tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21719159.post6234226009298770678..comments2023-06-11T02:41:37.348-07:00Comments on Scarehaircare: The Missing Moral CompassScarehaircarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785592779981159999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21719159.post-78040939989575972602008-10-10T21:22:00.000-07:002008-10-10T21:22:00.000-07:00"Is being virtuous and honorable considered purita..."Is being virtuous and honorable considered puritanical?"<BR/><BR/>It's not puritanical... it's *hard*. Most people just don't put the effort toward it. I do know some people who are like that and I admire them because it's a hard thing to do.<BR/><BR/>Also, are the majority of the students in your class younger? Morality improves as you age. Finding $100 when you're 20 and the parents are still paying the bills makes it your lucky day. Loosing $100 when you're thirtysomething (and don't have tenure) likely means you have to re-do your budget for the week or month.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271011594943511490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21719159.post-46051106004474668472008-10-10T16:34:00.000-07:002008-10-10T16:34:00.000-07:00Oh, and btw--the correct response to your Psych pr...Oh, and btw--the correct response to your Psych prof's query is another query: "If it were YOUR money, wouldn't you want someone to try to return it to you?" Then you quote Kant: "So act as if your maxims should serve at the same time as the universal law (of all rational beings)." In simple parlance, treat others as you would wish to be treated.Soozcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549632685008663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21719159.post-14691503648204870442008-10-10T16:29:00.000-07:002008-10-10T16:29:00.000-07:00Something similar happened to me today, though not...Something similar happened to me today, though not in a classroom situation. A girl online voiced the suggestion that she was afraid her 11-year-old brother might be gay because he'd been looking at gay porn online. I may have been the only person to respond and tell her that it was inappropriate for an 11-year-old to be looking at ANY porn, gay or otherwise, and that she should tell her parents. I promptly had my response voted down by people who were more "open-minded" about this kid's "sexual preference." What the...? There's no moral dilemma here, people, THE KID IS 11! HE SHOULD NOT BE LOOKING AT PORN! Tch.Soozcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12549632685008663664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21719159.post-79312627977538602672008-10-10T12:40:00.000-07:002008-10-10T12:40:00.000-07:00Wow, that's really sad to think that the majority ...Wow, that's really sad to think that the majority of the class think that keeping the money is okay. I'm with you, I would have done everything I could to get it back to the person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21719159.post-38745433329143395292008-10-10T12:13:00.000-07:002008-10-10T12:13:00.000-07:00Yes, you'll certainly get your chance again. My c...Yes, you'll certainly get your chance again. My clearest memory from my undergrad days is when my honors philosophy prof asked if anyone believed having sex before marriage was wrong. I was the only one who raised my hand. And then he grilled me and ate me for lunch. Ah, well. It earned me the nickname "Nymphette" with the other honors students.<BR/><BR/>And then I transferred to BYU. :)Ginger Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03577120480713734819noreply@blogger.com