This is what we all envision as a good life but as Aristotle puts it, to have a good life it's not all about wealth and power but a more sophisticated theory to a good life. Aristotle states "You become good by training yourself through good behavior and practice to appreciate beauty and goodness in what is generous, temperate, just, and so on ". ... Each and every human being on the face of this earth has a purpose in life. ... How does each man/woman earn happiness and a good life? ... Aristotle also states "a good man is one who reasons well and chooses well. ...

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Did something just bang together and create an almighty, all-knowing God that people on Earth are to worship? ... A Baptist Christian would believe that God created the Earth, while a Buddhist would believe that Buddha created the heavens and Earth. ... The bible does, however, state that God created the heavens and Earth, but what if the Buddhist bible or another bible states that their "higher power" created the heavens and Earth. ... Wineman has a good point about living with morals because God's people were supposed to be sinless and faithful, but many do not live in the way that God ...

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He does not think that he is a good person, but also does not think he is a bad person. ... "A Good Man is Hard to Find,"" is a notoriously difficult & hard-to-interpret story. ... What on earth do you think the overall point (the theme) to O'Connor's story? ... There's a very thin line between moral and immoral, good and bad. ... Basically the word moral does not necessarily mean "good"."...

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These beliefs of Blue helped him to realize that man is on earth, not for himself, but for others and God. ... A common man helping the common good. ... Doing sacrifices for the good of others is worth it if the prize is Heaven. ... He wants to help the common good. ... Our duty, on earth, is not for us, but for others and God. ...

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The majority of the earth would have no problem agreeing that a man is born with free will to do evil, or good. ... Thus, man is not taught to be evil or good. ... The majority of the earth would also have no problem agreeing that the most humans desire to be good and virtuous. So by what means do humans become good and virtuous? ... Since we have the choice to be good or bad, often times we will choose good merely because we know it will lead to good in return. ...

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Epicureans believe the highest good in life is pleasure: a peace of mind, or freedom from anxiety. ... Being an ethical person is to have good morals and know what is wrong from right. ... The soul of the deceased lives through the living, and stays here on earth with the ones they spend their past life with. ... If a person associates themselves with good people, with good intentions they tend to act as rational as those people around them. Stoicism states that the Earth is made of a fiery spirit, consisting of rationality, nature, fate, and god. ...

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During war there is no place for industry, no culture of the Earth, no arts, no knowledge of the Earth, no love, no account of time, no society, and continual fear, and danger of death. ... He believes that evolution should take place and all those who are weak will die off, thus creating a "good " society. ... Master morality begins in the "good"" man with a spontaneous idea of the good, and then the idea of bad or undesirable develops as what is not good. ... So to achieve a morally "good' society, morality's limits or laws have to take precedent over the happiness of an individua...

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And secondly, if they"re going to be destroyed anyway, shouldn't they be used for a greater good, to potential to save and improve other lives? ... President Bush talked about the United States" long and proud record of leading the world toward advances in science and medicine that improves human life and the world's highest standard of upholding good ethical practice. Many ethicists dismiss the scientist's arguments as a callous attempt at rationalization and believe that that cluster of cells are the same way everyone on earth started there lives. ...

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Plato also believed that the animals and humans of the world are just minor portions of it just as the Earth is a minor portion of the galaxy. ... He believed that all men strived to be good because good was moral. ...

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'The greatest good for the greatest number of people '. ... Virtue theory is principally concerned with the idea of the human character and asks how you can be a better person and is interested in defining good people and the qualities that make them good. ... He said 'A virtue can be described as an acquired human quality which enables us to achieve good'. ... Attaining all of these virtues in their correct amount would then lead to success of which Aristotle gave the definition – "entirely excellent and virtuous activity, together with moderate good fortune t...

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If God is good and all happiness is good then why not believe in God. ... Now there is but one supreme good, namely God.... He also believed that since God created us all and God is good, then every being that God created is good. ... Saint Augustine says "By contrast, the citizens of the City of God form a mystical and unanimous society of saints in heaven and believers on Earth". ... Having a deeper connection to God is being good, since God is good. ...

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Even though his strength sets him apart from most other men, he only uses his strength for the good of the people. Beowulf does not fear for his life because he knows that his good deeds will be remembered forever. ... Beowulf is a good king. ... Even though this set him apart, he performs these tasks not to show off or try to prove he is greater than everyone, but because he is a virtuous man who does what is good for people around him. ... His people remembered his as " of all kings upon the earth, he was the man most gracious and fair minded, kindest to his people and keenest to win fame."...

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Confucius being the founder of Confucian was deeply concerned about human flourishing and living a good or virtuous life, he urged the necessity of humanity to cultivate the self so that as a result society could flourish. ... One of his popular poems: Song of Poverty quite clearly describes the state of an unfortunate who survives on a lump of salt wile having his parents, wife and children all huddled around him in grief and tears, in the poem he beautifully says: Wide as they call the heaven and earth, For me they have shrunk quite small; Bright though they call the sun and moon, they nev...

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Someone said: "Morality is the concept of nature versus nurture." Someone also said: "Morality is Culturally Relative." In Webster's dictionary, morality is defined as "principles of right and wrong in conduct; ethics." Within this world that we live on, there is an enormous amount of people....

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Utilitarianism would be the main theory for creating good amongst every individual. ... I was thinking how creating happiness and good for myself and others is God's plan. ... From a teleological stand point, actions are justified by the level of good that is brought about. ... A person walks the earth for a certain time span. ... No doubt about it, every human being enjoys having a good time. ...

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That is, unless you believe adultery, lying, and insincerity are good morals to adopt. ... Everyone on this earth has a basic moral sense. The president needs to be a good model of what we want the country to stand for. ... The Ten Commandments gave a pretty good outline for living. ... In order to have a long lasting society we need a good influence to live by. ...

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What is good and evil? ... Morality has greatly evolved ever since the first humans roamed Earth. ... The writings show that men were aware of moral good and moral evil and the possible repercussions that could follow from either situation. ... The perception of what is good has eluded us for decades and centuries and even to this very day. The world may never fully comprehend what exactly is the difference between good and bad and set a clear differentiation between the two entities. ...

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Nostra Aetate states, "One is the community of all peoples, one their origin, for God made the whole human race to live over the face of the earth. ... This can be both a good or bad thing depending on the task. ...

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What did we do when we unchained the earth from its sun? ... As human beings were are held to a moral standard that we place on ourselves to do good for the common good, why is it then this standard should not apply to science and those that appeal to it's knowledge and implement it's discoveries on to the rest of the world. ... In agreeance with Cornwell, a true scientist's role in society is to have a moral and ethical obligation to protect the common good of humanity irregardless of pressures big business and/or government ties. ...

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Socrates then builds his argument gradually by stating that the good and just man looks out for the interest of the weaker, and not for himself. ... And even though there may be no Supreme Being that controls the Earth and its neighboring planets, injustice will still cause harm, leading to more injustice and finally the destruction of the world. ... Real philosophers, however, find that it is in their best interest to govern wisely and make laws fair enough for the good of the people, not for the benefit of the ruler. ... In any case, I am beginning to agree with Glaucon and the others about ...

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It does not answer questions concerning why we are here on earth and what our destiny is. Although it may attempt to explain how the earth got here. ... Anything that does not make one feel good or comfortable with there decision is unethical. ...

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He taught his disciples the five virtues, these being courtesy, mag-nan-im-ity, good faith, diligence, and kindness. ... Tao is a way of life for all mankind and that it shows men "how to preserve a right relationship towards each of their fellow human beings, and how to establish a cosmic harmony between men, earth and heaven." ...

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In spite of this, because opinion polls prove that doctors are amongst the most trusted on Earth, many people see them as a role model. ... Hence, makes it more difficult to map out the good and bad of a lie. ...

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Lets picture what the world would be like if their were no God. Would there be morality or a sense of good or bad? If God did not exist, would anything matter? Could people just go around and do whatever pleased them with no worry of being wrong or right? Is morality based solely on the person judgi...

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Life is a perpetual process that has evolved since the first humans appeared on earth. ... In what is now considered "civilized" society, it is unethical to kill others for religious sacrifice, to kill those who are in severe pain, or to kill for the good of a majority. ...

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