Perspectives?

Question

Tell me what you make of this...
Life is the essence of truth.
Death is the essence of untruth.
To accept life you must denounce death.
Goodness is the acceptance of life.
Evil is the nonacceptance of life; the acceptance of death.

Answer 1

Meaningless ramblings, based on culture.

Answer 2

I disagree with all 5 statements.

1. In my opinion, Truth is the essence of Life. This is because, without Truth, you would not know what most of Life is. You could just be born, survive, and then die. That would be a Life, but it definitely is not the only possible Life. If you ask: "Is there more to life than this?" Then you need some truth for the answer. (This is why the unexamined Life is not worth living.)

2 + 3). Death is not the essence of untruth, it is actually an essential Truth of life. The acceptance of its existence helps many people to cherish their lives more, and live a better Life. That is why it is said, "Know Death, in order to Know Life." The fear of death, however, often causes great suffering within the hearts of humans, and causes them to lives of Fear, rather than lives of Courage. What should be resolved then, is not Death itself, but the fear of death.

4. Following from above, goodness is not only the acceptance of life, but also the acceptance of death. Perhaps one could argue that "Goodness is the acceptance of all things." However, that is an extremely contentious statement, and I will not bother supporting it, even though I agree with the spirit of it.

5. For those who are "Evil" or perform "Evil" actions, they may not accept the Life of others, but at the very least, they accept the Life of themselves & those they "love" or possess. This acceptance is based upon perceived self-interest, which can change.

Answer 3

I get that to be evil one must be essentially untrue and to be good, one must be essentially true.

evil=death=untrue
good=life=truth

IDK I just followed the path you tried to make and traced out the mapping.