1. What is Moral Theology? Moral theology/Christian ethics is that branch of theological inquiry that studies in a systematic way the practical implications of God’s revelatory intervention in Jesus Christ. It is concerned with the kind of people we ought to be and the kinds of actions we ought to perform or avoid. In pursuing its task‚ moral theology must draw upon every available source of understanding: scripture‚ tradition‚ relevant human sciences (such as psychology‚ sociology‚ economics)‚
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THE TRAVELERS AND THE PLANE TREE Two men were walking along one summer day. Soon it became too hot to go any further and‚ seeing a large plane tree nearby‚ they threw themselves on the ground to rest in its shade. Gazing up into the branches one man said to the other: “What a useless tree this is. It does not have fruit or nuts that we can eat and we cannot even use its wood for anything.” “Don’t be so ungrateful‚” rustled the tree in reply. “I am being extremely useful to you at this very
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There are many things I don’t believe in; like love at first sight‚ ghosts‚ psychics‚ and a happy ever after. One thing I do believe in though‚ is fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason‚ even if you might not be able to see it right away. Whether you accredit it to a higher power or not‚ I can’t help but acknowledge that there is a reason why certain things happen. When I first heard the saying‚ I immediately thought that it was something that people said to make you feel better. Then
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One for One American Transcendentalist writer‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson once said‚ “to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” In today’s society many entrepreneurs and businessmen do not see this as the definition of success. However‚ thirty-five year old entrepreneur and adventurist‚ Blake Mycoskie‚ agrees with Emerson’s definition of success. In 2006‚ Mycoskie started the for profit company‚ TOMS. The company sells shoes here in the United States
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“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” --Paulo Coelho This‚ I believe that everyone was conceived for a certain purpose in life. Now the question is whether you are more willing to fulfill that purpose or not? Tis better to appraise what one has and is in life than contemplating now and then how life should have been‚ and will be. In other words‚ living as if today was the last day‚ as if nothing matters in your life‚ will possibly help one endure things like stress‚ anxiety
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Philosophical ethics are an attempt to define moral action. Theories try to answer questions such as ‘what is a moral action?’ and ‘how should men act?’ In the case of classical theories the main question is ‘What is the good life? We all grow up learning our ethics‚ or morals‚ from our parents and society. As we grow we are told things; do not cross the road alone‚ clean your room. But there are a set of instructions that we are told‚ and we grow to learn that they have quite a different motive
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Lying 92% lied to their parents in the past 12 months (79% said they did so two or more times); 78% lied to a teacher (58% two or more times); more than one in four (27%) said they would lie to get a job. * Stealing 40% of males and 30% of females say they stole something from a store in the past 12 months. * Drunk at School Nearly one in six (16%) say they have been drunk in school during the past year (9% said they were drunk two or more times). * Propensity Toward Violence 68%
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Moral Realism In this paper‚ I examine the connection between judgments of fact and moral judgments in an attempt to discern whether moral judgments are simply a subset of judgments of fact. I will look mostly at an argument posed by many moral realists that takes moral facts to be “supervenient natural facts which are independent of our theorizing about them”1 and in which moral judgments are determined by objective facts which relate to human flourishing or pleasure and pain. I will also‚ though
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occurring. In contemporary world‚ one can gain information anytime‚ anywhere and in some cases even for free. Knowing the matters of the world is not a problem anymore. One can easily gain information and adjust to the world accordingly‚ and with this come certain dangers. George Orwell’s words are: The people will believe what the media tells them they believe“. It is true because what is shown by media is not always true‚ yet in many cases people either choose to believe or they are left with no other
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This I Believe True Friendship I believe that friendship is the greatest thing a person can have in their life. My friends have gotten me through tough times. Also‚ the majority of my finest memories are with my best friends. My few best friends can be trusted with my deepest darkest secrets. Therefore I believe that true friendship can last forever. I believe I started making friends almost right after I was born. I became friends with my parents‚ siblings‚ cousins‚ grandparents‚ and neighbors
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