Justice

The first thing to mention is that when i read the word justice i hear it in the Dark Knight batman voice.
Justice, the act of people getting what they deserve.
Rapists are raped in jail, especially the pretty ones.
Murderers stay in jail, away from society and stimulation.
Abusive parents are murdered by their psychopathic offspring, who are then seperated by society.
Those who are hurt however can never be unhurt, but we can at least stop it from recurring.
Those who do evil will eventually pay for it. Perhaps not now, perhaps not while they are alive, but it will happen.
Justice is the moral backbone of society, it keeps those who would create fear afraid, and those who would be hurt unharmed. Is it a perfect system? No, it probably never could be.

Justice in marriage is that when a man hits his wife she slits his throat in the middle of the night and leaves with the children, taking the money with her. People don't do this however, they stay victims.

Immigration isn't my call. I don't see a problem with it.

Perhaps i'm a little harsh but i don't think there is any coming back from doing something terrible. Murder is not nearly as terrible to me as rape, theft is not the crime of drug dealing, murder for profit is not murder for defense.

The truth and the "cave"

I'd guess that people believe what they see and hear because we don't have much else to go on. We see something and even if we try to understand it with reason we may never understand what truly happened. we can't completely separate it from our own perceptions. Also introspection is difficult and we don't do it for every situation. Also belief is like a form of trust in our source. If we trust our source we will often believe what they tell us.

People are afraid to emerge from their caves because to do so would be to be exposed to a bigger world, a multidimensional and highly emotional world where everything is connected and patterns are everywhere. In this big world we are all immensely powerful and at the same time terrifyingly responsible. When we are given the knowledge of our humanity and the humanity of those around us, we find it harder to hurt and to hate. When we even attempt to understand others we raise them to a high level and subsequently raise ourselves as well.    

I can't go back to the dark cave of ignorance once i have seen the light but there are times when i wish i could return to that state of oblivion. For me the worst knowledge in the world is the realization that people will betray and hurt you, more so if you love them. People are all human but they cannot all be like you.

Ethical Egoism "You have to look out for number one"

My Religion is one of constant tolerance and fluidity. Its versatility makes it valuable not in forcing and shaping beleifs but in finding truth for them.
I beleive i became an Ethical Egoist because i reacted badly to the idea of constant self sacrifice. I saw others cripple themselves in the pathetic pursuit of other peoples acceptance and admiration. The constant paranoia and worry wasn't really attractive to me and as a cute kid i never saw its use.
I beleive i became an ethical Egoist becuase i'm emotionally independant and not overly needy. I have the ability to like myself and I don't feel like i should have to feel guilty for that.
My religion does focus on the personal pursuit of goals and experience from the perspective of the soul, but it also states that we are interconnected with one another. Perhaps some of my ethics comes from my religion but not all of it.

My morals: Soft Determinism

Morals, to me are a force of choice and what i determined for us. If we were destined to have a good life and do good then that would be a factor of our morals.
I beleive my morals were set out for me but I don't know where they come from. Perhaps people are born with certian intrensic morals. Maybe we are meant to develop the morals we have. Even when we have these morals we still have the power of choice.

What would you die for?

I would die for the sake of children, especially to free children from forms of slavery.
I would die for freedom, and i believe in living with freedom rather than safety.

A quote by Marriane Williamson attributed to Nelson Mandela

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”

"The Unexamined Life is not Worth Living"

The best way i can interpret this statement with an example. I have a friend who is the sweetest funniest thing and is kind and accepting of anyone. She's such an upbeat kid and i adore her but she's always happy. I didn't truly understand what this meant until I tried asking for advice on some problems during a sleepover. Even as i spoke she blurted out general advice that made no sense to anything and just kept smiling. I must admit after about five minutes of this i proceeded to get angry at her. Why wasn't she listening to me or trying? She was listening but i discovered that my friend lives with blinders on. She ignores emotions that aren't joy and can no longer understand them.
My friend never examined her life, and therefore never gave it meaning. This also happened to cause her to have the emotional range of a teaspoon.

My friend thinks life is better when you're just happy and don't think about it. For her perhaps it is. I need something more than that. Life for me isn't good unless i struggle for it a little. Life is like fishing in that way; if the fish simply jump into the boat it would become tiring very easily. the catch isn't just about the size but about how hard you fought for it.

I examine my life far too much and yes sometimes it depresses me, but unless i'm so down i can't even move anymore i think it's worth it. Our lives are like really good books where your favorite characters can actually win based just on what you do or your advice. I beleive in being the main character of my life and i wouldn't be a very good lead if i didn't know what the story was about. 

Artic's Religion

I belong to a rather small religion knows as Universalist Uniterian. We're Basically a big mix of everything, core concepts and not much fluff.
We beleive in heaven but it isn't a permanent ending. Heaven is like a rest stop on a road, it's nice and beautiful but there's no adventure in constant perfection. In heaven we reflect on who we were in our past life and who we plan to be in the next life. Yes, we beleive in planned reincarnation and that life is merely an experience, a game of meaning to our souls.

The best way i can explain this is with video games, specifically Sims. The goal of The Sims is to experience a false life where you can do anything and be anything without deeper consequences. In my religion our bodies are the sims, our lives are the games, and our souls which are long lasting, eternal, untouchable; are the players.

If you've ever played The Sims you'll know that a perfect life is a boring life. The fun of playing isn't the win of having everything you want but in the satisfaction of fighting the forces and winning as long as you're smart about it and work hard. That's why people suffer and lose, because you have to in order to know when you win. Sometimes your soul does chose to lose completely so that they can understand what it feels like.