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Phi 210 Week 9 Final Paper

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1. Before Humanities 210, how would you have described the philosophies/religions that influenced your processes for decision making, thinking, and developing preferences? How would you describe your level of conscious choice of and commitment to these philosophies/religions? What helped form or develop the belief in that philosophy/religion?
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Before class began I would describe my religious influence was minimal, and the philosophies that were described in class were not present in my mind. Although the bible clearly states in Leviticus 20:13 that, sleeping with another man is an abomination, and that it deserves the death penalty (New International Version). I disagree with this, a person’s relations, and decisions about what they want to do is there choice. For …show more content…

It is as if there is a switch that I can use to flip on and off between the two reading styles. I do not necessarily dislike reading novels as such, however, it can become tiresome therefore in some instances I choose the more simplistic route. My literary preferences have little to do with my religious views. As a Christian not totally devoted though, it would seem more sensible to not read fantasy or science-fiction as they challenge many notions of God. However, those are the genres of stories that I prefer and would not want to consistently read any other types of books as most are boring and bland. I do not ever particularly read anything religious. Although, I have read some of the bible as is expected by the faith to have at least an understanding of the book. I think that my enjoyment of reading these types of literature reflect my faith and what I believe in. I enjoy questioning everything, because life is not a world to live without thinking; so I like literature that questions the laws of everything in

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