In my ethics class today we were discussing some of Thomas Hobbes' work. Particularly, his theory on human nature and social contracts. The idea that all actions are motivated by self-interest had me mildly annoyed to begin with, but the part I found particularly amusing was his claim that human beings only care for each other in order to instill a ( Read more... )

...so I'm doing a paper on the California trial over gay marriage for my ethics class.

I think it's going to kill me.

The paper, that is.

And...you know...trying to remain objective and all.

This is one subject that I have a GREAT DEAL of difficulty being objective about.