universe teeming with intelligent life? How would the first contact impact human society? How would it affect religion? Would a creative God have made the universe to bring forth innumerable species of intelligent life? Or would such a God have made human beings‚ on this ordinary planet circling an ordinary star in an ordinary galaxy‚ to be unique? Some religions teach that what God does right here is special – Christianity cannot duck this question: would intelligent aliens undermine God? Many
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In the passage ¨Silent Spring¨ by biologist Rachel Carson she argues who has the right to kill these helpless innocent birds trying to get their food. Also who has the right to put workers or even children that walk through the fields lives at risk because of all the poison in it. She believes no one has the right to decide these sort of thing‚ especially because of ¨the countless legions of people who were not consulted¨ (Carson Lines 57-58). To support her argument she uses examples from real
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¬Morality Speech Good morning to the wonderful people who are here today. We already know what I am here for. I will be talking for you and you alone. I cannot change you with one talk. But‚ I will try my best to be a good speaker for you all. First of all‚ I think that teenagers are quite the example when it comes to morality. Or‚ I must say that we are great examples for this. What do we do? What do we want to do? What do we have to do? What are the things we always do? We usually set culture
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Rachel Carson wrote the book‚ Silent Spring‚ to introduce the issues with pesticides. Carson’s main argument in the chapter‚ The Obligation to Endure‚ is that pesticides do not put an end to the insect problems. Pesticides are human’s invention to bring an end to pest issues. However‚ pesticides not only have limited success‚ but also worsen the situation. Pesticides kill the insects‚ but insects grow to be immune to the chemicals. Hence‚ scientists have to make stronger and more harmful pesticides
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The Morality of Abortion On the question of abortion being moral‚ the answer is clearly that terminating a fetus’ life under certain circumstances is not only moral‚ but it is also our responsibility to terminate it if the quality of life is in question for the fetus. A second major reason is that to declare abortion immoral would mean that we would have to consider the factor of how the conception came about. This cannot and should not be done. Quality is a major factor in the question
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The Morality of Pornography As the morality of pornography as a form of free speech is as questionable as it is popular‚ the question that I would like to raise is whether the correct response to the harm associated with pornography is censorship. MacKinnon argues that pornography represents everything that women have struggled to overcome through feminist suffrage including battery‚ sexual harassment‚ and prostitution. Nadine Strossen‚ although she does not deny MacKinnon’s claims‚ argues that
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Religion‚ to some is a hobby‚ to others‚ a safe haven‚ to others their livelihood. Religion is a powerful tool capable of bending people to its will‚ whether this is used for good or bad depends on the user. Religion can be used to provide conformity and selflessness within society‚ but on the other hand can also lead to the mass following and justification of a group with malicious intent. This is no different in Station Eleven‚ in which ‘The Prophet‚’ formerly known as Tyler‚ leads a ruthless cult
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Morality in War Is war ever moral? I feel that War is a necessary part of life. Sometimes force is the only way to defend yourself or others. We are all equals‚ and It is immoral to take the life of anyone‚ but it is also immoral to let the life of anyone be taken. We have a responsibility to help each other because cooperation is the only way the human race can survive; we also have a right to defend ourselves. This means that if someone else is threatening you or anothers life‚ and you are capable
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Steinbeck’s motif of Lennie’s questionable ethics throughout Slim and George’s conversation establishes the theme that morality is a fluid and unclear concept. In the bunk house George and Slim began to converse about Lennie’s morals as Slim states‚ “He’s a nice fella‚” but the two begin to become unsure and repeat themselves as if to solidify the statement as fact: “ He ain’t a bit mean... I can see Lennie ain’t a bit mean.” Through their uncertainty of Lennie’s morals Steinbeck begins to challenge
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fibers construct all decisions‚ right or wrong. But morals are personal‚ and ever changing‚ never exactly the same person to person. For example‚ the Ten Commandments‚ implemented on primitive people for thousands of years attempted to instill basic morality into barbaric people who‚ with the fear of a higher power‚ abided. The late George Carlin summarized these ten into a basic 4. Don’t lie‚ cheat‚ steal‚ or kill. Now‚ in a civilized world‚ in a country that defines social civility‚ these 4 seem easy
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