Moral Decisions

… what we should

… what we should be looking for is fresh ideas of how we make moral decisions about our dealings with one another, economic, social, cultural. Economic determinism is an objectionable creed where men and women espouse it in its communist or capitalist form because it treats human beings as economic units and not as responsible … Read more

Religion attacks us in

Religion attacks us in our deepest integrity by saying we wouldn’t be able to make a moral decision without it. Christopher Hitchens

Not evil. Moronic, which

Not evil. Moronic, which isn’t quite the same thing. Evil presupposes a moral decision, intention, and some forethought. A moron or a lout, however, doesn’t stop to think or reason. He acts on instinct, like a stable animal, convinced he’s doing good, that he’s always right, and sanctimoniously proud to go around f***ing up … … Read more

The nature of morality

The nature of morality must be considered, and preferably before one is exposed to situations where a moral decision is required. Brandon Sanderson

What keeps me level

What keeps me level is the refusal to let the best of human aspirations die in the face of the challenges. I make a moral decision to be hopeful. Alison Hawthorne Deming

As a little girl,

As a little girl, I didn’t like stories about little girls. I liked stories about dragons and beasts and princes and princesses and fear and terror and the Four Musketeers and almost anything other than nice little girls making moral decisions about whether to tell the teacher about what the other little girl did or did not do.
A. S. Byatt