Oedipus & Antigone:
1. I believe in fate more than free will because I think that there is a higher power such as god who already has a plan for each individual. I don’t think we can alter our fate or someone else’s fate because we all have already had our lives planned out. I think that we are all born with a plan and it is what we chose to do after we are born and before we die that helps make our pre- determined plans come true. I think that sometimes our fate may take different paths but in the end we are all going to go where we were meant to be going. Being a catholic, I believe that god is always on my side and that everything I do is because god has planned it out already for me and I am just following what he has said. I also think that when I got in my accident last year and did not get hurt it was because god wanted to teach me a lesson. He thought I was driving too fast and so he let me get in an accident but not get hurt to teach me to stop driving fast and start obeying the posted speed limit signs.
If I believed in free will, I would say that it was the DNA and the RNA makeup that physically created what I am. That is what gave me the color of my eyes and my hair. I would say that it was because of Holyoke
Although free will and fate are both very possible, I personally believe that fate is what got me here. I think that fate has a huge impact to my life because of my beliefs. I still agree that it is because of the choices we make such as free will that either helps us come to a better outcome or to the outcome god has planned for us. For example, I think that it was fate that my nephew was born because he has been the greatest part of my families’ lives. He is just the best things to have around and without him our lives would have changed dramatically. I think that the mistakes we make are the choices that god has already planned out for us and that every mistake we make, we truly learn from each and every one of them.
2. I don’t think lying is right but in some circumstances I think lying would be best. We all do lie, because we try to protect ourselves or someone else. In the long run though, we end up with bigger lies that can sometimes lead to more trouble. I think that these become hurtful and too many people are getting looked at in negative ways because they have lied.
I think in some instanced I would rather not know the truth. I believe in the quote,” What you don’t know, won’t hurt you.” I think that it is better to not know some things because than you can get in trouble or get upset if it is something you don’t want to hear. For example, if I know that a person will get hurt by knowing something, I will try my best to avoid the question so that I don’t have to lie or hurt their feelings. Another example, is when someone told me something else to protect how I would feel, I got angrier because they didn’t tell me the truth. They thought they were protecting me by telling me something different. I think that telling the truth even though knowing it could hurt me, I would rather want to know than be lied to.
The truth really does feel better. I think I feel more relieved when I tell someone the truth instead of knowing something and having it eat at me until I can’t bare it anymore. I like being able to be honest to people and tell them how things really are. I don’t like carrying the extra weight on my shoulders because it is not worth it. I would rather have them find out from me instead of questioning other people and not being able to have it be explained the correct way. I want to know how they will really feel when they hear the truth and I would rather be there for them instead of someone else.
3. Sigmund Freud’s Oedipus complex was when he did clinical observations and theoretical elaboration to see if the theory was true. The theory is that the king Oedipus was destined by fate to kill his father and sleep with his mother and then when he realized what he did, he was ashamed and stabbed his eyes out. There are different stages for this process to work and it all starts with the oral phase which is when your mother is breast- feeding you. They get a sexual feel for their mother and when they grow up they start to become affectionate towards their mothers. The last stage of course is to finally kill your father and sleep with your mother. It is a really weird process and it is extremely insane but this is what happened in Oedipus rex and this is the Greek story of King Oedipus.
I think that the Oedipus complex may be real in some instances but not all. For example, why do older men have the desire to sleep or pleasure younger boys and girls? In my opinion I think it is because they want to feel the connection they felt when they were with their mothers at the younger age and they miss that feeling so they try to seek it in younger people.
I have a lot of more reasons to argue against the Oedipus complex because my father has a very good bond with my brother. I have never once seen my father or brother fight over my mom. Not ever have I seen my brother want my mom in any other way than just a parent. I think it is very hog washed because I don’t think every male necessarily wants to kill their father and sleep with their mother. Our world would be completely insane if that was true because there would be so much incest it would be disgusting.
4. In the story Antigone, she gets the courage to break Creon’s law because she believed that her brother should be honored. She tends to think that you can not oppose the gods because they are a more powerful force. She believes that you are not allowed to be reckon with the gods forces. I think the real reason is because Antigone was doing what she thought was right and she was not going to let anyone tell her different. It was a duty and a promise that she made that she would bury his body if he died in battle so that he could rest in peace and she was just fulfilling her promise.
The criteria on which you break the law are when you obey a higher power or made a promised to a loved one or a family member. For example, when you are caught speeding or not wearing a seatbelt the officer has the right to give you a ticket in order that you learn from your mistake. On the other hand, when you bend the law that is when there are ways to get around the law and break them by finding exceptions that won’t directly affect the outcome. For example, by not having the radio on when driving so you are fully paying attention to the road and things around you.
If you follow the rules the right way then you will not have to face consequences down the road. It will lead you on a right path if you just obey everything that you are told to obey. I really think that I have done a good job obeying the law because I am not a reckless driver nor do I drive to danger others around me. I think overall, there are some fair laws and some unfair laws but if everyone can obey them the proper way. Laws that are fair do not have much controversy over them and most people are content with their effects. Laws that are unfair cause a lot of problems, protests, and controversy because there is a big difference between those who agree and disagree with the law. Laws that are fair help all members of a community to make it a better community where as unfair laws worsen the community. Unfair laws disrupt the peace in the community because some people do not agree that these laws are fair. Some laws always have the chances to change. In a good example, I can talk bout how we abolished slavery and how we now have an African-American for a president. It shows how much progression we have made since the 1950’s and before.
