Ethics Class, Monday, 2-4pm

[brambless.livejournal.com]

Tara's face is tight and drawn as she addresses the class.

"For those of you who heard about Friday's class - we're not talking about that. If you wish to talk to me in my office hours you are very welcome to although they will be slowplayed liek woah, because I'm single parenting this week. However, I would appreciate it if we could keep in-class discussion today on the topic at hand.

"The topic, such as it is, will be chosen today by you, not by me. Here's what I want you to do:

"Raise an ethical issue. Give us your opinion on it. I don't mind what you choose - there are hundreds of issues we haven't touched on yet in class. Go wild. Have some fun with it, if you want to, just make sure there is an ethical question to be addressed. Respond to another person's raised issue with your opinion - beyond just 'I agree'. I'd love to see you all engage in some proper debates with one another, and I'm quite happy to give extra credit for people who engage in multiple debates."

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Re: Class Discussion

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Well, it'd be someone who was capable of rationally choosing right from wrong, with the intellectual capability to make that choice and the emotional stability to make that choice. Where that line is, specifically, I don't have an answer. There are some 10 year olds that I'd put my life in their hands, and some 50 year olds I wouldn't trust to water my plants, in the sound mind way, anyhow. Scratch that. Can't think of a better metaphor."

John pauses to breathe. "And beginning to speak or to not speak doesn't necessarily give consent because we're always communicating, even with just body language." John squares off to Jonathan.

SCORE! I see your [witty] and raise you [snark]