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http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/hall-harbinger-of-death
In my perspective, people have been created with the capacity to be noble and to do good, but sometimes we fall back on our animalistic instincts and end up making immoral choices. No one is inherently evil; they've just been giving in to their base desires and impulses and ignoring their positive potential.
That being said, when I look at the world around me and I see all the suffering and strife caused by people with absolutely wretched intentions, it's hard to see the world in a positive light. Which is why I am not an optimist; I am a realist, who looks at the actions people take while doing my best not to look at them in a positive or negative bias. But that's just me; back to morality.
Morality seems to be different across each unique individual in the world, each with different standards and different tolerances for actions. And while there are some gray areas (which is why I find antiheroes so interesting), there is a point where someone can be ignoring their good side enough to become evil, especially when they never look back.
@kauyon My analogy of the Mormon was just that- an analogy. However, have you ever read the Bible? As much as I like what you said there, it rarely goes out of its way to define sin outside of Leviticus... the book of punishments, as it were, and many of the listed crimes were metaphors. Other than that literal interpretation of what you said, I agree with you completely.
Maybe I should stop continuing this conversation...
Just like the banking system of capatalism, the human race has decided it's too big to fail. "By the power of Greendollar, I am Hu-Man!!"
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/porcelain-genresha
I decided to go straight forward and made a phyrexian. I made Genresha up because I couldn't find any reference to a leader of the Porcelain Legion.
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/kozath-undead-protector
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/the-untouchable
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/maleks-blackguard
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/baalzebub?list=user
So if someone is a Satanist, then Baalzebub is good, everything is perspective.
On a scale of Satan to God, what is a human? Once you pull your perspective back far enough, all of mankind and all their morals and machinations blur together and become the same, until all you see is just people killing each other somewhere in the middle.
this is true, but I'm just putting it in a different perspective.
Janis, Guardian of Heroes
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/janis-guardian-of-heroes
http://explodingcanon.blogspot.com/2012/02/hold-on-this-is-comic-why-am-i.html?m=1
http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/xandra-exploiter-of-agony
3rd place: Archithrax, Hero Returned by Nicholas_Bolas http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/archithrax-hero-returned
2nd place: Meredith, Faith's Blade by Animist http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/meredith-faiths-blade
1st place: Sorya, Embittered Veteran by MrRansom http://mtgcardsmith.com/view/sorya-embittered-veteran
Thanks again everyone!
It was a pleasure to see all the entries and to design a card for this contest.