1. Humans can easily become evil, but they aren't really born "evil". It has to do with how that individual was raised and what enviornments they were exposed to. Say for an example that parents who committed crimes and are generally "evil" had a child, it doesn't mean that child is automatically evil. He/she will become evil if the parents raise the child to do "evil" things, but if the child on the other hand learns to do good deeds, and not to do bad things, lie, etc. then that child can't be considered "evil".
2. Free will is the the better way for a human to live. Being tied down by fate only hinders humanity. The only reason humans were able to evolve and become what we are today is because of free will, being free from "whats supposed to have happened" or "what's considered the norm" and went to achieve what was considered the impossible. If they only let things happen as is, the humans won't be able to be what they are today, hell, I bet we be stuck in the middle ages, or earlier.
3. Yes, but only if the person who committed it puts to effort to recover from it, and let others accept and forgive. If a person doesn't wish to put the effort in changing themselves and still makes the same mistake, then of course they shouldn't be given the opportunity. However, if the person puts the effort to, then yeah, they should deserve that second chance.
4. Yes it is possible to admire someone like that. It's not their past that matters anymore, what happened in the past is the past, what matters truly is who that person is now. If that person hasn't changed, and is evil to the core, then well it's obvious the type of perople who admire him/her, but on the other hand, if that person changed from their misdeeds in a form of redemption, then they should at least be given a chance. It's what they do now that counts the most, and whether their actions they have been doing currently is making a difference for the better that truly matters the most.
5. Sometimes, sacrifices are to be made in order to meet certain goals, and even to do things the person won't want to do. A person can't be completely benevolent, or kind, noone can. But if nothing but misdeeds are done, then yeah, it will ruin the end result. It's okay to do some bad things, only if you do good deeds to atone for it, noone can be an honest person 24/7 after all. But using cheap means, or morally bad ways to attain a certain goal, there is no balance to it. Only bad things will come back to haunt them, and it will ruin the whole purpose to why they even tried to reach the goal.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Macbeth Anticipation Guide
1. I don't fully agree with this statement, due to the fact that not everyone needs to be influenced by someone else to be able to do great things.
2. I'm in the middle of this actually. On one hand, my still juvenile self-wishes for such supernatural creatures to exist, on the other hand, my scientific and maturing self says its works of fiction.
3. I do agree with this. I follow a philosophy of being in the middle of the good and the bad. The good gain nothing for their good deeds, but the bad gets punished for their bad deeds. I follow this philosophy of doing good and bad deeds to gain for myself, doing good deeds to maintain a good image, but doing bad ones so I don't need to sacrifice anything.
4. But I also agree on how karma exists on a person. Although these may not be immediate, I feel that whatever actions a person does, good or bad, will come back with a consequence of similar value. I've had many moments in my childhood about lying and hiding about doing terrible in school academic wise, so the result always ended with me losing my ability to have fun as a consequence.
5. I do agree with this statement. I believe humans by heart are tempted with desire, and that has how it always been ever since the age when the first living creature walked the earth. The only thing that differs us from most animals is that we have a sense of morality, knowing its something wrong, either before or reflecting on the action. I for one chose to have fun and enjoy myself with technology and whatnot, making me choose to have fun rather than do my homework, I'm not that different by those tempted by their strongest desires.
6. No, that ideal in itself is very flawed. Unless that person going to overthrow the current king is a benevolent man who knows leadership like its the back of his/her had, I highly doubt they'll make any difference to making the country better, due to how easily corrupted a person can be ruling over people. If a person is given power, they might give in to greed and just do anything to get them to gain more then what they already have, being nice is a hard thing to do you know.
7. I agree with this statement. There can be circumstances where murder is justified, in self-defense, being a soldier in war, or even the person killed done a crime punishable by death. I don't truly hold the ideals of treating each life equally because I can't just care about every single individual life and care enough for their death. Is it even possible for you to cry at a total stranger funeral? Sympathy is important, but I'll only be able to feel sympathy to those who suffered, or those close to me.
8. I can agree with this statement because sometimes, you need to make sacrifices in order to achieve great things in life. But even if I say that, I'm still not willing to make those sacrifices.
9. It's said that back then, kings were the closest beings to gods. However, I do not agree with this at all. One, my distaste when bringing religion into politics, spouting some paper thin reasons you should listen to what the government/leader says because some god that I don't even know says so. Having someone push their ideals on other people, and forcing them to listen because some imaginary being is a failed government by default. It's one thing to force ideals as a king to the people without giving them freedom, but I draw the line when that said government forces people to listen to that person, just because god appointed that person, thus adding unnecessary weight to the fact that someone, just one person, is making all these rules.
10. I disagree with this statement, due to the fact that yes, it is pretty interesting to see a forecast of how your day might go, but at the same time, anything can happen. Assuming that it will go exactly the way you'd expect, doesn't mean it will happen. Life likes to throw curveballs every not and then, so what point does it make to just assume that it will go exactly that, instead of being ready for anything. I can't really say I have an experience, because I've never really used a horoscope or anything of like before, so I can't really say anything.
11. Traitors shoudl be punished, yes, but I feel executing them is a bit extreme. It's like a national crime, yes, but unless it costed the lives of thousands or something like that, I doubt its necessary to kill them, just to put them in prison for a long time. I mean, I had friends who lied to me before, but I never thought that I wanted to kill them for it.
2. I'm in the middle of this actually. On one hand, my still juvenile self-wishes for such supernatural creatures to exist, on the other hand, my scientific and maturing self says its works of fiction.
3. I do agree with this. I follow a philosophy of being in the middle of the good and the bad. The good gain nothing for their good deeds, but the bad gets punished for their bad deeds. I follow this philosophy of doing good and bad deeds to gain for myself, doing good deeds to maintain a good image, but doing bad ones so I don't need to sacrifice anything.
4. But I also agree on how karma exists on a person. Although these may not be immediate, I feel that whatever actions a person does, good or bad, will come back with a consequence of similar value. I've had many moments in my childhood about lying and hiding about doing terrible in school academic wise, so the result always ended with me losing my ability to have fun as a consequence.
5. I do agree with this statement. I believe humans by heart are tempted with desire, and that has how it always been ever since the age when the first living creature walked the earth. The only thing that differs us from most animals is that we have a sense of morality, knowing its something wrong, either before or reflecting on the action. I for one chose to have fun and enjoy myself with technology and whatnot, making me choose to have fun rather than do my homework, I'm not that different by those tempted by their strongest desires.
6. No, that ideal in itself is very flawed. Unless that person going to overthrow the current king is a benevolent man who knows leadership like its the back of his/her had, I highly doubt they'll make any difference to making the country better, due to how easily corrupted a person can be ruling over people. If a person is given power, they might give in to greed and just do anything to get them to gain more then what they already have, being nice is a hard thing to do you know.
7. I agree with this statement. There can be circumstances where murder is justified, in self-defense, being a soldier in war, or even the person killed done a crime punishable by death. I don't truly hold the ideals of treating each life equally because I can't just care about every single individual life and care enough for their death. Is it even possible for you to cry at a total stranger funeral? Sympathy is important, but I'll only be able to feel sympathy to those who suffered, or those close to me.
8. I can agree with this statement because sometimes, you need to make sacrifices in order to achieve great things in life. But even if I say that, I'm still not willing to make those sacrifices.
9. It's said that back then, kings were the closest beings to gods. However, I do not agree with this at all. One, my distaste when bringing religion into politics, spouting some paper thin reasons you should listen to what the government/leader says because some god that I don't even know says so. Having someone push their ideals on other people, and forcing them to listen because some imaginary being is a failed government by default. It's one thing to force ideals as a king to the people without giving them freedom, but I draw the line when that said government forces people to listen to that person, just because god appointed that person, thus adding unnecessary weight to the fact that someone, just one person, is making all these rules.
10. I disagree with this statement, due to the fact that yes, it is pretty interesting to see a forecast of how your day might go, but at the same time, anything can happen. Assuming that it will go exactly the way you'd expect, doesn't mean it will happen. Life likes to throw curveballs every not and then, so what point does it make to just assume that it will go exactly that, instead of being ready for anything. I can't really say I have an experience, because I've never really used a horoscope or anything of like before, so I can't really say anything.
11. Traitors shoudl be punished, yes, but I feel executing them is a bit extreme. It's like a national crime, yes, but unless it costed the lives of thousands or something like that, I doubt its necessary to kill them, just to put them in prison for a long time. I mean, I had friends who lied to me before, but I never thought that I wanted to kill them for it.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Final Night Exercise
Thesis 1: No matter how much effort puts, it may be in vain, but if one is determined to put their in effort till the very like Eliezer in the book Night, they will be able to achieve the impossible
Thesis 2: In the book night, acts of inhumanity shows how the human mind can degrade, even the innocent like Eliezer who valued family more than anything, started losing those ideals for the sake of survival
Thesis 2: In the book night, acts of inhumanity shows how the human mind can degrade, even the innocent like Eliezer who valued family more than anything, started losing those ideals for the sake of survival
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