I've asked myself many times what I cannot live without in order to live an ethical life. ... Yet, some people might argue that they don't need to believe in something that doesn't exist to live a good healthy life and they don't need something to believe in to give them hope because they are not weak. ... Thus, I believe that we cannot live without religion to live an ethical life because it First, religion gives us purpose to action and thought. ... Without morals and ethics, science can become manipulated to control the masses, but to live an ethical life, we definit...

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He declared that governments must not violate what he considered human rights--life, education, religion, and reproduction. ... For Aristotle, ethics and politics both study practical knowledge, that is, knowledge that enables people to act properly and live happily. ... Thus, according to Aristotle, a happy life for human beings is a life governed by reason." ... "Aristotle tells us much about what the good life is like. ... Prudence is the ability to know what we should do by figuring out which course of action would lead to a good life." ...

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One can easily see how these beliefs change from culture to culture by looking at the difference in ideals of a third-world country, such as India, compared to the highly developed country that we live in. ... Throughout my life I have been taught that pre-marital sex is morally wrong. ...

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In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, the main character Dorian Gray, turns into an sick and twisted adult by means of cursing his fate and pledges his soul only so that he could live without bearing the physical burdens of aging and sinning. ... The youth becomes a disciple of the "new Hedonism- and proposes to live a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure. ... The major conflict in the novel is that Dorian Gray, having promised his soul in order to live a life of perpetual youth, must try to reconcile himself to the bodily decay and dissipation that are recorded in his p...

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In the novel The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, the main character Dorian Gray, turns into an sick and twisted adult by means of cursing his fate and pledges his soul only so that he could live without bearing the physical burdens of aging and sinning. ... The youth becomes a disciple of the "new Hedonism- and proposes to live a life dedicated to the pursuit of pleasure. ... The major conflict in the novel is that Dorian Gray, having promised his soul in order to live a life of perpetual youth, must try to reconcile himself to the bodily decay and dissipation that are recorded in his p...

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We are using technology to give children an equal opportunity to live life to the fullest by eliminating and serious impairments that prevent them to do so. ... The controversy lies here: When is using this technology pushing the thin line between preserving one's health to give them a chance to live a good life versus giving them a good life. ... Taoism believes that people should live life naturally and to "let it be." ... Humans in our society life live naturally. ... Therefore, if we want to continue to live life as life and not as a game, there is a limit to the amount of technology ...

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Most people would like to choose the right, righteous way to live. ... To what degree does that enhance your life? ... We all need to step back and evaluate our situation to where we do not harm, hurt, or hinder another person in their right to be able to live a productive, promising life. ... Good, which is really easy to accomplish, it allows us to live a free, caring, productive life that is also happy in nature. ... It is not a self -serving life. ...

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Those who agree with embryo research might say that even religious people should support it as it can be used as a means to preserve the sanctity of life and religious teachings enforce the value of life. ... It may be argued that to live longer than thirty years old is "unnatural" - that when we live until old age we are interfering with Gods will as certain processes must take place that allow us to live until the age that we do. ... On the other hand, it could be thought that natural selection has dictated how we as a race have lived our lives and how we have developed, not human interven...

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Is it just to kill someone even if your life is in danger? ... To be truly unjust, he or she would have to fool everyone into thinking, the unjust will live a better life and be remembered better. (Benko, notes) How would an unjustly person be able to live a better life or be remember as better, if what he or she was doing was wrong? ... Plato believes that the good and just person will live a public life and help to create a good state. Aristotle believes that the good life can only be lived as a public life. ...

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Pro-life supporters argue that abortion is equivalent murder because life starts at conception, making a fetus a living person. Supporters believe a fetus has a right to live and wants to live. Abortion goes against the fetus' right to live and it's potential to become a member of society. ... Persons have a right to life and we hold our right to live higher than any other species. ... If one believes life starts at conception, then they would perceive abortion as being morally wrong. ...

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Slavery was robbing them of life, and their freedom. ... Slaves had nothing to live for. ... We enjoy the way we live today because we are free to do as we please. We have the liberty to live the way we want and freedom to make our own decisions. ... The validity of this case is shown by comparing the way we live today, and the way slaves lived in the 1600s and 1700s. ...

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Elisha Dov Hack's essay, "College Life versus My Moral Code," speaks on the issue of Yale University's so called "loose" moral practices and the mandatory rule that students must live on campus (freshman and sophomore year). ... Hack focuses on Yale's views of sexual morality rather than the argument that its students have the right to live off campus when their personal moral code doesn't match the standards set by the school. Throughout "College Life versus My Moral Code," Hack cites examples of the Yale's tolerance towards sexual individualism. ... This supports t...

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We all just lived out our lives on this earth then died. Not to go to another life or to reach a certain place, but just to live. ... People would try to live out there lives to the fullest enjoyment possible, because after life, there would be nothing. ... Everybody's life would have no essential purpose, just live and then die. ... What if I am just living out my life in certain way that doesn't even matter? ...

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It was the idea of gang life and having her family's back. ... Thanks to her, an innocent man would be set free and morally she could live with her decision. ... Going against these ideas, she ultimately discovered that she could make her own decisions and live life with strong moral values. Just because she was taught one thing didn't mean that she was forced to live by it. ... They live their lives under the shadow of others and never truly figure out things for themselves. ...

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Will the unborn fetus in its life live a mostly happy life? Or will this life be filled with pain and suffering? ... But take into consideration the life of the mother. ... Will you live without regret or guilt of killing that child? ... Don't all humans have the right to life? ...

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God had given a revealed law through scripture and enjoined his creatures to live the lives of virtue and morality. Boucher also emphasized that the states' mission was to guide people to live the virtuous life, while punishing sin and immorality. In my view, the purpose of the State Church was to propagandize the moral life and to encourage people to live by specific ethical standards, and to promote humanitarian and humanistic causes. ... Furthermore, the liberal state also gave people hope about a better life in the future. ... If they tried to work harder and harder, their life would...

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Moral principles create ethical boundaries by which people live. ... Life becomes worthy of being lived when a person is capable of remaining true to his morals. ... As a result of reading The Crucible, Miller exposes the reader to a surplus of life lessons worthy of being taught. ... But more importantly, strong moral codes create a person worthy of respect, and it is not until that person comes to live by his moral principles that he can truly experience a life worthy of being lived. ...

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Socrates also argues that he would not want to live his life knowing that he had committed a crime because it would decrease his quality of health. He stated that living life is only worth it if you"re living at a certain high health standard, and if you aren't at a high enough point then you might as well not live. ... So he in turn stated that he would rather die, than have to live with an unhealthy psyche. ... His other friend Phaedo stated to Socrates that he could not commit suicide because he was one of the gods" possessions and that the gods possessions have no right to kill ...

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They cannot even begin to understand what a good life is.... Why should someone have to live their life in poverty if they are smart enough, and/or physically able enough to do better? ... They cannot begin to understand what a good life is.... In India, the higher castes have so much power and control that they live an ultra-lavish life. ... " He contrasts the "millions wake up at dawn-stand in dirty, crowded buses" with those who live the "good life". ...

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The character Hester from the novel The Scarlet Letter exclaims, "Exchange this false life of thine for a true one." If a person is living the way of life of another, then he is false and untrue to his own beliefs. He must rid himself of all compliance and establish his own basis by which to live. ... For those who would live through the war, they would live their lives with the huge moral burden of knowing that their conformity allowed for the death of millions of Jews-- all because they refused to be men. ...

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For the final question, which is more important: survival or how you live? Personally, it is far more important to live a great life in which people will remember you as a "light " in the world, rather than doing anything it takes to survive (which could mean throwing away morals). Take a man that has lived his entire life doing deeds for the community and performing selfless acts for those around him. ...

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For those passengers lucky enough to be on board (by "lucky" I mean that most wealth that would get you a seat on board is not gained by hard work but through some fortunate twist of Life), there are expedient questions to be answered. ... Should we let them all drown and move on with our life? ... So what- we get to live one more measly day. ... Don't treat and cure wealthy individuals dying of Lou Gehrig's disease, like Ronald Reagan, because they are obviously not meant to live, and thus exhaustible. ... Surely, humans have the ability to look beyond themselves and their condi...

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Does a public figures personal behavior and private life affect the way they conduct public business. ... How could anyone live with two sets of values without them conflicting? ... Others argue that private life doesn't affect public performance. ... Our whole belief system was founded on living morally; to live otherwise is simply wrong. ... In order to have a long lasting society we need a good influence to live by. ...

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In my opinion, only when an individual is willing to have his/her life played out, reality TV shows are ethical worth watching. ... For the poor people who live in the Districts, media mean both luxury and torment, because reality TV shows only display either the death or the struggle of the tributes from their Districts. ... Those people regard the violence in the arena as entertainment, and live vicariously through the tributes. ... Absolutely, positively, I am live on every screen in Panem"" (223). ... For instance, people can learn how to solve social problems by watching reality TV show...

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He believed in life, creativity, health, and above all, the realities of the world in which we live in. ... The "Ubermensch" is what represented his ideal, the person strong enough to create his own values, strong enough to live without the consolation of traditional morality. ... Meaning an extraordinary individual who transcends the limits of traditional morality to live purely by the will to power. ... Celebrate human life in general. ... Life is all about choice, therefore you must act towards goals to give yourself a better life and culture. ...

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