Tuesday, February 6, 2007

Week 5/Philosophical Videos

The video Flame On was a little discerning for me. I find homosexuality to be a sin. I don’t believe that it is a sin that condemns the soul into eternal damnation. It was interesting to see how homosexuality has played different roles in society as time has gone by. You can see from the video that homosexuality was considered to be a law breaking offense leading to severe punishments for the sexual choices that the individuals had made. Today they have their own special days at amusement parks and their own special parade. The morality comes down to the theological issues involved. Religion is what plays the major role in homosexuality being unaccepted. Do I think it is natural? No I do not. It is something that just doesn’t make sense to me. They say it is a choice. I agree. Choices always have there consequences in the end.

The Myth of Eternal Recurrence was thought provoking. I would not want to get caught in a “Ground Hog Day” movie theme. It would be horrible to live the same thing over and over again. I think Nietzsche had an interesting thought. I think he is saying we are all just a part of a circle of life. We will return to the dust in which we came from and will return again to try life again. I don’t believe in reincarnation except for when Christ himself did it. I believe that when I die my earthly body dies but my soul belongs to Christ. I have offered it to him and it is his for the keeping. I don’t see how we are caught up in a vicious cycle that we can’t get out of. We are in charge of the choices we make and where we want ourselves to go.

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