4/11/12

What do we consider property? Is it land, or maybe a car, or even your children? When we first discovered America, we claimed this land as our property because we were here first. By claiming ownership, you are claiming something is yours, usually by the labor that you put in to get it. That's why when your mother or father says "that's my child" technically they have every right to say that because they put in the work to make you, cloth you, and put a roof over your head. Money is a main exchange of ownership, you work for the money and for the exchange of that hard work you can get something of equal value, seams fair right? You labored for the money, making it yours, now if you see something you want then you can exchange that hard work for anything you want that is to equal value. We used work to survive, but now we work to get nice things and to keep up with always changing trends.

4/10/12

In class we talk a lot about what's wrong with America, but a lot of what I am realizing is the truth. A point that was brought up was that America is falling apart at home but yet are acting like the police of the world. It has gotten to the point that we just want our troops home, but the damage it has done at home has left millions without jobs and many of our luxuries that we had, especially in the education system, are being cut for money. Times like these have given our social relations really important. Many are realizing that we need others to help support us in these hard times. We need others to survive, not only for resources but in the social aspect. We are laboring animals, but not only physically but mentally. We are the only animals on Earth that labor mentally, which is feel is a blessing and a curse because we are the ones that have the knowledge to know when we mess up and then have to live with it.  

4/9/12

In class we talked about how we fight these wars with all of these different countries but yet what do we really know about them? For example we were talking about how Russia had to learn English as one of their languages and when tested that they could names some of our famous mountain tops and a few states. I know if someone came up to me and asked me questions about Russia I wouldn't know a thing, at most I would be able to find it on a map. I was told yesterday that 50% of Americans couldn't find America on a map, how sad is that?! I feel that America's motto isn't "know thy enemy", but "know that your enemy is there and then make sure that you have bigger guns then them." Most countries think that we as Americans have the best of everything, and that is somewhat true but mostly because we want the best of everything no matter the cost. There is a universal appeal of shiny things, which causes an universal source of envy.

4/5/12

I don't know if I believe in God, not to be disrespectful of anyone that does but sometimes it's hard for me personally to think that there is something that is greater than me that allows awful things to happen in the world to good people. I know that if I was a God I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to the things I created. I understand the argument that I am not a God and that I am by no means all knowing and that God works in mysterious ways with a plan in mind. But every night on the news there are more and more stories about people dieing and suffering. I know that the human race does it to ourselves but what can a God do to change how we are? Why not fix us and save the planet and save ourselves? I know that no one learns without mistakes but how many mistakes can we make until we come to the conclusion that we are just dangerous creatures by nature that will never be satisfied until we have it all?

4/4/12

I never really thought about it, but why would God want to kill us if he loves us? Are we really that much of a mistake that he thought that we needed to be wiped out because we will cause to much damage to his "perfect" world? We worship him, but for what reason? I know that he made us and that we should be forever thankful but what does he get out of us praising him all the time? Is it an ego boast or is it something that makes him stronger? How could he be thinking of us when he at one time wanted to kill us? And what about those who don't believe in him? Why are they here if they don't give anything back? I know there is the threat that if we don't praise Him than we are going to hell when we die, but we really don't know if that is true because the only people that know are dead. I want to go to heaven and live happily ever after but I understand why there are doubts what we are really worshiping for.

4/3/12

I wonder what type of being is a God. What goes God come from if he created all? Is he something that we can not fathom because he is so much "more" than we are. I mean after all in the Bible it's states that he made us so did he make us just out of reach of the answer of what he really is? In the Bible it explains how God is everywhere but not everything. For example God isn't the desk that you sit at but he is in the room watching you. For me personally that kinda freaks me out, the idea that something that created me and can end the world is watching me all the time to make sure that I don't mess up! But then comes into play the idea that people changed the story of God to create a code of ethics because it is taught in church to NEVER question the word of God. Followers do as their told because when they start to questioning if God exists then you lose the security that comes with believing that there is something bigger than you and me.

4/2/12

In Christianity there is the belief that there is only one all knowing, all powerful God. This God is also ominy present, meaning that he is everywhere. In the Christian belief, this God made everything by saying that things should be created. This is obviously much different than the way we as humans make things. It is also believed that this God has conceptions of things before they come into existence and gives them names then they do come into existence. In the bible, it is taught that God made the world all good, us included and things started to go downhill when Eve gave Adam the apple in the garden of Eden. The reason that there is evil in the world is not because God created it, but because we are creatures capable of sin. Also God does not have physical features, but in the Bible it is told as if God has a human body to be seen and looks like a European man. We as humans changed the story so that God could look more human like us, even though that doesn't make any sense.