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- Did Capt Peters say anything that provoked you or made you wonder? What was that?
- Does death limit the possibilities of good that one could have experienced if her life had continued, doesn't it also limit the bad possibilities? Isn't that a good result for death?
- Can what you don't know hurt you? For example, is cheating on your spouse bad in itself, or only if it is discovered and causes harm?
- What are your life projects? Do you believe that having a prudent fer of death can help you make good decisions and finish those projects or do you think that having a fear of death can hold you back in life?
- Comment on this final paragraph in chpt 4, p. 80: "To the degree that we can approach the fact of our own mortality, and successfully integrate it into our lives, we are more of less free. The reason, it's worth repeating, is that entertaining thoughts of our mortality helps us live more consciously and thus avoid living the unexamined, counterfeit life of an Ivan Ilyich. In concentrating the mind, death helps us to live as we should, not merely as we are supposed to, so that when our times comes to die, we depart, not without regrets necessarily, but with the right ones."
- Do we have bodies? And minds? And souls? Explain. If there are 2 or even 3 separate substances which compose a human, how do they interact?
- Do souls exist? If our souls existed in a pre-life, then what about an afterlife? What happens to our souls when we die?
- Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
- How are the Matrix films related to Descartes?
I loved having Captain Peters visit our class, because not only was she cool and bad ass (sorry if I can't say that), but she was very interesting and honest. I particularly liked hearing about her view on religion and her personal beliefs, because I could relate to some extent. I have been raised Catholic my whole life, attending Catholic grade school, high school, and now college. It wasn’t until about two years ago that I started to question my faith or my lack of faith. I felt this “struggle” because I hadn’t truly thought about my faith or God, I just followed my family by going to church and praying and receiving reconciliation. It’s hard for me to just commit to something, without properly analyzing it for myself, without the influence of others. I feel like I'm being a hypocrite for just following this routine, with no thought behind it. If I’m going to be Catholic or Christian or even religious, I want it to be because it is what I honestly want to do, not because it’s what my family wants or is. I don't know what I believe right now, but I feel as though I've got the rest of my life to figure out my spirituality.
ReplyDeleteChapter 4: Can what you don't know hurt you? For example, is cheating on your spouse bad in itself, or only if it is discovered and causes harm?
I mean there is the saying that “ignorance is bliss”, but I think cheating on a spouse is on a whole other level that this saying is too small for. Yes, if you don’t know in the moment that you are being cheated on, it’s not going to hurt you, because you are oblivious to it. But it’s the fact that you are putting your trust and love into another person, hoping that they remain faithful to you, and they are purposely and consciously betraying you. Of course, cheating on your spouse is bad in itself. You made a promise to that person and you are purposely not thinking about them, just yourself. No one cheats on the person they love, because they think their spouse will like it. Affairs are hidden for a reason. And then it raises the question, do you even love your spouse? I think most times people cheat, it’s due to the fact that there are problems that strain the connection and relationship to the point where the cheater isn’t in love the way they once were. If the thought of cheating on a spouse crosses someone’s mind, then people should communicate their feelings before something such as cheating happens. Problems could be addressed and fixed, without ever having to destroy the spouse that was cheated on. I could never cheat because I would be filled with immense guilt and I would never want the same done to me. If my spouse and I couldn’t make our problems work out, I’d rather one of us leave and be hurt that way, then one of us cheat and be hurt even more.
Chapter 5: Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
I 100% believe that memory is essential to personal identity. Everything that I have been through and experienced, all the people that I have met, and all the prior decisions I have made, have gotten me to the person I am today. For example, the reason I treat people respectfully, is because there have been times I haven’t been treated right and I didn’t like how that felt, and I don’t want anyone else to have to feel that way. I know to respect people, because sometime in my life, people have showed me where respect can get you. If I wasn’t able to remember anything, I would essentially have a blank slate. Would I know to respect others instinctively? I don’t know. Does this come back to the question if people are born good or born bad? Not sure. But I know that my personal experience that I continually remember, is what shapes me every day.
I agree that even if the spouse getting cheated doesn't know, it does not make it right. The fact that you cheated on you the person you love means you obviously don't love them. Whatever you may of had with that person wasn't strong enough to keep you from cheating. Therefore, I see it best to split up in that decision.
DeleteAlso, I agree that memories are a vital part to the identity of a person. Past experiences, relationships, and the emotions felt formulated a response in us and has shaped us to this particular point in our lives. Without those moments we may not be where we are now.
More hypotheticals:
DeleteIf your spouse has dementia and will never know that you were involved with someone else, is your spouse still harmed, is the affair still wrong?
If you fell back in time (the plot in the series Outlander), and became involved with another, are you cheating on your spouse in the original time & place?
If your spouse has dementia and doesn't know that you were involved with someone else I don't think the spouse is still harmed. I don't think you can be harmed by something you don't know happened or forget happened. I think if the affair is wrong depends on the situation, I think the affair is wrong up to a certain point. If the person has had dementia for lets say ten years, and they are completely gone, I don't think it is wrong of someone to want companionship, but not want to divorce their spouse. In that case I think an affair would not be wrong at all. However I do think an affair would be wrong if the person had any memories of the marriage or their memories still came back often.
DeleteI really enjoyed having Captain Peters in our class. I think it was really neat to hear the experiences of someone who has see so many things and been around so many different cultures. I liked how she was comfortable enough to share her religious views with us. I think she had the courage to say what a lot of us are thinking. I think many people our age question religion. We grew up believing what our parents taught us but now that we are older we have to decide for ourselves what we believe. We have to understand why we believe in certain things. I think Captain Peters did a good job explaining this. She wasn't afraid to tell a room full of people that she questions God. That's not an easy thing to do in today's world. It gave me a lot of respect for her.
ReplyDeleteChapter 4: What are your life projects? Do you believe that having a prudent fear of death can help you make good decisions and finish those projects or do you think that having a fear of death can hold you back in life?
I believe that death helps make good decision and finish the things you have always wanted to do but I also think that for some people it can hold them back. Some people don't do certain things such as skydiving because they are afraid of the risk, death. But on the other hand its often heard of that people who are given a terminal diagnosis will go skydiving as a way of finishing all the things they could possibly do. I think it depends on if you are pessimistic or optimistic. The more optimistic person will be influenced to finish the things they have always wanted to do because of death and the pessimistic person will let the fear of death hold them back.
Chapter 5: Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
Memory is definitely essential to personal identity. Everything that we have ever experienced makes us who we are. All the things we learned as children make us who we are. All my past decision and my prior experiences have shaped who I am. I don't think by losing our memories that we would become a different person. I think that we would not have the same identity that we once had because we wouldn't remember all of our experiences but I believe we would react the same as we always have and we would treat others the way we always have because those things are rooted deep within us.
I agree with your point on memory being an essential part to personal identity. A question arises, could you love the same person if they had lost all memories you made with them, the times you had and the moments created that lead the person to love you?
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DeleteThat is a very tough but good question. I think since you would be the person remembering the love you once shared you would always have an attatchment and love for that person. It would be very hard for the person to watch their loved one go through it but I think you would always love them because you remember, the love you shared. For example my grandma had alzheimers and became a different person, to the point where she couldn't remember my grandpa and even got physically violent at one point because she thought he was an intruder. My grandpa still loved her, and it was so hard on him to watch her go through this but he was there for her every step of the way. I think it really depends on the person and the type of love the two shared.
DeleteJake- I feel that the person would still be in love with their partner even if they lost their memories because that person still remembers everything that the two had been through. I would say the relationship probably would be over because the one person remembers everything and the other cant remember anything but I don't think that the person who remembers would stop loving their partner
DeleteI really loved listening to Captain Peters speak in class. I thought her views were really interesting and I loved hearing about her experiences. I really enjoyed that she was so honest with us about her views and has the courage to stand up and say what she believes in. Captain Peters saying that she was raised a catholic and very involved in the church, but now questions what her beliefs are and does research to find proof really provoked me. I related to her because I am not sure what I believe and like her I would like to believe there is a God but I want proof, I don't just want to believe because someone tells me to, I want to believe for myself. I really liked that she doesn't believe something just because she was raised to, and has the courage to admit that even though its not socially popular. I thought she did a wonderful job discussing with us, and would love to talk to her for hours.
ReplyDeleteChapter 4: Can what you don't know hurt you? For example, is cheating on your spouse bad in itself, or only if it is discovered and causes harm?
I believe that if you don't know it cant hurt you. There is no possible way you can be hurt by something if you don't know what is happening, because you have no idea so how can that hurt you? Using the cheating spouse as an example, many people go on in their marriages with a cheating spouse and aren't aware that any cheating is occurring, therefore in that aspect they are happy they aren't hurting over that, because they have no clue its going on. However it is once the spouse finds out the cheating is occurring that they are hurt. Once you find out information then it can hurt you, but when you don't have the information to hurt you, it cant, its just occurring without you're knowledge.
Chapter 5: Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity.
We change substantially if we lose our memories, because memory is essential to personal identity. Experiences make us who we are, if we forget those experiences we lose our personality. I think that if we lose our memories we would be a different person, unrecognizable to our families almost, yes there would be aspects that remain the same, but many of our personality traits would be different without the experiences we have. For example I am now 20, I have changed tremendously since I was 15 with my personality due to experiences I have. I actually look back and wonder why I was that person. I think if we lost our memories we would just be searching for a new identity.
I believe is great to question what we are taught. It is natural to question. We are inquisitive and have a desire to dig deeper. At this point in my life, I guess I am content with believing in a man upstairs watching over me and giving me guidance at times. I think I would go good acts and live the same life I would even if I knew there wasn't a God. That's is a question I wish I would have asked Capt. Peters and that is whether on not her beliefs and views on life would change if she knew there was a God or afterlife. Right now I believe there is a God out there, I just think everything that has happened over billions of years couldn't have been by accident...why us? it just makes me wonder...
DeleteClarification: Capt Peters was raised Christian, but not Catholic.
DeleteI really loved having Capt. Peters come to visit our class. I enjoyed listening to her talk about all of her experiences, her life, and her religious views. I admired the fact that she was willing to share anything with us and how she was willing to answer any question asked. I think she is a very brave and honest person for all that she shared with us. It provoked me when she talked about her religious beliefs. She mentioned that she grew up in the heart of the Bible belt where everyone was a strong believer in Christianity. But later in life she began to question her faith. She mentioned that she is now an agonist as she is trying to search for more answers about God because she is the type of person that wants more solid proof about things. I myself am Catholic and believe in God but I can understand where she is coming from. I feel as if it is normal for people to question or maybe wonder about their own faith at some point in their life. I think that some people at some point might think "why do I believe in this" etc because they may be trying to search for more knowledge about their own faith and God. I am glad that she was willing to open up about her beliefs because not many people are willing to share some of the things that she shared with us the other day. I have such a great respect for her as a person and all that she shared with us.
ReplyDeleteCHP 4: What are your life projects? Do you believe that having a prudent fear of death can help you make good decisions and finish those projects or do you think that having a fear of death can hold you back in life?
- I believe that having a fear of death can help you make good decisions and help you finish your life projects. The fear of not living anymore could give someone that extra boost in you to do everything that you dreamed of doing in your life before you die. It's basically trying to live life with no regrets. So someone would want to complete their bucket list and live a quality life knowing that they did what they wanted to fulfill in life instead of thinking wow I wish I did this but didn't. In the end having a fear of death can help someone live life to the fullest, knowing that they lived and didn't waste life away.
CHP 5: Do we have bodies? And minds? And souls? Explain. If there are 2 or even 3 separate substances which compose a human, how do they interact?
-I believe that we all have a body, mind, and soul. The body is the physical part of ourselves that defines us and keeps us functioning. The mind consists of our thoughts and conscious. The soul is who we truly are as a person that is spiritually in us. They interact because the body is physical part of us that makes us human biologically, the mind is part of our brain that helps us think and create thoughts, and our soul is what defines us as a spiritual human being and who we are as a person. All together make us who we are and they just all interact with one another to create our oneself.
Julie,
DeleteI agree that having a guest speaker was awesome. Having her explain what happens in the military and how her family reacted to her having a living will was so sad, but at the same time necessary.
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ReplyDeleteI really found it interesting when she talked about the difference in culture, especially when she talked about the Afghanistan's and death. It shocked me how the got over death so quickly, but like she said they are probably used to it. It is just interesting that something everyone goes through is seen so differently in on culture to the next, like you would think they would dwell on death as much as we do. I also really liked he talking about her search for god.
Chpt.4: Question #1
I think that death does end the good that some one could have continued to do, but i also feel it depends on when the person dies. I feel when someone dies young it is seen as a bigger limit to the life of good that they could have created. Then when someone is older and at the end of their life it is still sad because they could have done more good, but it is seen that they were able to create most of the good that they could and they were done. Though it is correct that death does stop the bad, because maybe it that person had not died then they could have lived to see something bad or go through something bad that they were not meant to so that is why death took them. I can see why that would be thought of as a good result or death, but like many have said you cannot have the good with out the bad. It really isn't a good or bad thing for death.
Chpt.5: Question #3
I do believe our memories make us us, because with out your memories you are a blank slate and have nothing. If you didn't have your memories then you would you really be. Your memories and life experiences give you the personality you have. You go through life a grow and change based on what you have lived. I believe memories are essential part of your personality, they are what makes you you. Memories of your life separate you from the life of someone else.
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ReplyDeleteI found Captain Peters’ skepticism about religion to be very interesting. She made a very good point in saying that most people blindly follow a religion because that is what they are raised to believe in, like for her, she didn’t even realize this in herself until she went to the naval academy and was asked to explain why she believed in what she did and she didn’t have a response. Made me wonder how many people out there, young people in particular, that are following a certain faith can actually back up their reasoning behind believing in what they do. Not saying that there is anything wrong with continuing to practice the same faith you were raised on, just curious.
Can what you don't know hurt you? For example, is cheating on your spouse bad in itself, or only if it is discovered and causes harm? –
I do believe that what you don’t know can hurt you, maybe not directly at the time cause you are unaware of it but indirectly in the long run, yes I absolutely believe it can hurt you. I think a question like this reflects back on the quality of a person’s life, although you may not know something at the time it allows you to live elusively in a lie so to speak. Whether it be, not knowing your spouse is cheating on you, not knowing you’re about to loose your job, not knowing your sibling is on drugs, whatever it may be, it will eventually be known and when it finally is the realization that you were “lied to” or “kept in the dark” without figuring it out yourself will hurt almost as much as finding out what specifically happened. It only makes your quality of life better for so long, prolonging the inevitable before the truth is revealed and ones happiness, quality of life, and dignity is hurt.
Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity? –
I think memories are definitely essential to our personal identity. Without memories, we wouldn’t be the people that we are. I am a nursing student and am currently in the gerontology clinical rotation so I have seen a lot of demented and Alzheimer’s patients lately. I’ve witnessed first hand people who have completely lot their memories and have no idea who they are, who their family members are, or where they even are. For anyone who has witnessed a loved one in a condition such as this, you know how heart breaking it is. Loosing your memory disconnects you from every aspect of the world that you live in. What do relationships mean if you can’t remember anything about your friends or family members and cannot share in the memories you may hold together? As well as personal identity, most of our decisions are influenced and based on memories, take Captain Peters for example if she had no memory of her time spent over seas then she would not have changed her mind about her religious faith and became skeptical enough to continue searching for answers about a higher being. If you have no memory of “who” you are, what you believe in and stand for then how do you identify youself??
I also found Captain Peters skepticism interesting. I agree with her view that many people blindly follow something just because they were taught to believe it. I to am curious about this, it almost makes me want to research what I believe so I can back my opinion up better then what I do, since I to am guilty of having opinions just because my parents do. I also agree with you that memories are essential to our personal identity, and we wouldn't be the same person. It is very sad to watch someone lose their mind from a disease like Alzheimer's, my grandma had this disease and it was hard for my family to watch her change into a completely different person. It makes you wonder how do they feel, scared all the time because they cant remember anything, or just perfectly content not knowing?
DeleteI agree with you about religion and how we can tend to follow a religion because it is what we are raised with. I also enjoyed her talk about this subject and found it to be very insightful.
DeleteDid Capt Peters say anything that provoked you or made you wonder? What was that?
ReplyDeleteYes, the fact that what Capt Peters has seen and gone through and she isn't really sure if there is a God makes me wonder. It made me realize that she has seen so much terrible things. That's why I was inclined to ask if there were any moments that happened where she for sure thought God was real. I was kind of shocked that she said not really and she was still unsure. Its hard to put myself in her shoes. Im not surprised her experiences have changed her outlook on life. That fact that she had to talk about how should her body would be taken care of in case she died was probably a wake up call. It would be for me. I'm not used to think about death and have it constantly in the back of my mind. I wonder if it is an additive stress.
What are your life projects? Do you believe that having a prudent fer of death can help you make good decisions and finish those projects or do you think that having a fear of death can hold you back in life?
I think a fear of death is probably a little too far. I don't see any reason to fear. I see it merely as a reason to achieve more, shoot for the stars and do anything you can before your day comes. I don't think you should let the idea of death spark fear in yourself and give you anxiety that you must complete something as soon as possible. Life is a process and its not going to be easy. You have to take it one step at a time. Don't let your fear of death hold you back. Let it motivate you to do better and accomplish more. Don't let it consume your thoughts. Just breath and life will take care of itself if you are doing some you love and have an interest in.
Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
I do believe that our memories, who we know and are friends with and what we do play a huge role in our identities as individuals. We can look at memories and connect with someone who may have experienced something similar. This can rekindle old emotions and you can almost live in that particular moment through experience. Experiences and memories make us who we are. Therefore, I do believe that memory and remembering past experiences play a huge role as our identify as ourselves and who we are. Without those memories, we lose a part of our past we can't relive or ever tell. If we forget our loved ones it also changes who are. Alzheimer's completely changes a person. First, they forget memories and then they forget their loved ones. Your family and your love toward them make a big part of you and forgetting those aspects, in my opinion, can change a person completely.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed having Capt. Peters come visit out class. I enjoyed listening to her and I found her inspirational. I appreciated the fact that she was open to discussing anything to us. She opened her book and shared her story to us. I felt like I connected with her because I agreed with a lot of her views regarding religion. I am still trying to figure out what I believe in as I am starting to form my own opinions on things. I do believe that there is a God, by faith. However, I am a person, just like Capt. Peters that needs proof to understand how things started. I believe in God because of how I was raised. I am beginning to go to church and would like to understand the bible. I am not sure where to start researching, however I am sure that Capt. Peters would be able to help. I have great respect for her and I am glad to came to visit us! I now feel like I am not the only one who questions our belief. I will continue to research just like her.
Chapter 4: What are your life projects? Do you believe that having a prudent fear of death can help you make good decisions and finish those projects or do you think that having fear of death can hold you back in life?
-I believe that having a fear of death can help you make good decisions and finish projects, but can also hold you back from your life. I feel that having a fear of death can give a person and extra boost to their life. It could advocate a better life for them and to live life to the fullest, day by day. It could also influence the way they handle things. An example would be a small argument. They could either be very upset about it, or agree that it is not worth being upset about and that there are far better things to focus on in life. Fear of death can also prevent you from doing certain things. An example would be skydiving. The fear of death could possibly stop them from experiencing that memory.
Chapter 5: Do we have bodies? And minds? And Souls? Explain. If there are 2 or even 3 separate substances which compose a human, how do they interact?
-I believe that we all have a body, mind, and soul. The body itself is the physical part of us that keep us functioning and alive. Our mind consists of thoughts, decisions, and our conscious. The soul is who we are internally. The soul is what defines us spiritually as a human being. The body, mind, and soul interact with one another to create us individuals.
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ReplyDeleteDid Capt Peters say anything that provoked you or made you wonder? What was that?
I loved having Capt Peters as a guest. Her viewpoints on life were so interesting to me. I especially loved her view on religion. It really did make me question my own religious beliefs to some extent because she grew up so involved in the catholic church and now she won't believe anything until she has proof. I do believe that there is a God, but at the same time, I also want proof as well. I will also continue to search for what I believe in.
Chapter 4
Does death limit the possibilities of good that one could have experienced if her life had continued, doesn't it also limit the bad possibilities? Isn't that a good result for death?
I think that death limits both the good and the bad possibilities. In life there is good and bad things that happen to us, but its how we chose to respond to those situations. It is all about perception in my opinion. I think that if life had continued there would still be just as many bad possibilities as there could have been good possibilities. I don't think it is necessarily a good or a bad thing for death, there is always going to be good and bad in the world, no matter how much time you are given on this earth.
Chapter 5
Do we have bodies? And minds? And souls? Explain. If there are 2 or even 3 separate substances which compose a human, how do they interact?
I think that we have all 3- bodies, minds, and souls.
I see our body as the physical aspect of our being. Our mind is our memory, decisions, thoughts, etc. I think that our soul is the spiritual part of us, it is not physical. Our soul is what makes us, us. I think that all three of these aspects work together to make us individual people. Our soul is in our physical body and our mind helps us make decisions.
What I thought was interesting about Cpt. Peters was how she admitted that women couldn't do the same thing a man could. I thought a women as strong as her would believe she could do anything that her fellow marines could. It made me think that whoever is trying to make it where women have the same battle rights in the military, need to ask the women in the military what they think, and take their opinion to heart.
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I do believe that not knowing can still hurt. It might end up hurting the person who doesn't know at first, but I think it hurts the person who actually did the cheating or whatever it was. I feel like the person who cheated would feel bad even though the other person doesn't know. If they have any morals then yes they will feel the pain and guilt.
Chapter 5
I believe that our memories have a huge affect on who we are. Just think when you are doing something that went wrong in the past your memory tells you that you shouldn't do it again. If we didn't have any memories then we wouldn't know anything about ourselves besides what our brain stores in our short term memory (which is not a lot). Our memory is super important, it is how we think, feel, and act for the rest of our lives. So yes, memory is essential to ones being.
I was surprised too, hearing her say women could not do that same things as men, but I agree with her. I also agree that cheating hurts not only the one being cheated on but the one cheating as well. It can damage ones character and cause pain and guilt if they have morals or a conscience. Memories make us who we are. How can we make any kind of rational decisions or actions without anything to go off of.
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ReplyDeleteCan what you don't know hurt you? For example, is cheating on your spouse bad in itself, or only if it is discovered and causes harm?
I think that if you are unaware of what is going on in the situation it cannot hurt you until it’s discovered. It’s when you are faced with the situation that hurts you. Yes I think that cheating on your spouse is horrible but the discovery is what creates the harm. I think of a person with Alzheimer’s. In the different stages of having this disease, they become unaware of what is happening to them. Physically they are here with us but mentally they cannot make decisions for themselves. I think it cheating on your spouse is bad in its self because when you get married you take vows that say this is the person you choose for the rest of your life. Just because the cheating has gone undiscovered does not make it morally right.
Chapter 5
Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
I think we do change substantially if we lose our memory. Physically we are here but mentally we have lost who we are. People who have lost memory are no longer able to tell us who they are or their moral standings. I think memory is essential to personal identity it is what gives us are uniqueness and self-identity. The thought of not knowing what is going on or not remembering what we have done throughout our lifetime makes us just exist physically.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the class where Captain Peters came in and talked to us. I thought that she was very inspiring and that she was a complete bad ass! People are discriminatory of her because she is a women and she talked about how she would have to prove herself. She had a good response to all of the discriminatory stuff she goes through. I thought that it was really cool how she was so open with us and how she was so honest with us. It must have been really hard leaving and having the feeling that she wasn’t going to come back alive. I can not imagine was that would be like. I have so much respect for her and I’m really glad that she came to talk to us.
Can what you don't know hurt you? For example, is cheating on your spouse bad in itself, or only if it is discovered and causes harm?
I think that creating on your spouse in itself is a bad thing. And yeah you can’t be hurt if you have absolutely no idea what is happening but when you find out and you are so hurt it’s the action of the spouse cheating that is hurting you. Cheating is an awful thing to do to someone and the action is what causes the person harm. Saying it doesn’t cause harm is basically just saying you can cheat and it’s perfectly okay to do that just as long as your spouse doesn’t find out. No! It is definitely not okay!
Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
Yes we definitely change substantially if we lose our memories because memory essential to personal identify. We learn through memory. We learn from mistakes that we made and through accomplishments that we made. If we lost all our memory we would forget everything that we learned how to do. We would forget what we like and what we dislike, what we are good and bad at doing. We would forget how to interact with people and who the people were. Losing our memory would affect how we would talk to people and say something that would offend them. I think that losing our memories would cause us to change because everything we learned about ourselves and others would be lost.
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ReplyDeleteNothing our guest said really provoked me or made my mind wonder but, I was very interested in he views and beliefs about religion. She herself grew up catholic going to church every Sunday but bow she has question about her beliefs and where she stands with God. To my understanding I feel like she isn’t as close to God because of what life has brought her and took her through. Giving up everything you know and going into the military personally I can’t say is hard but she can. She left everything behind making her skeptical about what she sees so maybe in a sense she’s guiding herself away from that process of knowing what God wants us to. I believe it will take a moment in life for her to gain that knowledge of God back because she once knew who she was but maybe growing into who she wants to believe he is.
CH4
What are your life’s projects?
I believe that having a thought of death in your everyday life will make you fear death more. If we fear death then that will take the concentration of wanting to live a successful and fulfilling life. If we make good decisions with the thought of dying then yes maybe we can avoid death more but there are things in life that we are not in control of such as that aspect. If we wake up every morning knowing what we need to accomplish and death gets in our way we are totally out of control to that. We have goals so that death is not always thought of when we are focused on those goals. In conclusion, death can hold those people back or think about it more or those who are afraid to die.
CH5
Do souls exist?
I believe that in every single person we have a soul. Weather we know it or not, we may have existed before we came to earth and when we die our souls still exist. We were brought to earth for a reason and made in the likeness of God so I believe before we were born we were already made in His image making us immortal (always existing) on earth. When we die, I think our souls last forever so that our loved once know we still exist even though they can’t see us. For example, a loved one who dies still exist. Living in a house with a loved one for so long makes you seem like they are still present even though their body isn’t. Sometimes you can feel their presence with nothing to hear or see. Having a soul that lives after death gives people a sense of comfort thinking that they are still there.
Having Captain Peters come to our class was very interesting. I felt like she was really relatable and offered a young perspective to current issues. I am Catholic and grew up very involved in my faith and church, which she mentioned she did as well (however Christian) so it was interesting to hear her question faith in general. I feel that since I have been in college and not surrounded by my faith and parents that I have strayed a bit. I still believe in God, but some of the things she mentioned on how she feels about religion and believing in a higher power intrigued me.
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I do think what you don't know can hurt. In sense of the example given I feel like cheating on your spouse or significant other, whether they know or not, damages one's character. It creates a web of lies and has the potential to damage relationships outside of just those two. It can effect the way you perceive yourself and others.
Chapter 5:
I believe as if humans have a body, mind, and soul. The body acts to sustain life in a biological sense. The mind works to make decisions and actions. The soul guides the mind in a sense to make those decisions and actions rational.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you on captain Peters ability to have respect as a female. I think that she takes it well as a female in the marines. In my opinion it doesn't matter what job you have everyone deserves respect.
I thoroughly enjoyed having Captain Peters come and talk to our class. She really made me think about what I believe and why I believe it as well. Like she said, she felts that she only believed what she believed because of what was instilled on her early childhood. I agreed a lot of with what she said that while growing up and seeing the things that she has seen, that her views and belief system has changed. I have felt the same way for the past few years, granted I have not seen anything close to what she has seen. I was taught growing up to be a devout Christian, but throughout my life i have had my doubts and do not know exactly what is out there. Yes I still do believe that there is a God, but what I believe happens after life?
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I think this question can only be answered by each individuals life and how that a person lives on earth. Sometimes, depending on a persons outlook, one can experience many good things, bad things, or both. An optimistic person looks at a situation otherwise deemed "bad" by another and looks at the good in it. Whereas, a pessimistic person, only see the bad. Death may limit these experiences, but death is inevitable. It's what an individual believes in after their life to see what kind of experiences death brings. It is also the individuals personality to determine for themselves, these "good" and/or "bad" experiences.
Chapter 5 - Do we have bodies? And minds? And souls? Explain. If there are 2 or even 3 separate substances which compose a human, how do they interact?
Personally, yes, I do believe that there is a difference between the body and soul. I also believe that the mind, is part of the body. The body cannot function without a mind, thus making them uniform. Just as there is no mind without a body. I do believe there is also a soul. Something that lives within you. I am not sure of what that soul consists of, but I believe that the soul does go somewhere after you are dead, while the body and inactive mind stay on Earth.
I thoroughly enjoyed having Captain Peters come and talk to our class. She really made me think about what I believe and why I believe it as well. Like she said, she felts that she only believed what she believed because of what was instilled on her early childhood. I agreed a lot of with what she said that while growing up and seeing the things that she has seen, that her views and belief system has changed. I have felt the same way for the past few years, granted I have not seen anything close to what she has seen. I was taught growing up to be a devout Christian, but throughout my life i have had my doubts and do not know exactly what is out there. Yes I still do believe that there is a God, but what I believe happens after life?
ReplyDeleteChapter 4 - Does death limit the possibilities of good that one could have experienced if her life had continued, doesn't it also limit the bad possibilities? Isn't that a good result for death?
I think this question can only be answered by each individuals life and how that a person lives on earth. Sometimes, depending on a persons outlook, one can experience many good things, bad things, or both. An optimistic person looks at a situation otherwise deemed "bad" by another and looks at the good in it. Whereas, a pessimistic person, only see the bad. Death may limit these experiences, but death is inevitable. It's what an individual believes in after their life to see what kind of experiences death brings. It is also the individuals personality to determine for themselves, these "good" and/or "bad" experiences.
Chapter 5 - Do we have bodies? And minds? And souls? Explain. If there are 2 or even 3 separate substances which compose a human, how do they interact?
Personally, yes, I do believe that there is a difference between the body and soul. I also believe that the mind, is part of the body. The body cannot function without a mind, thus making them uniform. Just as there is no mind without a body. I do believe there is also a soul. Something that lives within you. I am not sure of what that soul consists of, but I believe that the soul does go somewhere after you are dead, while the body and inactive mind stay on Earth.
GUEST: I really enjoyed having Captain Peters come to our class and talk. She was a very insightful and interesting person to listen to. She didn’t say anything that really provoked me but her talk about religion did make me wonder and was very interesting because to a point I was able to relate with her. I was not raised in a very religious environment. My grandma is a hardcore catholic but my parents and the rest of my family isn’t very religious. Up until I started here at a Catholic college I had never really given much thought to religion. Before then, I really just followed along with the views of my friends and those around me. Now being at a catholic college, I get the opportunity to be exposed to religion and become more educated on the topic. I am hoping this gives me a better idea of what religious views I want to hold.
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My projects in life are to get the degree I’ve always dreamed off, spend a nice long career working and helping others, build a successful family, and accomplish what I set my mind to doing. I can’t accomplish all of this if I live in constant fear of death and am always thinking and fretting about it. In order to have a successful life we have to be aware of the possibility of death in the actions we take. We shouldn’t let that awareness, or fear, hold us back- but we do have to be smart about the actions we take. Obviously, if we know something is very dangerous and the bad outcomes outweigh the good, we probably shouldn’t do that. But we shouldn’t let fear or awareness keep us from doing the actions we should and can do. Being aware of death is good for helping to reach our goals in life because we know that it is possible and can happen at any time, therefore we shouldn’t hold back and waste time.
CHAPTER 5: Do we change substantially if we lose our memories? Is memory essential to personal identity?
Yes, I believe our memories are very essential to personal identity and we do change if we lose them. Our memories and life experiences are what makes up who we are- they shape the person we start off as and the one we work to become or work to better. They build up the values and morals we chose to live our lives by and hold to be most important. If we lose this, we essentially lose who we are. Physically we are the same person, but mentally and emotionally we are a completely different person.
I really liked how captain peters said that she is still searching for if there is a God or not. She questions what she was always taught and for her own opinion on what she believes instead of going off of what she's always known or been taught. I feel like death could limit both the good and bad opportunities if life was to continue. you cannot live your life wondering what will happen to you tomorrow or in your future. you can only live your life for today. I feel like we do change greatly if we lose our memories. we are no longer that person that our family and friends know because we have changed into someone new. I think that memory is essential to maintaining our personal identity but if we were to lose our memory than we just create a new identity and don't know any different.
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