Thoughts on ethics, society, politics, religion, philosophy, theology, and everything in between
What is Wisdom? We live in a complex world. At any given moment, there are an incredible number of possible courses of action we could take. We all have goals in life, and those who seek moral goodness do their best to have morally worthy goals. But how do we determine how we should go … Read more
What is Justice? Human beings are by nature social animals. Every individual human being is only alive because of a relationship between their parents, and because other human beings (usually their parents) took the time and energy to provide for and nurture them through their infancy and childhood years. Human beings have a natural instinct … Read more
Most Christians tend to think of Christian ethics in terms of following a list of rules. God has given us His laws, and we have to obey them. If we do, then God will be happy with us. If we don’t, then we have sinned and God will be angry with us. Now, it is … Read more
Different Ethical Theories In one of my very first posts on this blog, Understanding Ethical Disagreements, I examined how most major ethical disagreements in contemporary American society are a result of people ascribing to two different ethical theories, namely, virtue ethics and utilitarianism. In that post, my sole purpose was to try to help people … Read more