The Importance Of Moral And Spiritual Choices

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Human beings having an absolute free will to choose their moral and spiritual path were taught by Pico della Mirandola. I do not agree with what Pico della Mirandola had taught because human beings do not have absolute free will to choose their moral and spiritual path. Pico della Mirandola once said “therefore, every human being has absolute freedom to choose whatever place in the “great chain of being” he or she may choose.” By saying “great chain of being” Pico della Mirandola is using that to represent the different social classes and where you stand as a human being. There are many reasons why I do not agree with what Pico della Mirandola taught, but at the same time I agree with him in a way. Where your parents are on the “great chain of being” could depend on where you are on the “great chain of being”, at the same time if you want to have a different moral and spiritual path than your parents you can break off from them and pursue whatever moral and spiritual path you want. The placement of your parents on the “great chain of being” could depend on where you are going to be on the “great chain of being”. When you are first born, you have no clue what is going on in the world. You are just a little baby and even when you …show more content…
To start off with, at first you are not sure of which moral and spiritual path suits you the best. You might think you know which one is best for you but it is gonna be like a trial and error thing. If you try your first option and realize that is not the best for you, you go and try your second option until you find a moral and spiritual path that is best suited for you. Once you find a moral and spiritual path that seems to fit you the best other people around you may not want you to choose that particular moral and spiritual path so they will do everything they can to make sure you do not choose that moral and spiritual

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