In the Hebrew Scriptures(the Old Testament in the Christian Bible)we learn that humanity has risen and fallen since the beginning of time(as we do with other historical references). Story after story, situation after situation, humanity proves that left to our own, our selfishness, hubris, and...
First is the protagonist, the character the story is about. This character appears ineverystory, not just love stories. While I usually only recommend having one protagonist, because it drastically increases the complexity and difficulty of the writing process, love stories are the only type that ...
That mindset echoes aspeechLenin gave in 1920 before the Russian Young Communist League. After declaring that “we reject ethics” based on “God’s commandments,” Lenin stated that “our morality is entirely subordinated to the interests” of advancing Communism. Lenin’s doctrine was also embra...
So, too, with Zion. As Latter-day Saints with a duty to build Zion in this dispensation, we cannot be content to passively understand a few aspects of what Zion is. Joseph taught that, “We ought to have the building up of Zion as our greatest object.” To accomplish this monumental ...
The Unscrupulous Hero lives in a world where morality is made up of varying shades of gray, with their gray being slightly lighter than that of the villain's. Often they live in a really crappy setting, which accounts for their distrust of humanity and penchant towards violence. They're big...
In the original myth, the morality of Psyche’s sisters is represented by their physical appearance: admittedly beautiful, but compared to Psyche, “inexpressibly inferior” and consequently “wicked.” Their physical inferiority also reflects their moral inferiority. Orual strives to be good, but...
We constantly trade time for money, happiness for money, even morality for money. What if you have 3 million dollars, but fear starting that business or retiring because there may be a lull in adding money to your account balance. Do you see where I’m going with this? You sacrifice ...
Just 50 years ago, no one knew why the Earth has mountains. Now we do. This is the story of how we figured it out - and how we keep learning.
The truth is harder and harder to find because so many people today are claiming the truth. Our minds are being bombarded with what are different standards of morality, and what is considered to be acceptable, is confronting us everywhere we turn. How then can we know what truth is? “...
I’m a fan of Morty’s work, but I don’t believe he was completely correct in this article. In the world of ethics and morality, events can be intrinsically good or bad. For example, our common human reason tells us that the murder of six million Jews during the Holocaust was undoub...