What is the worth of human life? From where does it draw fundamental value? There are many people who reason that the value of each particular person even is bequeathed to us from a creator. While I find this rationale disturbingly irresponsible, my own retort, that a human's value is found within the human by virtue of simple existence, often seems, when spoken to the theistically-minded, to have less weight. As if the injunction of the name God can reasonably trump in the game of ethics without any heavy lifting. I have been trained, against my better, clearer notions, to look at humanity outside the realm of history, to spare humanity some perceived indignity in being part of the natural evolutionary order. And I see many around me who have been similarly tutored. Ew.
What is the worth of human life? From where does it draw fundamental value? There are many people who reason that the value of each particular person even is bequeathed to us from a creator. While I find this rationale disturbingly irresponsible, my own retort, that a human's value is found within the human by virtue of simple existence, often seems, when spoken to the theistically-minded, to have less weight. As if the injunction of the name God can reasonably trump in the game of ethics without any heavy lifting. I have been trained, against my better, clearer notions, to look at humanity outside the realm of history, to spare humanity some perceived indignity in being part of the natural evolutionary order. And I see many around me who have been similarly tutored. Ew.
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I don't really understand this.
Me neither!
It means Todd is thinking about going back to school for theology.
Ew.
Theology is one big theoretical loop fraught with far too manny inherent inconsistencies.
The leap of faith in something so obviously tainted by power manipulation is too much for me to swallow.
I'll sit on the sidelines and henpeck from my perch, thank you very much.
I've always been of the school of thought that persons who pursue an advanced degree (i.e. past undergraduate studies. I mean, who isn't obsessed with Kierkegaard @ 18????) in religion/philosophy are just asking for it. Please go study mathematics, physics, biology or even veterinarian science for Christ's sake.
Regarding the photograph, do you like Taco Bell's bean burritos better than that one?
1. Great qyestion Jamie. I'd have to gonwith that one thete, to be honest. As democratic and unsnobby as I'd like to sound backing a Taco Bell bean burrito, I'd take tjat Cessi's number any time.
2. I can say with total conviction in reminiscence that Kierkegaard never interested me. Seemed pretty bogus from the get go. I'll grant that maybe that was because I just didnt "get it" but only in an attempt at not spunding full of myself. I mean really, Kierkegaard? The guy was a looney bin of contradictions. Even at 18 I was unimpressed.
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