Good v. Evil

Without going into some religious debate, I am going to say that there isn’t pure evil or pure good on Earth. No one can refute that newborn babies are probably the closest thing that this world has to pure good because they have not been influenced by or experienced the ways of the world. But childhood is where the war between good and evil begins. The war between good and evil do not have clear cut battle lines, but they certainly do exist in the world. The negative influences that a person experiences can make them think in evil ways, while positive influences can provide more good in the world. This makes me think directly of Harry Potter because even though he received negative influences through his connection to Voldemort, the positive influences of his friends and his mother’s love allowed him to make it through difficult times. The most vivid example of this would be from the third book/movie when he is dealing with the dementors and he must cast the patronus charm. To prevent evil from taking over, he must only think of the positive influences, which is the example of this constant battle between the two forces in his life. I think good and evil will always exist, unless we can get create a utopia, which is probably impossible. As far as a definition of good and evil, I can’t give you one. I honestly don’t even know how to begin to describe them. Simply, I would say bad and nice, which are two more words that I can’t really define. They are just titles that are given to people, things, or situations that others like or do not like. Depending on the viewpoint, motivations, and goals of a certain person, the roles of good or evil could even change. The debate between good and evil will probably last forever.