Ethics.....

Well, school is off to a fast start. In the first 4 days of school, I have read 150 pages of pointless crap that is making my head hurt. On top of that, I have had to discuss some ethical dilemmas with people who do not believe in God. Let me share.....



Ok, so my Ethics class is about ethics as compared to Socrates and Plato. Well, this first story I read talked about piety, which is basically morality. The question was posed in the story: "Is it right because God commands it, or does God command it because it is right." My professor went on to say, that there is no way that someone can say that it is right because God commands it. First off, back in Socrates and Plato's day, they believed in many gods. So, my professor holds that theory - there are many gods. What a horrible theory, right? Anyway, my professor's argument is that you cannot say it is right because God commands it because God could command that rape, murder, and child molestation is right. Even more horrible of a theory, right? I couldn't believe that someone would think this. So.... without throwing a lot of religion into the mix, I was trying to think of how I could argue this point. I decided to google the definition of god/God. According to Princeton University, the definition of god/God was a supernatural being that is perfect and omnipotent. I already know that since God is perfect, he would not command that rape, murder, and child molestation is right. But, this is exactly the definition I needed - from a well-known, non-christian university - to make my argument legitimate. So, regardless of your beliefs in gods/God, taking this defintion from Princeton, you cannot tell me that a god/God would command rape, murder, or child molestation. The definition itself includes the word perfect. Rape, murder, and child molestation is not perfect. Several of my classmates have replied to my posting, but my instructor has not. I am not sure if he will post anything, but I have a feeling this class is going to make me mad a lot. I really can't throw a lot of religion into my arguments, because it is not a religion class. But, I am definitely going to argue something totally isane as the comment "there is no way someone can say that it is right because it is commanded by God." It is right because it is commanded by God!!!

School....

So.... school is almost here!! Wohoo!! I am taking some college classes again. I am going to Richland Community College, and I'm taking 13 credit hours. Why you might ask? Well, I'll tell you, but I might bore you with the details. But hey, my life is boring, and yours is too if your reading this. :) Anyway, according to the Illinois Board of Accounting (yawn), in order to sit for the CPA (that is Certified Public Accountant - told you I would bore you with the details) exam, the candidate must have 150 credit hours from an accredited university. Well, I graduated from the University of Illinois at Springfield with 123 credit hours. So, I must go back to an accredited institution to get 27 more credit hours. Once I receive those credit hours, I can then start studying for and then take the CPA exam. Doesn't that sound fun? Well, not really. But, it will pay off - literally. Until then, though, I am taking donations for my CPA fund. You see, every time you take the CPA exam, it costs over $1,000 dollars. Some people have to take the test 3 or 4 times. Plus, the study materials are expensive as well. One day, all of this might be worth it!

I am hoping that taking these college courses will help with my boredom here at work. All the classes are online, so there will be a lot of discussion board communication. I can do all of that during the day. The classes I am taking are as follows: Art Appreciation, Music Appreciation, History (up to the Reformation), & Intro to Ethics. All of these classes are 100 level classes, so they are fairly easy. They do require papers, but the papers will not be graded to difficultly because, in their mind, I have not taken English yet. :) It'll be fun.

Well, back to my busy day at work. Hehe.