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arguments conclusion the debate concerning moral dilemmas will probably continue for a long time to come and there are many other arguments and considerations to be examined about the matter however it seems apparent that those who argue that an adequate moral theory must allow for moral dilemmas find themselves in a troublesome situation in regards to other conditions of adequacy for moral theories until the supporters of moral dilemmas can account for these apparent weaknesses it seems that only moral theories that exclude dilemmas should be considered adequate 1 plato the republic book i trans g m a grube in plato complete works john m cooper and d s hutchinson eds indianapolis hackett publishing company 2 styron william 1980 sophie s choice new york bantam books 3 see terrance mcconnell metaethical principles meta prescriptions and moral theories american philosophical quarterly volume 22 number 4 1985 4 ross w d foundations of ethics oxford university press 1939 p 60 5 marcus ruth moral dilemmas and consistency the journal of philosophy 87 3 1980 p 129 6 ibid pp 128 129 7 sinnott armstrong walter 1988 moral dilemmas oxford basil blackwell 8 ibid pp 116 121 9 marcus ruth moral dilemmas and consistency the journal of philosophy 87 3 1980 p 121 10 see terrance mcconnell moral residue and dilemmas moral dilemmas and moral theory ed h e mason oxford oxford university press 1996 p 44 11 marcus incidentally avoids this criticism by holding the position that all moral conflicts constitute moral dilemmas one must question however if the benefits that marcus theory gains from exempting itself from this objection outweigh the very unpalatable position that all moral conflicts lead to inevitable wrongdoing 13 see terrance mcconnell moral dilemmas and consistency in ethics moral dilemmas ed christopher gowans oxford oxford university press 1987 pp 163 169 september 8 2008 hmmm posted by josh under humor pop culture 5 comments september 2 2008 freedom responsibility dorian gray and oscar wilde posted by josh under ethics existentialism free will literature philosophy reflection 2 comments are we always free to change it was argued in my existentialism class today that no matter our past we can always reinvent ourselves and pursue a different life i disagreed however and i have the famous irish playwright oscar wilde in my corner wilde was blessed with an extraordinary story telling ability the characters from his plays and novels leap from the page in vivid plot and description oscar wilde was known for his gits to be sure but he was also known for his lecherous behavior which eventually led to imprisonment and disgrace before his death wilde gave both personal and literary testimoy to his destructive behavior shortly before his death he wrote the following words i let myself be lured into long spells of senseless and sensual ease tired of being on the heights i deliberately went to the depths in search for new sensation i grew careless of the lives of others i took pleasure where it pleased me and passed on i forgot that every little action of the common day makes or unmakes character and that therefore what one has done in the secret chamber one has some day to cry aloud from the housetop i ceased to be lord over myself i was no longer the captain of my soul and did not know it i allowed pleasure to dominate me i ended in horrible disgrace wilde witnesses the effect that behavior has on character here the choices that we make today will determine what options we have in the future if i make bad choices i damage my soul and distort my character if i continue down the wrong path long enough i rob myself of the very freedom that i had once treasured i will indeed cease to be the captain of my soul wilde wasn t the first to discover this truth of course aristotle stated much the same thing and the principle of moral sowing and reaping is clearly taught in scripture galatians 6 7 every decision we may effectively limits our future decisions for good or evil wilde s literary autobiography is contained in the novella the picture of dorian gray which relates the story of an innocent young man s descent into debauchery and self destruction throughout the story gray learns that he is able to take part in the vilest of behavior yet suffer no consequences to his body or appearance the eponymous picture suffers all of the damage however dorian eventually discovers that the picture is a representation of his own twisted soul and at the climax of the narrative when he reveals the ruined painting to the artist who created it just before murdering him it is the face of my soul christ what a thing i must have worshipped it has the eyes of a devil each of us has heaven and hell in him basil cried dorian with a wild gesture of despair hallward turned again to the portrait and gazed at it my god if it is true he exclaimed and this is what you have done with your life why you must be worse even than those who talk against you fancy you to be he held the light up again to the canvas and examined it the surface seemed to be quite undisturbed and as he had left it it was from within apparently that the foulness and horror had come through some strange quickening of inner life the leprosies of sin were slowly eating the thing away the rotting of a corpse in a watery grave was not so fearful his hand shook and the candle fell from its socket on the floor and lay there sputtering he placed his foot on it and put it out then he flung himself into the rickety chair that was standing by the table and buried his face in his hands good god dorian what a lesson what an awful lesson there was no answer but he could hear the young man sobbing at the window pray dorian pray he murmured what is it that one was taught to say in one s boyhood lead us not into temptation forgive us our sins wash away our iniquities let us say that together the prayer of your pride has been answered the prayer of your repentance will be answered also i worshipped you too much i am punished for it you worshipped yourself too much we are both punished dorian gray turned slowly around and looked at him with tear dimmed eyes it is too late basil he faltered it is never too late dorian let us kneel down and try if we cannot remember a prayer isn t there a verse somewhere though your sins be as scarlet yet i will make them as white as snow those words mean nothing to me now for they have sown the wind and they shall reap the whirlwind hosea 8 7 august 5 2008 the most dangerous thing a christian can do posted by persifler under christianity culture tags dangerous christian activity destroying religion 4 comments the most dangerous thing a christian can do recently i have been having a crisis of religion i have been examining my life my beliefs and my behaviours i have discovered the single most dangerous thing a christian can do it is absolutely devastating to one s religion this single act has the ability to completely demolish one s view of religion and change how you approach religion for the rest of your life think about it for a moment ask yourself the following questions 1 a what is salvation b how is one saved c what does it mean to be saved d what is my roll in my own salvation 2 a what version of the bible do i hold to b why 3 a when i go to church does everyone look like me b are there any from the outside c would we tolerate someone with tattoos long hair dirty clothes where would do we draw the line when it comes to who we will let in i if we claim we would allow everyone then where are they oh they just don t want to come here why not ii they can t handle the truth it is obvious they are sinners and don t want to hear the truth what truth is that your doctrine or biblical doctrine there you have it you have just engaged in the single most dangerous thing a christian can do and that is to think think about what you believe and why you believe it i challenge you to examine your beliefs why do you believe what you believe are you going along with the herd or can you defend your beliefs and behaviours with sound contextual biblical teaching do you have to take text out of context to proof your beliefs do you take scripture and interpret it in the light and context of 2008 in order to get your doctrine think about it do you believe it because you have studied it out or because the denomination believes it and it has always been done this way if your beliefs cannot withstand such examination then what good are they in the first place if they only bring you comfort and do nothing for your soul or your relationship with christ and your relationship with others then what good are they if your beliefs are based on error and you do nothing to discover the error and correct it guess what you will be held responsible for that error on the day of judgment this is especially most extremely important when it comes to salvation that is why scripture warns us to examine ourselves to show we are in the faith and to make our calling and election sure it is of vital importance to be certain we are holding to biblical doctrine and exalting jesus christ and not the doctrines of men and our imaginations there you have it the most dangerous thing a christian can do is to think and be able to give a reason for the hope that is within him july 20 2008 words of wisdom posted by josh under humor random rantings 2 comments july 16 2008 heroes new series in every hero there is a villain posted by mdhearn under bible christianity faith god pop culture reflection 1 comment i recently noticed that the popular nbc tv show heroes is boasting a new series with the promo in every hero there could be a villain it seems to be centered around the idea that the heroes are also the villains at different times throughout the drama i think i can relate but i would argue that in every hero there is a villain i have been a believer in jesus christ since i was five years of age i was dramatically converted from a life of thumb sucking and temper tantrums i like to say in reality i know i was born from above as john chapter 3 puts it because of the warfare that has raged in my soul ever since among other reasons recently i have felt frustrated with some of the ways that i have been tempted and at times given in to my old nature the sinful power in me the villain that opposes everything i want to be for god i ve been asking myself alot of questions questions like where does my desire to tear down another person in order to build myself up come from why do i worry about the future when i am promised my needs will be cared for forever what keeps me from sharing god s truth to my aquaintances every chance i get why do i care so much about my own comfort why do i fear for my own loss when everything that really matters i already have and that which i have i can never lose why do i lose my joy how can i fix my eyes on any earthly situation for more than a moment when i could be gazing spiritually into the eyes of my redeemer how can i neglect to truly pray when i know that all that i could ever want is found in the whisper of his name why do i choose to feed my physical thirst and neglect feeding my spiritual thirst when my appetite for the former is never quenched but the latter springs up unto life eternal how is it that i can sin and not shed a single tear when jesus christ wept over my sin in the garden the night before it cost him his life why do i no longer tremble when i think of how close i came to spending all of forever in eternal damnation and punishment how can i forget so easily the agony of that night in the garden or in pilate s palace how is it that golgotha slips so quickly from my mind why does my anger rise up within me when i am ridiculed do i not deserve every word against me and more how can i choose the evening sitcom over bedside prayers with my children how can i allow images of women other than my wife to linger in my mind what causes me to desire to deceive or withhold information in order to be praised by my peers or obtain a larger paycheck why do i choose to stay in bed some mornings when i could be exploring the riches of the holy scriptures why do i quickly question and want to rebel in my heart against any and all authority set over me regardless of who it is how do i fall in love so quickly with anything and everything that tickles my fancy when it displaces my first love for my savior why do i fail to be content when i already have everything that is good for me these are just a few of the questions that lately have plagued my mind i want to do what is right i want to be holy i get so tired some times of struggling with my self i see in me this law that all that i don t want to do that i do and that which i want to do i don t do what a treacherous man i am who will rescue me from from this war that rages in my soul thank god that i can be free through jesus christ my lord so with my mind i am serving this principle of christ but with my flesh i am serving this principle of sin see romans 7 22 25 my own paraphrase once again my victory over this arch enemy deep within lies in scripture romans chapter 8 verses 5 13 14 26 32 seems to spell it out verse 5 teaches me to set my mind on the things of the spirit verse 13 teaches me to put to death the actions of the sinful nature the flesh verse 14 commands me to follow the spirit verses 26 32 prompt me to pray for the victory can it really be that simple yes i think it can be has god s will ever been hard to understand the difficulty is in obeying these simple commands daily this battle that i face every day is won by following these four commands when i keep my mind on spiritual matters the word of god through memorizing meditating and mentioning psalm 119 11 joshua 1 8 it consistently i have obeyed the first command but i have only begun the battle when i refuse to obey the desires of my sinful nature i have gained another part of the victory thirdly i must follow the spirit of god follower is a synonym with disciple from which we get the word discipline we must discipline ourselves to follow the new law of the spirit over 1000 commands are given in the new testament and by god s grace we are to follow them not as legalists trying to obtain god s favor but as children seeking to please him who has made us accepted in the beloved but even this is futile if we fail to follow verses 26 32 it is only when i add quality time before the throne of god allowing the spirit to pray through me in groanings that often cannot even be uttered that i ensure i have done my part and have been victorious yes and i know that i am victorious over this principle of sin because i am more than a conqueror through him that loved me and that predestined me to be conformed to the image of his son romans 8 30 37 praise god for the victory that i have over the villain inside me when i simply trust and obey the truths of his word and i don t even need to watch the tv show ...
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