Starting with question six (“Is my own life worth more than the lives of others, the same, or less?) I would have to say that my life is no better then anybody else’s. I’m honestly not sure how some people would think that their life is worth more then the person sitting net to them. I would say that my life is worth the same as everyone else’s. Yes, everybody’s experiences are different day-to-day but that doesn’t mean their life is worth more. Throughout your lifetime you will experience most, if not all in some cases, the same things as other people. They could be your neighbors or they could be somebody who lives across the world from you. I am one hundred percent taking the altruistic stance on this question. I have always been, and always will be somebody who cares more about the well being of others then making sure I am okay. Everybody has people who love them, family, friends… a support system. It might look different then my own but that doesn’t mean mine is any better then theirs and vice versa. There is also no way to actually measure how much a life is worth so people shouldn’t try to judge others based on how much more their life is worth versus someone else. I don’t think my answer would change in this situation. I could never bring myself to say that my life is better and worth more in any situation.

Going up the list to question three (“Does the process by which decisions are made matter more than the outcomes of these decisions?) it wouldn’t make sense, in my opinion, that the process of a decision would mean more then the outcome. The way I look at this, as long as you achieve the desired outcome of the situation it shouldn’t matter the steps it took you to get there. If the process takes ten steps or if it takes 2 steps, you the outcome is what you wanted or even better then you had anticipated then who cares how long it took to get there. The outcome of the decisions affects many more people then the process by which the decision was made. If the decision and the outcome of that decision doesn’t go as planned it would matter more then how you got to the unplanned decision. It would work the same way if the decision had a positive outcome. People might want to know how it happened so they could duplicate it but they would still care more about that outcome. As for this situation I think the only time my answer would change would be if the outcome of the decision was so great that we needed to know the steps it took to possibly change the world. Say there was a cure for cancer; we would need to know the steps to get there (even though the outcome would be life changing for many people) so we could continue to reproduce this cure.

For the last questions, question one (Is it more important to be a good person or to perform good acts?) I would say that it is more important to be a good person. Just because you perform good acts doesn’t mean that makes you a good person. You could put on a show for people you feel the need to impress but when you are around friends and family, even people you are close with, you could be a very different person. One who doesn’t care about being a good person but cares more about better their lives. Being a good person means that you not only care about the well being of yourself but you care about the well being of others. You are selfish and selfless. You care about the world around you, the community you live in and making sure you are contributing to the community in the most positive way you can. I don’t think my decision would change on this issue because just because you perform a good act doesn’t prove anything. Performing these acts could just be for your own personal gain and it could have nothing to do with ultimately being a good person.