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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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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Law vs. Morality Law is a system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by imposing penalties‚ where as morality is the principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior. The question circles around just what rules the community/country recognizes and how is a principle viewed as right or wrong. Different countries may have their own definition of morality and their
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less frowned upon than before. One of the most important challenges to humanity today is obviously our drastic decline in morality. Some may say our morals are even being completely redefined. At this rate‚ will our generation’s children grow up in an even worse environment than our current situation? One of the most influential causes for society’s decreasing morality is today’s music. Children as young as three years of age are learning such profane language from listening to lyrics without
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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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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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Imperialism and the Morality of its Implication Imperialism; what is it? It consists of exploitation‚ submission‚ manipulation‚ and influence of a powerful nation on another one that is not necessarily less powerful‚ but simply different. But none of these explain what it is. To put it simply‚ it is a shortcut. Instead of trying to understand and work with different cultures who are seen as inferior‚ wouldn’t it just be easier and simpler to forget that they are a nation like everyone else? By all
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the New Morality? INTRODUCTION Germin Grisez and Shaw bring to our attention an ethical outlook in their work “Beyond the New Morality”. The work is basically Aristotelian and touches on the most important aspects of our day to day life and experiences. Like Aristotle Grisez and Shaw present their ethical theories in wide view; they do not confine the ethical issues as a matter of the reasoning faculty of the human person. The root for the ethical outlook presented in “The New Morality” is one
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Human Morality A common question throughout history has always been about human morality. Because of our higher thinking capacity‚ we are hardwired to adapt and refine our basic instincts to survive; therefore‚ it is obvious this question would be disputed throughout time. Are humans innately good‚ bad‚ or plainly neutral? The position that any one person takes may be derived from any number of ideas‚ be them philosophical thoughts or scientific inquiries. This essay asserts that morality is innate
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September 2‚ 2013 A. Define the Determinants of Morality The determinants are essential features of morality that point to the rightness or wrongness of an action. It enables us to perceive the specificity of morality. Only human person act for a reason‚ a purpose‚ and for an intention or goal because it is only the human persons who are created with the intelligence and the freedom to choose from good and evil. The three determinants of morality are the Object of the Act (Finis Operis)‚ End of
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