tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post3375648006578713755..comments2023-12-03T03:00:17.598-06:00Comments on Atheism & Philosophy: Quiz Feb23Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02115141650963300011noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-32361086465805850332016-02-23T15:09:55.884-06:002016-02-23T15:09:55.884-06:00I definitely agree that people need to major in so...I definitely agree that people need to major in something that they are actually interested in, but I think a lot of people are just scared of failure in a field they are interested in, so it just stays a hobby, and they don't pursue education in the field. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13830807757439868936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-22690936403490194182016-02-23T14:22:53.715-06:002016-02-23T14:22:53.715-06:00I suppose the best of the three choices given is &...I suppose the best of the three choices given is 'neutral,' though I don't think that captures the essence of the situation. I think, ultimately, that I would resist the idea of classifying all of us as inherently good, bad, or neither in general and instead place humanity on a wide-ranging spectrum of 'goodness.' Ideally, most or all of us would be somewhere to the good side of the spectrum, and I think that this probably has to be the case in order for anything approximating civilization to exist, but it certainly doesn't preclude someone inhabiting the other side of the spectrum.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074833329564539998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-52363798428162950542016-02-23T13:13:09.663-06:002016-02-23T13:13:09.663-06:00"Do you find Original Sin charming or unifyin..."Do you find Original Sin charming or unifying?"<br /><br />Not particularly, no. I can see why it would be unifying, in an "all in this together" frame of reference, though. Some might point to that as evidence that no one is all that different from anybody else. I prefer, myself, to regard more naturalistic similarities in order to feel unified with others. I am not so different from anybody else because we have a shared humanity, not because of the idea that the first people on earth made a mistake after listening to temptation as commonly embodied by a serpent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074833329564539998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-34960911919841820232016-02-23T11:35:45.498-06:002016-02-23T11:35:45.498-06:00Quiz question:
deB likens miniatures of saints to ...Quiz question:<br />deB likens miniatures of saints to what childhood toy?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12267919853006982562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-39898183393525032192016-02-23T10:13:41.517-06:002016-02-23T10:13:41.517-06:00How much of your higher education has reflected &q...How much of your higher education has reflected "the best that has been said and thought in the world"? 101 How well has it prepared you to value and continue pursuing such learning after graduation? Have you been disappointed by college, in its contribution to the development of your own emotional and ethical life skills? 105 Do you think educators still think about "the social value of the college-bred"<br /><br />I would not trade my college education for anything in this world. For who I am at this very moment as a college student, solely reflects on the classes that I have chosen to take. My mind has grown, vastly. Being constantly surrounded by like-minded individuals who enjoy learning about the world they live in and strive to always know more is an adrenaline rush for me. Especially taking many philosophy/religion/and psy courses. Getting to conversate with different people from many world views is enlightening. Learning is something I believe all humanity should always be striving to retain.. because every day and every moment we are learning. As long as we are aware. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01323736022940128665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-64843550204496794792016-02-22T23:02:33.704-06:002016-02-22T23:02:33.704-06:00DQ answer:
How much of your higher education has r...DQ answer:<br />How much of your higher education has reflected "the best that has been said and thought in the world"? 101 How well has it prepared you to value and continue pursuing such learning after graduation? Have you been disappointed by college, in its contribution to the development of your own emotional and ethical life skills? 105 Do you think educators still think about "the social value of the college-bred"?<br /><br />Honestly, I have had a great educational experience so far in college. This may be because of my choice of majors (I was an English major for a year and a half, then I switched to Psychology), as both English and Psychology encourage learning for the sake of learning, and questioning conventional beliefs and practices. The things that I have written and read in English classes, as well as the concepts and practices I have explored in Psychology, have caused me to reevaluate my beliefs and values. I have encountered so many interesting things that my love of learning has only increased tenfold. I think that part of the reason why many students get burned out in college and lose (or fail to gain in the first place) the desire to learn and broaden their minds is because they fail to find a field that truly interests them. I think that educators think about the "social value of the college-bred" because in addition to the fact that education has always been a mark of belonging to a "higher society," in our generation a "good" career really cannot be found without a college education (and a good career is another mark of belonging to high society).Elizabeth Cullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000372491922488941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-38317524188297044182016-02-22T21:25:32.907-06:002016-02-22T21:25:32.907-06:00DQ?
Do you believe that we are bad (sinners), as ...DQ? <br />Do you believe that we are bad (sinners), as the Judeo-Christian belief says, good, as the thinkers of the Enlightenment believed, or just nothing at all/neutral?Elizabeth Cullumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10000372491922488941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7609541124817386376.post-7148117098463286822016-02-22T21:07:05.769-06:002016-02-22T21:07:05.769-06:00http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/22/...http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/22/play-nice-how-the-internet-is-trying-to-design-out-toxic-behaviour<br /><br />Posting this here because reminds me of deB's arguments about the clash between individual rights and community-scrutinized behaviours. The issue of online harassment has been compounded by people who insist harassment is protected as free speech, and I like that the system introduced by Bogdanoff tries to solve this issue through extra layers of scrutiny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311526122552265874noreply@blogger.com