Dave Emnett Web 5 What I really learned in this Junior Morality Course

This year in Mr. Sciuto’s morality class I have learned to look at morality in different perspectives. There are many very important moral decisions that I will eventually have to make in my life some where the morality is obvious and some where it’s not so obvious. This class has helped me to see more clearly my options and to make a conscious moral decision based on my moral standards.

My moral system may not be the same as the Catholic churches, but that alright. The most important thing in my opinion is to have a moral system something that you live by. It gives your life more of a purpose. However this year I have learned about the role of one’s conscience in making moral decisions. I have learned about human nature and the impulse we all have deep down inside of us to do the “right thing.” Is this proof of God? I say it is. I have also learned a method to go through when I make moral decisions. I learned the OPTION method. Some times you have to make a quick decision on the spot and you wouldn’t have time to use the method and yet other times, usually a bigger more important decision, it is good to make the decision while using the method and carefully thinking it through.

This course has raised many questions in my mind about myself and my moral system. It has made me more aware of moral issues in the world in war in business and even in hospitals. When we discuss these issues I ask myself, what would I do in that situation? Or was that the right thing? I now look at morality differently.

I look at the fact that society has played a big role in the forming of my conscience and my moral system. I look at that my parents have helped in forming my conscience. I am a very independent person and don’t necessarily like the fact that my life has been shaped by others as well myself. Now I am old enough to get the facts and make my own decisions. The philosophy that we went over in this class really made me question things more and really as the big question about everything: WHY?