Free from tyranny of choice
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Note the colourful phrase in the title....
Excerpts from article:
-It seems that the more choices I am offered, the choosier, and more dissatisfied, I become.
-in the modern world, we are so bewildered and overwhelmed by choices that the only way we can find freedom and contentment is to temporarily limit them, to voluntarily give some of them up for a time.
For those who have done the 2004 'A' level compre on choices, make the link....
Think also about difficult choices like abortion, euthanasia.....
But what about choices like democratic election (think Brexit), future spouse, career choice, our dress code (think women in Saudi Arabia)...?
And now that we can intervene in nature (think cloning, genetic engineering....) to make choices about ourselves or our children, is it a good thing? Note that technology empowers us by allowing us to make choices, whether by providing info or linking us up with others thru the internet, or more invasively, by manipulating with our genes.....
What about religion? What if our religious faith forbids or restricts our choices, consequently robbing us of our freedom to choose? Think religious taboos like no pork for muslims, no conversion to other religion (punishable by death under syariah law), no LGBT, no pre-marital sex, no contraceptives, no stem-cell research, no blood transfusion for Jehovah Witness, etc.....
On a last note, when at McDonald's, do you prefer to go just for the fixed set menu, or do you prefer the latest version where they allow u to mix and match to ur liking? What about Subway Restaurants?
Qns:
1. Do choices actually make our lives better? (VJC Prelim 2015)
2. ‘Human actions should be based on scientific fact, not religious faith.’ How far do you agree with this statement? (Cam. 2015)
Note the colourful phrase in the title....
Excerpts from article:
-It seems that the more choices I am offered, the choosier, and more dissatisfied, I become.
-in the modern world, we are so bewildered and overwhelmed by choices that the only way we can find freedom and contentment is to temporarily limit them, to voluntarily give some of them up for a time.
For those who have done the 2004 'A' level compre on choices, make the link....
Think also about difficult choices like abortion, euthanasia.....
But what about choices like democratic election (think Brexit), future spouse, career choice, our dress code (think women in Saudi Arabia)...?
And now that we can intervene in nature (think cloning, genetic engineering....) to make choices about ourselves or our children, is it a good thing? Note that technology empowers us by allowing us to make choices, whether by providing info or linking us up with others thru the internet, or more invasively, by manipulating with our genes.....
What about religion? What if our religious faith forbids or restricts our choices, consequently robbing us of our freedom to choose? Think religious taboos like no pork for muslims, no conversion to other religion (punishable by death under syariah law), no LGBT, no pre-marital sex, no contraceptives, no stem-cell research, no blood transfusion for Jehovah Witness, etc.....
On a last note, when at McDonald's, do you prefer to go just for the fixed set menu, or do you prefer the latest version where they allow u to mix and match to ur liking? What about Subway Restaurants?
Qns:
1. Do choices actually make our lives better? (VJC Prelim 2015)
2. ‘Human actions should be based on scientific fact, not religious faith.’ How far do you agree with this statement? (Cam. 2015)
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