I hope you were stimulated to think about deep things today. As you get older, it is important to really know what you believe about life, faith, religion, morality, ethics, law, family, culture, war, individual personhood, etc. You will be challenged in all these area's of life when you go to university. Let's keep thinking deeply!
Our conversation really focused on one main question: Is the good universal, that is, does it apply to everyone, or is it individual, is it a matter of opinion. Is the good money? Is the good happiness? Is the good nirvana? Is the good family? Is the good popularity? And remember, I'm not asking if the above things are good. Of course some of them are good. Family is good, money can be good, happiness is good, but is it THE good? Left with nothing else, stripped down to nothing but one of the above - is it THE good?
When we really boil it down, the way you live (your actions, behaviors, etc.) reveal what you believe the "good" to be.
Here is a link to an awesome book: http://www.amazon.com/Relativism-Feet-Firmly-Planted-Mid-Air/dp/0801058066 Homework: Click on the link and read pages 49-51.Notice how much of that came out in our discussion today? What do you think about the deserted island example? Interesting isn't it? Would it be wrong for one of the occupants of the island to kill? After all, there is no society or majority to dictate what's right and wrong. If you still think it would be wrong, what does that say about what you believe about morality? Read the pages, write down your thoughts and come prepared to discuss them on Monday.
Don't forget to notice the title of the book!
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