Morality and the Bible (quote, Organ)

Son of JayJamJah · 11-30-2008, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

What you're describing to me sounds like a sort of aestheticism, and is similar to my own philosophy of life. The beauty of life is in the diversity of experiences, in reliving the same events in different settings and with new twists. Thinking about the "deep" questions of life is just part of that dialogue with life, its not about the answers but about the voyage. Absolutely.

However, murder is one of those experiences. Maybe you haven't really lived life until you've felt what it is to take someone else's. That's a scary thought, but people must be joining the army for some reason. How does a philosophy of embracing life teach moderation? It has to come from the elevation of quantity over quality... but where does that come from? Aristotle, I guess...

The first half of the second paragraph is tough for me too read out of you. I understand the thought process but why give it the time of day.

For me embracing life means preserving it, I'm far from perfect but I've made it this far.

Most Popular Reasons People Join the Military

1) They are poor and unemployed
2) Patriotism
3) Family Heritage\Tradition
4) See the World
10) To get Laid
55. Peer Pressure
291. Tricked into it
720,000. The discount of alcohol and cigarettes at the PFC
1,000,000. Bunk Beds
10,000,000,000,000) To kill other people