The Choices We Make

Over the course of this year, in this class and in others, I have learned many things about both people and religion. But the one question that has yet to be answered is not a simple one. My question is “this if god exists does he directly influence the path that we take in life or are the choices we make our own”. There are several different theories from several different experts. Personally I believe that god simply made us and left us to fill in the blanks. After all the evil and depraved things that I have learned about this year make me wonder is a supreme being controlling the world today? If you doubt about the evils in our world today than just watch the video I posted about Albert Fish.

According to Lilla “God does not let us be…he is our creator, our guide our judge, our redeemer. And because he is, we must know how he wants us to live.” There are others who believe that there is no go and we are simply shaped by our surroundings. The French novelist and essayist Simone de Beauvoir said “It's frightening to think that you mark your children merely by being yourself. It seems unfair. You can't assume the responsibility for everything you do, or don't do”. Everyone has their own opinion in this subject for different reasons. Here’s Director Taylor Hackford’s thought on the subject. In this scene Keanu Reeves’ character discovers the true about his boss Al Pacino….
Lilla, Mark. The Stillborn God: Religion, Politics, and the Modern West. New York: Vintage
Books, 2008.