Assignment 4 - Brenden Knuckles

I’ve never really had the chance to question or challenge an idea. Other than debate class, where that’s a given, it’s really not much. I’ve never really tried challenging anyone, because I’ve always just been accepting of what they believe. If they believe in it, why should I bother? But I’m not trying to be a bummer. My thinking has been focused on the ideas of morals recently. Based on past and recent events, I’ve been really considering as to why people do what they do. For example, I’ve heard many people use the phrase “People don’t kill people, guns kill people.” I, rather, think it’s the opposite of that. I’ve always loved challenging the ideas of why things are done and why such tragedies happen. And from what I believe, I don’t think that guns kill people, but moreso that a person’s intention or belief is what makes them kill those people; guns are just a sort of (I hate to use this) “tool” to them. But that’s mainly what’s been on my mind recently. Other than that, not so much.