Nietzsche, Good & Evil

I was thinking today about Nietzsche and his thoughts on morality. Nietzsche thought good and evil are created by humans; nothing is inherently good and nothing is inherently bad. Things are merely good and evil because we, as a people, have decided that they are. It's considered good to be responsible and get things done on time. Why? Because responsible people are liked and they will not burden others with additional problems. It's considered evil to steal from someone. Why? Getting robbed is a huge inconvenience, and the robbed generally has a dislike for the robber well into the future.

I started thinking about this based on a somewhat odd scenario. Take a man who runs into a burning building to save someone. If the man saves, say, a newborn baby, he will be celebrated as a local hero. He'll get his picture in the paper and certainly have his 15 minutes of fame. Now, let's say that instead of saving a baby, the man saves a convicted felon who is wanted on charges of rape and murder. Will the man still be celebrated as a hero? Will he still get his picture in the paper? Have his 15 minutes of fame?

It seems like we have two comparable situations here. A man runs into a burning building and saves a human life in both cases. However, since one life is thought to be bad and the other life is thought to be good, different things happen after the life is saved. This scenario got me thinking that Nietzsche could be on to something here. It appears that we do have say as to what is good and evil. And that in itself is very interesting.