blog #6 The Death Penalty
Before we talked about this issue i was for capital punishment and i still am, but i thought about it a different way. Before i thought that it was what the people deserved. I also thought it was the worst punishment someone could get. Mill says that capital punishment isnt immoral, but keeping people in jail without the possiblity of getting out is. So technically keeping someone in jail for life is worse punishment than executing them. I believe thats true, torturing someone is immoral and thats what your are doing to someone by keeping them in prison for life. To be able to respond to these issues i believe you need to be open minded about the topic. You can't just think what you think and not be open to any one elses opinon. To be a more ethical being i feel like you need to have your own principles, but keep an open mind. If you learn new information that makes you question what you believe thats okay. Your principles can change and they most likely will as you get older, beacuse you learn more things and you have more experiences that make you see things differently.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Blog #5 Abortion
The issue didn't effect my principles i'm still pro choice. I don't think women should get an abortion as a form of birth control, i think abortion needs to be taken very seriously and only be done if you really need it. But i still think women need to make that choice for themselves and no one should be able to tell them they can't get an abortion. Women shouldn't be forced to carry a baby that they don't want. By doing that it could cause more problems. If the mother is addicted to drugs and has the baby, it could be born with serious birth defects and possibly die shortly after anyway, or they could be born into abusive or troubled families and they could suffer the rest of their lives. Sometimes people don't understand why someone would abort their child because they aren't in that woman's situation. They may have an abortion to save the child from a dangerous life, they think they are doing whats best and they probably are. Unless you are in the position of someone who needs to make that decision you shouldn't judge them or tell them what to do. Noonans position is least consistent with my own. He says that abortion should just not be allowed at all, which i find ridiculous. He is a guy so he doesn't have the slightest idea as to what it would be like to be put in that position, so he shouldn't tell a woman what the moral thing to do is.
I commented on http://danwilson22-dansblog.blogspot.com/
The issue didn't effect my principles i'm still pro choice. I don't think women should get an abortion as a form of birth control, i think abortion needs to be taken very seriously and only be done if you really need it. But i still think women need to make that choice for themselves and no one should be able to tell them they can't get an abortion. Women shouldn't be forced to carry a baby that they don't want. By doing that it could cause more problems. If the mother is addicted to drugs and has the baby, it could be born with serious birth defects and possibly die shortly after anyway, or they could be born into abusive or troubled families and they could suffer the rest of their lives. Sometimes people don't understand why someone would abort their child because they aren't in that woman's situation. They may have an abortion to save the child from a dangerous life, they think they are doing whats best and they probably are. Unless you are in the position of someone who needs to make that decision you shouldn't judge them or tell them what to do. Noonans position is least consistent with my own. He says that abortion should just not be allowed at all, which i find ridiculous. He is a guy so he doesn't have the slightest idea as to what it would be like to be put in that position, so he shouldn't tell a woman what the moral thing to do is.
I commented on http://danwilson22-dansblog.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
blog #4 Human Cloning
This issue didn't really effect my principles i don't really see anything wrong with letting people clone others. A lot of people might say that its not right because God isn't making the person but God made us and we're cloning people so technically God did make them. I also don't really see how it's ethically or morally wrong. As long as no one is getting hurt i don't see the problem with it. It also has a lot of benefits; it can help cure people of serious illnesses such as cancer or other terminal illnesses. Also people could make sure their child isn't born with any problems or diseases so all babies would be healthy. I think we need to at least try cloning and stem cell research and if it isn't beneficial or it has negative effects then we can stop, but we'll never know if we don't at least try it. Tooley's position is most consistent with my own. He talks about the benefits of cloning and he thinks it should be okay to do it. The good outweighs the bad in his opinion and i believe that's true.
I commented on http://lovelydreamer01.blogspot.com/
This issue didn't really effect my principles i don't really see anything wrong with letting people clone others. A lot of people might say that its not right because God isn't making the person but God made us and we're cloning people so technically God did make them. I also don't really see how it's ethically or morally wrong. As long as no one is getting hurt i don't see the problem with it. It also has a lot of benefits; it can help cure people of serious illnesses such as cancer or other terminal illnesses. Also people could make sure their child isn't born with any problems or diseases so all babies would be healthy. I think we need to at least try cloning and stem cell research and if it isn't beneficial or it has negative effects then we can stop, but we'll never know if we don't at least try it. Tooley's position is most consistent with my own. He talks about the benefits of cloning and he thinks it should be okay to do it. The good outweighs the bad in his opinion and i believe that's true.
I commented on http://lovelydreamer01.blogspot.com/
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
blog #3
The principle that I am most
drawn to is Sartre’s existentialism. My personal beliefs are somewhat similar
to those of existentialism. Existentialism basically says there is no God and
you are completely responsible for yourself and your actions. It also says that
you have to accept that you are completely responsible for everything you do
you can’t blame others or God, because it says there is no God. I believe most
of that but it conflicts with my beliefs because it says that there is no God
and I believe there is. I could live according to both but I do believe there
is a God. For the most part I already follow most of the beliefs of
existentialism so it wouldn’t be too much of a change if I followed both
existentialism and my personal beliefs. I do believe that even if there is a
God you still shouldn’t use him/her as an excuse when you do something you
regret. People should think more about their actions and take more
responsibility for what they do. You should also not only do good things
because your religion says you should or for God or whatever your reason may
be, you should only do something because you want to do. You need to forget
about the idea of there being someone that you need to impress or there being
someone that you can blame.
Monday, February 27, 2012
blog #2 Personal Principles
The principle i follow for the most part is just to be a good person. I was always taught as a kid to never talk bad about or judge other people. My parents and things I've learned and read about have influenced my principles and beliefs. My principles aren't based on a religion, because I don't practice any religion. I was raised in a Muslim family, but i never got into practicing Islam and I went to a Catholic high school and learned about the religion but it also didn't appeal to me. I think there is something bigger than us, like God, but my personal belief is that even if you do believe in religion and God you shouldn't live to just please him/her or anyone else. You should live for yourself and do what you want to do (as long as you aren't hurting anyone else). By that i don't mean everyone should go out just party and not work or anything, but you shouldn't look for other peoples approval when you want to do something.
I don't think the readings from class have really changed my principles yet. They have got me thinking more about what I believe and they have made me more open minded to other ideas and ways of living.
The principle i follow for the most part is just to be a good person. I was always taught as a kid to never talk bad about or judge other people. My parents and things I've learned and read about have influenced my principles and beliefs. My principles aren't based on a religion, because I don't practice any religion. I was raised in a Muslim family, but i never got into practicing Islam and I went to a Catholic high school and learned about the religion but it also didn't appeal to me. I think there is something bigger than us, like God, but my personal belief is that even if you do believe in religion and God you shouldn't live to just please him/her or anyone else. You should live for yourself and do what you want to do (as long as you aren't hurting anyone else). By that i don't mean everyone should go out just party and not work or anything, but you shouldn't look for other peoples approval when you want to do something.
I don't think the readings from class have really changed my principles yet. They have got me thinking more about what I believe and they have made me more open minded to other ideas and ways of living.
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