"Right" or "Wrong"?

Why is there a universal consensus of what it means to be ‘right’ (good) or ‘wrong’ (bad)? How is it that so many decades or even centuries of humanity accept this perceived common ‘good’ for their people. Clearly, it is evident that this universal idea of ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ , good or bad lay the framework of the common set of human morality that we consciously and unconsciously use as a guide to base our decisions. I’m sure my questions have been dealt with in much greater depth, by the many philosophers, theologians or just the common lay person like (myself) across all ages. This is just my humble and yet ambitious attempt, in hope to answer these questions using simple logic and reasoning.

For a start, let us define the words right and wrong, and to supplement our understanding we’ll turn to http://dictionary.reference.com/ or any ‘good’ dictionary you can find. “ I’ve selected 2 definitions which are appropriate in this analysis from the vast number of meanings attached to the word. “Right” used as an adjective can be defined as 1)in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct 2) socially approved, desirable, or influential: to go to the right schools and know the right people . Without much debate, the meanings that inhere in the word “ Wrong” oppose to that of the word “ right”. At this point, I’ll like to raise a question. “How do we know what we do or how we respond constitute what is to be deemed as “right” before any form of civilization in any state of economy? In our context, an example would be ‘how do we know if being filial to parents is the right thing to do or engaging in sexual orgies is wrong?

One of the many reasons given, would be the fact that we’ve been socialized into the legal systems in placed and hence, act or respond in accordance of it. An atheist would probably argue that these concepts could have been passed on from ancient civilizations and tribes through the process of evolution inspired by Charles Darwin’s celebrated work of the “Survival of the fittest”. Just as how the strongest cell survives at the expense of other weaker cells, the shared meaning of a concept by the majority instantly eradicates other meanings. But what if it was a systematic error, in which the common perceived meaning of what is ‘right’, is wrong afterall? And how is it possible that ancient groupings from different geographical continents, all have this similar perceived idea of morality? If there is no supreme authority, more than a human to dictate what’s black or white, our actions accompanied by our intentions could just possibly be shades of grey. Without this force of truth, how is it possible that the meanings remain untainted and stay faithful to each corresponding concept and prevail through all times?

It is quite impossible to label an act or respond as “right” or “wrong” without any form of moral guidance from a divine nature or supreme being whom we commonly acknowledge as God. Thus, with this notion in mind, amongst many, it is not unreasonable to conclude that God actually exists and this common concept of “Right” vs “Wrong” comes from He himself.

God is Good which makes all who oppose him, Bad.