Thursday, May 22, 2008
bLog 3
As the video states, children at early ages are exposed to violence in a variety of media’s. Now violence and war are considered to be factors evil. Distinguishing between good and evil, are one of the ways that the media captures its viewers attention. The good guy uses guns and attempts to kill his enemy, but does this make him/her evil? This makes that hero seem just as bad. War is always going to be devastating no matter where it takes place. Depending on which side that one person is on, will decide if they are good or evil. There is no official way to stop a child from taking in the world around him/her. The parent might not let them watch TV at the home, but at school they hear it or see it from friends. Good and evil are all around us, always. Yes, people want evil to stop, but the reality is that it’s impossible for the time being. When trying to make money to support a family, there are those who are selfish and then someone else is left with less. I’m not saying that I am perfect, but I have I will say that everyone COULD have a bad side.
Dance off?
One day, I want to be late to class. Might need some one to get crunk with me or else it's going to be hard. Any takers?
Blog 2 Continued
The Problem of Evil
Adding to my 2nd blog just a bit. From hearing some discussion in class on Thursday, I got some great insight on or around my topic. That was “Everything has two sides.” When I heard this, some things in my head just clicked, because I didn’t realize it at first. There are always going to a good and evil in the universe, like a heaven or hell. Everything is symmetrical and formed in a neat manner. Animals can be aggressive, but will tend to the young in need. So like evil being an instinct, it could be innate to be good. Much thanks to Kristen from the Hume group!
Adding to my 2nd blog just a bit. From hearing some discussion in class on Thursday, I got some great insight on or around my topic. That was “Everything has two sides.” When I heard this, some things in my head just clicked, because I didn’t realize it at first. There are always going to a good and evil in the universe, like a heaven or hell. Everything is symmetrical and formed in a neat manner. Animals can be aggressive, but will tend to the young in need. So like evil being an instinct, it could be innate to be good. Much thanks to Kristen from the Hume group!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
bLog 2
The Problem of Evil
As the world sets out for peace, its biggest rival is “evil.” It’s everywhere around us and most of the time, we are oblivious to its actions. To first fix a problem, it is always a good idea to know about the problem. Is evil actually a problem? Evil is more or less defined as the opposite of good moral or something that is wrong. People confess that they are good, but will deny that they are evil. Like I said in the last blog post, evil has run deep through evolution. Ok to stray from evolution a little, religion has brought forth God. One who is ultimately pure and good. Then you have Satan, who was cast down from heaven. When people think of Satan, he is usually associated with evil, bad, and destruction. To me, I believe that Satan was created as a way for people to associate evil with simply because God cannot do any wrong.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=802
From this site, I wanted information on where Satan originated from. All theories were intreguging, but because there were so many I did not specify one. I have my own beliefs on where he is from bible scriptures. But just seeing how much more was out there than I thought was intriguing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liiD1XaRvqM
All people have different views about "evil" and what it means. But I was looking for the degree of how bad it is to others. Some are scared of it, and others will get upset over it. How would this differ, if the opposite was asked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_and_evil
Searching for the origin of evil. This does not exactly tell me to that of which evil arose from, but I get some good theories of why good and bad go together. It mostly boils down to the argument over religion, but I don’t want to use this as much because that is another argument.
This blog may not be as sound because of the many thoughts I had jumbled in my head and trying to associate them with my sources.
As the world sets out for peace, its biggest rival is “evil.” It’s everywhere around us and most of the time, we are oblivious to its actions. To first fix a problem, it is always a good idea to know about the problem. Is evil actually a problem? Evil is more or less defined as the opposite of good moral or something that is wrong. People confess that they are good, but will deny that they are evil. Like I said in the last blog post, evil has run deep through evolution. Ok to stray from evolution a little, religion has brought forth God. One who is ultimately pure and good. Then you have Satan, who was cast down from heaven. When people think of Satan, he is usually associated with evil, bad, and destruction. To me, I believe that Satan was created as a way for people to associate evil with simply because God cannot do any wrong.
http://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=802
From this site, I wanted information on where Satan originated from. All theories were intreguging, but because there were so many I did not specify one. I have my own beliefs on where he is from bible scriptures. But just seeing how much more was out there than I thought was intriguing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liiD1XaRvqM
All people have different views about "evil" and what it means. But I was looking for the degree of how bad it is to others. Some are scared of it, and others will get upset over it. How would this differ, if the opposite was asked.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_and_evil
Searching for the origin of evil. This does not exactly tell me to that of which evil arose from, but I get some good theories of why good and bad go together. It mostly boils down to the argument over religion, but I don’t want to use this as much because that is another argument.
This blog may not be as sound because of the many thoughts I had jumbled in my head and trying to associate them with my sources.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
bLog 1
God and the Origin of the Universe
Ever since I was young, I always was curious about God. By going to church almost every Sunday I became more aware of what I was dealing with. Everything was going fine, but one day I paid close attention to a discussion on God. This all seem too vague to me, so I started looking into science for answers. Mainly the reason was, the stories in the bible seemed farfetched, and some things about my religion just made me ponder of what I actually was doing. They say that God created our universe, but what if he didn’t? It could have also happened naturally. This is a big question; I believe will be unanswered for many years to come.
http://www.doesgodexist.org/
http://www.creationofuniverse.com/
The Problem of Evil
When people hear the word evil, they usually associate it with wrong or bad. But think of this. If people did evolve from animals, technically people could still have animal instincts. The thing is that animals are not usually considered evil because instincts are a basic factor for creatures to survive. I am not trying to say that evil is an instinct, but I believed there are certain stages to being evil. Such that being aggressive is a natural tendency. It also depends on the society that people are being brought up in, because they have different morals. Religion usually tries to promote “good,” therefore attempting to minimize evil.
http://www.answers.com/topic/evil
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/
Ever since I was young, I always was curious about God. By going to church almost every Sunday I became more aware of what I was dealing with. Everything was going fine, but one day I paid close attention to a discussion on God. This all seem too vague to me, so I started looking into science for answers. Mainly the reason was, the stories in the bible seemed farfetched, and some things about my religion just made me ponder of what I actually was doing. They say that God created our universe, but what if he didn’t? It could have also happened naturally. This is a big question; I believe will be unanswered for many years to come.
http://www.doesgodexist.org/
http://www.creationofuniverse.com/
The Problem of Evil
When people hear the word evil, they usually associate it with wrong or bad. But think of this. If people did evolve from animals, technically people could still have animal instincts. The thing is that animals are not usually considered evil because instincts are a basic factor for creatures to survive. I am not trying to say that evil is an instinct, but I believed there are certain stages to being evil. Such that being aggressive is a natural tendency. It also depends on the society that people are being brought up in, because they have different morals. Religion usually tries to promote “good,” therefore attempting to minimize evil.
http://www.answers.com/topic/evil
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/evil/
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Philosophy
Life has many questions, some of which may lay unanswered. Philosophy deals with a way of thinking for the most part. For instance, the difference between what is good and bad. In the end, someone's philosophy comes down to be simply an opinion.
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