HUM 105 Discussion Forum 9 Why do bad things happen to good people?
HUM 105 Discussion Forum 9 Why do bad things happen to good people?
HUM 105 Discussion Forum 9 Why do bad things happen to good people?
HUM 105 Great Ideas of World Civilizations
We’re almost at the end of the semester,
but we have another Weekly Discussion Question. As usual, you should do the
assigned reading – the Book of Job, and
the excerpt from Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning- and then consider
the question below. Then, sometime between now and next Thursday, April 18th,
11:59 pm, post your first response to the question. As before, make sure that
you include at least one quotation from the readings.
Your second response should be posted by
Sunday, April 21st, 11:59 pm. As before, make sure you do at least one of the
following for each of your two posts:
Be the first to post an answer to the
question. (You get extra credit if you do!)
Agree, but then add to what someone else
has already said.( No “Me too” !)
Disagree with something already said, but
explain why you disagree.
Add a new element or new idea to the
discussion.
Again, do not just agree, disagree, go off
on an unrelated tangent, or base your argument on “It’s just my opinion”.
Give reasons.
Here’s this week’s question:
We are often taught that there is a logic
or greater purpose to the universe and to what happens to us, and that
everything has a reason. But then, terrible things happen, whether the victims
have done something to “deserve” it or not. What is the best way to
understand this? Should we assume that the universe does make sense, but that
we are too limited to understand it? Perhaps we haven’t tried hard enough, and
that we’ll understand if we only see things more clearly. Or maybe there really
isn’t any order to discover, and that our sense of purpose and order is an
illusion we create to make ourselves feel better. Which of these views do you
accept, and why?
As always, make sure that you use the
readings and cite them properly. Support your viewpoint with reasons and
evidence. And be considerate and thoughtful. You don’t need to agree with
everything your classmates say, but show respect for them.