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In this morality course, I have learned the imporatnce of knowing the facts, and more importantly being intellectually humble. I have heard multiple sides of the same situations and I have realized that there is always a certain amount of gray area, and that gray area is what makes each individual case difficult to decide what is right and what is wrong, and what is the moral choice. How can doctors be sure they made the right choice in a patient when they know in the past that same decision resulted in a bad outcome? Where does desire to have a good life cross the line and become greed? These are not easy situations to access and I've learned that there is not always a right answer. I have also become aware of my own lack of facts in many arguements and decisions, and how I then become suspetable to incorrect and false "facts" on the matter at hand. I also realized the need for me to make sure I hear all sides of a story before I make my final judgement on a matter. If I don't then I can become suseptable to ad hominem and just simply dismissing others arguments as less informed and incorrect compared to my own. I feel that my experiences in this course have challenged me to be constantly updated with current events and to constantly learning as much as I can about all things. I see a need to be able to at least somewhat adequatly discuss and relate to a variety of topics because only then can I be complete in knowing the facts and forming appropitate decisions. The right speech experiment by the Buddha really showed me a true insight of how if someone was judging my actions- they would categorize me as a liar. My intent is to honest and trustworthy but now I realize that my actions definitly speak against that notion. The story of Plato's Allegory in the Cave really gave me a perfect insight into what life uneducated is life. People say that ignorance is bliss but I am beginning to understand that knowledge is both a form of power and peace. And the way in which I acquire knowledge needs to ultimately lead me to an unbias and moral choice. If I do not form my conscience properly and take the facts I recieve and constue them correctly, I could lead myslef down a path to discrimation such as the photos in lynching photography in America suggested the immense pride in mass murders. Overall, the strong focus on morality in this class made me look within to reevaluate my own values and compare these values against the church and society |
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