An example of people’s perception of good and evil in different historical eras.

Let’s see what was the idea of ​​good and evil among people who lived in different historical eras.

Prehistoric period (up to 3000 BC)
The prehistoric period seems to most people as a time in which people were like wild animals, and their daily goal was questions of survival. In those early days, people belonged to small tribal groups and were guided by instincts. And the concept of good and evil in those days was not shared by anything other than the intuition assigned to this or that group of people. Good manifested itself in the form of positive emotions, and evil in the form of negative ones, intuitively.

Antique period (from 3000 BC to 476 AD)
The antique period is influenced by good and evil as a result of the development and the first geopolitical wars of states (Rome, Greece, Carthage), as well as unification under one religion and doctrine. At this time, the attitude towards good and evil is more clearly manifested, and features can be distinguished on the basis of historical facts from various sources of that time.

The difference is evident:

on a religious plane (sacrifice for the sake of Gods, for example)
on the state plan (wars with other countries, the enemy is evil, for example)
on an everyday basis (interpersonal conflicts, theft, for example)

Modern period (from 1789 AD to today)
The modern period is our time and the concept of good and evil has received more advanced definitions. In other words, in our time, the concept of good and evil, on the one hand, is determined by generally accepted norms, the state and religion, and on the other hand, we have many views, approaches and philosophy.

We can say that the current progress, education and democratization of society gives each person the opportunity for a range of measurements. I mean, now tones stand out, and not just white and black. Some things depend on the situation, and if at first glance they seem obvious, then with deep consideration and taking into account the nuances and stakeholders, some situations take on shades.

Nowadays, more factors are taken into account that determine the percentage of good and evil.