diminish their psychological needs and dignity, destructiveness, and acts of unnecessary and/or indiscriminate violence <ref>Ervin Staub. ''Overcoming evil: genocide, violent conflict, and terrorism''. New York, New York, USA: Oxford University Press, Pp. 32.</ref>
* the dilemma of the [[human condition]] and their capacity to perform both good and evil activities <ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.worldtransformation.com/human-condition/ |chapter=The Human Condition |title=The Book of Real Answers to Everything! |first=Jeremy |last=Griffith |year=2011 |isbn= 9781741290073}}</ref>

[[File:Extermination of Evil Sendan Kendatsuba crop.jpg|thumb|right|350px|One of the five paintings of ''[[Extermination of Evil]]'' portrays one of the eight guardians of [[Buddhist law]], Sendan Kendatsuba, banishing evil.]]