For example a religious person may question why people suffer as such questioning the existence of God or a person may question his or her friendships and relationships with the people that he or she may deal with on an everyday basis. ... Moral absolutism is the theory that there is no one true morality with a consistent set of moral principles that never conflict. ...
For example a religious person may question why people suffer as such questioning the existence of God or a person may question his or her friendships and relationships with the people that he or she may deal with on an everyday basis. ... Moral absolutism is the theory that there is no one true morality with a consistent set of moral principles that never conflict. ...
Gabriel talks to Ultima about his longing to move to California, a wish he thinks will never come true because his older sons are fighting in World War II and he cannot move his family alone. ... Antonio's friendship with Samuel initiates Antonio's awareness of the conflicts in his own religion. ...
God, Morality, and Meaning in Cormac McCarthy's The Road Erik J. Wielenberg Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road is, among other things, a meditation on morality, what makes human life meaningful, and the relationship between these things and God. While the novel is rife with religious imagery and ideas, it suggests a conception of morality and meaning that is secular in nature. In this paper I show that while the existence of God remains ambiguous throughout the novel, The Road contains both a clear moral code and a view about what makes life meaningful. I describe this moral code and e...
