really an analytic truth but a rule we use to set up our reality. Nevertheless I believe each choice an individual makes has an effect on the individual and others. Thus bad things can happen to people as a result of another individual’s choice. For example, the cultivation of an anti-Semitic attitude can be viewed as originating from a group of certain choices. According to Markovic, one of the choices that led to the cultivation of an anti-sematic outlook was the choice to categorize the Bible into Old and New Testaments. Since the terms “old” and “new” bear some serious connotations, this choice led to such connotation to be applied to the different sections of the Bible. The Old Testament was then viewed as outdated, or obsolete while
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According to Kant, in his work The Good Will and The Categorical Imperative we should “act only in accordance with that maxim through which [we] can at the same time will that it became a natural law” (Kant 76). This statement suggests that people should behave in a way that can be imitated by everyone in the world without any terrible or undesirable effects. For individuals to determine the effects a particular action would have on the world if universally practiced, they must follow a couple steps. The first step is to perceive the consequence a particular action would have on themselves if the people around them were practicing the same action. This involves asking themselves how they would react if the people around them behaved in a certain way. The next step is to honestly answer this question. If the answer to this question is an independent negative emotion such as fear, or a negative perception of those around them, it is most likely this action would not be the correct ethical behavior. This would be the case because such adverse universal feelings or perceptions would create a hostile environment. However if the answer to the question is a good emotion such as joy or a good perception of others then this action is most likely the correct moral behavior. It would probably have no terrible or negative effect if …show more content…
In essence the Bible also supplies evidence that there is a purpose for human life. For instance in Mark 16:15, when Jesus was about to ascend back into heaven, He told his disciples to “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature”. In essence The Son of God is asking his disciples to share the story of his life and his teachings with the whole world. By giving this one task to His disciples, Jesus is also applying meaning to the disciples’ life. This task can also be attributed to me and other followers of God. Such a task also makes up a bone in the rib
According to Kant, in his work The Good Will and The Categorical Imperative we should “act only in accordance with that maxim through which [we] can at the same time will that it became a natural law” (Kant 76). This statement suggests that people should behave in a way that can be imitated by everyone in the world without any terrible or undesirable effects. For individuals to determine the effects a particular action would have on the world if universally practiced, they must follow a couple steps. The first step is to perceive the consequence a particular action would have on themselves if the people around them were practicing the same action. This involves asking themselves how they would react if the people around them behaved in a certain way. The next step is to honestly answer this question. If the answer to this question is an independent negative emotion such as fear, or a negative perception of those around them, it is most likely this action would not be the correct ethical behavior. This would be the case because such adverse universal feelings or perceptions would create a hostile environment. However if the answer to the question is a good emotion such as joy or a good perception of others then this action is most likely the correct moral behavior. It would probably have no terrible or negative effect if …show more content…
In essence the Bible also supplies evidence that there is a purpose for human life. For instance in Mark 16:15, when Jesus was about to ascend back into heaven, He told his disciples to “Go into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature”. In essence The Son of God is asking his disciples to share the story of his life and his teachings with the whole world. By giving this one task to His disciples, Jesus is also applying meaning to the disciples’ life. This task can also be attributed to me and other followers of God. Such a task also makes up a bone in the rib