Good And Evil - Haven

   Of course I believe in good and evil, let's just make this clear as soon as possible. But as a online roleplayer I think of the concept of good and evil more as a spectrum, and less as two absolutes that are black and white.

   For the purpose of this blog it would be ridiculous to reference any fictional occurrence where the spectrum is displayed, but I would like to discuss a chart I've seen a lot of writers (and indeed myself) use to group any group of characters. It's called the alignment chart, and it has nine spaces ranging from Lawful Good to True Neutral to Chaotic Evil, showing the alignment as well as the motivation to the characters involved. In my personal opinion the motivations behind an good/evil act can be more or less forgivable.
   For example, say a man has stolen some money. Theft is an evil, I'm sure we can all agree. Now what if this man was stealing to ensure his family could eat for another day? Cue a mental "Ohh..." from the mind, contemplating if it was truly evil. Me, I'd say it was a lawful to neutral evil, because the theft was evil with good intentions. The reverse can also occur - the man who invented vaccines willingly injected a diluted strand of a disease into a child. Neutral good if he did it with the idea of saving lives, chaotic if just wanted to be right. 
   I believe a spectral view of morality as opposed to a black-and-white one can be healthy, if only because it has the potential to make people more open minded to the actions of others.