What I Really Learned in this Junior Morality Course

����������� I learned that morality is a necessary part of every human to help us make our choices and live our lives in a way that reflects on who we really are. If you do not set up principles or standards for yourself you can go through life making up values that suit you as you go, doing whatever you feel like. This isn�t so bad if it is what you truly believe, but as we learned in section 2 there seems to be a binding objective morality that many people have found without influences on each other. Even with many people agreeing that there is an objective morality, it is unclear what that morality is in every area. While most people agree that murder is wrong, there is a grayer area around the issue of chastity and just wars. This is why every individual must form their own morals. What your family has always thought is the best way to handle something you might come to see you disagree with. If you just do what they do because you don�t want to deal with thinking you become the rudderless ships Aristotle spoke of.

����������� I have become aware of the fact that I�m often pretty selfish. How I became aware of it was the disagreements I�ve had with my dad. Since I�ve started taking this course I�ve begun to realize that they usually originate from my selfishness. I don�t want to be selfish, I realize that people should care more about other people than themselves, and it bothers me that I can be such a jerk about it. So I have been concentrating on helping others, and being nicer. I have been improving in the area, but I need to continue working on it. I have also recognized my tendency to be influenced by the opinions of the people presenting me information. I often have similar feelings as them on the subjects because I only get one side of the argument. I�ve found a greater desire to find out the facts from both sides of an argument before I make a decision on the subject. Finding out more balanced facts is the best way to form an opinion about something. I also find that thinking I should do something is enough to redeem me for not doing it. Thats so stupid. I should really try to do what I want to do, and what is right.