So..about love?

During this week, I saw this video and was amazed at the arguments the man made concerning prop 8. You should watch it!! He brings up startling points I have not even heard before (the issues of marriage and slavery). Although I think it is an extremely controversial issue, it is definitely applied to the conflicts we face in class now. Do we really have free will and what does God become if there is so much evil in the world? He makes points about God being a universal love and how it is applied in the perception of gay marriage. When you see this video, do you think he is right in his point of view? After watching this, I am wondering how the opposite view could support their own claims as well.

The Odds

I remember a certain statement from an actor (but I don't remember who!):

Depending on our faith, there are four things that can happen to us when we die. If there is a God and we believe in him we will go to heaven. If there is no God, even though we believe in him, we will not go to heaven. If there is no God and we don't believe in him, nothing will happen. However, if we don't believe in a God, and he does exist, then we will go to hell. Therefore, believing in God give us a better chance of what becomes of us after we die.

Although I think this thought may have come from a previous philosopher, I think the actor made a good point. The odds of getting into heaven are better for us if we do have a belief in God. However, does believing in God become the only factor in determining this? I think that the statement is too general because we can start to include other religions, one which follow different ideals or even more than one God. Even for people who are agnostic do not really fit into what this statement is saying. What do you think?

Justifying The Atomic Bomb

If there is a morality, then we must come to the conclusion that a person can be bad or good. But what exactly does it mean to be immoral and moral? Is it based on how many bad choices we make in comparison to the good? Surely a killer would have done a good deed once in his life, or even a devoted Christian could have committed a crime. I am having difficulty with answering this, because even "good" people have caused terrible atrocities.

In August of 1945, the United States of America made the decision to drop the first atomic bomb. Hiroshima, targeted for it's communication site, was desecrated. Over 140,000 people (mostly civilians) were incinerated and numerous others died from the effects of the bomb's radiation. There are so many terrible and sad stories out there. While learning this in high school I realized there is so much we were never told about.

How do we justify a creation of a bomb used to annihilate a part of our human race?
Sure it's intention was to end a war and show a nation's nuclear power, but look what it has done.