In responce to Kolby

I would have to agree with Kolby when saying that our emotions always affect the decisions we make. I think that we maybe able to ignore some emotions but never eliminate all of them when making a decision. For example Cops; they are suppose to strictly follow and obey the law. However I come from a small town where everyone seems to know each other including the cops. An example of how emotions effect decisions is when this cop, who is also the coach of the High School Track team, pulled over one of his star track players going 40 over the speed limit and then let her go with a verbal warning. However two days before this the same cop pulled over one of my friends going ten over the speed limit and gave her a ticket. For the next week it was the joke of our school saying how if my friend had joined track she probably wouldn't even have the ticket. Stories like these ones are often heard of. I believe that its impossible for people to always make decisions without letting their emotions get in the way.

Do you think that it is okay for Cops to do that when its their job to obey the law.
If you were a cop in that situation would you do the same thing?
Do you think his decision had anything to do with the type of mood he was in on those two differnt days?

Do you think censorship leads to rebellion and or ignorance?

In response to Misty's question Do you think censorship leads to rebellion and or ignorance? I think that censorship leads to both of those things. For the most part no one likes being told what to do so first reaction is usually to rebel. If someone says you cant do something it becomes a challenge or a goal to prove someone wrong. For example with sports if someone told me I couldn't hit a home run my first reaction would be watch me; and with time, effort and drive I would prove them wrong. When being held back from exploring new things it either makes someone more curious or more scared. With some people censorship can lead them to not explore enough and become afraid or too dependent on others. Always needing advice or rules they may face many sticky situations with no idea how to deal with them.
My question is : Do you think that athletes are more likely to rebel then people who don't play sports? Do sports bring out more competition in athletes every day life?

The Roles We Play

From birth we are all given roles to play. We are given the role as children, students, sisters, brothers, and as the years progress they only grow. We may then become parents, uncles, aunts, grandparents but these are all goals that we don't really have a choice of playing. We determine how well we play those roles but no matter what we are stuck with what is given to us. For example someone may have the title of being a parent but that doesn't always mean they act as parents should. They may not be supportive loving or caring at all but that doesn't change their role as a parent. How ever some roles we play in this world are influenced by the people around us, the goals we have and decisions we make. For example by making a bad decision we may play the role of of a prisoner. By fulfilling large dreams or goals you may play the role of a leader who is highly admired by others. My question is Can your role be changed by how others view you?
For example if I have a friend who is like an older sister to me does that give her the role of an older sister?

If God is all good why is there evil in the world? Couldn't he create a world with all good?

During class this past week we covered quite a few topics but one that I found interesting was, If God is all good why is there evil in the world? Couldn't he create a world with all good? These questions deffinatly got me thinking and I honestly dont know why he wouldnt make a perfect world if he could. Maybe he wants us to figure out a good balance on our own. Giving us freewill to discover the lives we wish to make. Allowing us to create our own lives with as much good or evil as we choose. But then that leads me to wonder, how much is too much evil? Whats the limit of evil that decides whether we go to heaven or hell? When does God stop forgiving us for our sins?

Do you believe that we have a chance to change our Destiny our Fate?

In response to Meghan's question, "Do you believe that we have a chance to change our destiny, our fate?" I think it depends on what one believes in. If we believe that there is a God that makes our destiny, our fate then we may believe certain things happen for a reason and just let them be as they come to us. If we don't think that there is a set destiny for us I believe that we can change our destiny anytime. My personal opinion as of now, I don't think that there is a set out come for ones life and I don't believe there is a set time for one to die. We choose to make our lives as thrilling or as dull as we wish. I believe we set our own goals in life and choose how hard we want to work to achieve them. I don't think that young people die because it was fate. I also don't believe that winning the lottery would be considered fate either. These examples are random acts. One with an awful outcome and another with a very lucky outcome. With every outcome we could probably debate the good and the bad in each but I'm just not convinced that my Destiny is being controlled by anyone but myself, luck and accidents.

Do others see luck and accidents as fate/destiny because they are unexplainable acts?