Back At It

We have just completed our first week of Aquinas for 2010. So far, I feel the course is heading in a good direction. Particularly the pace of Journalism has been exciting to me. It is quite interesting to look at the reasoning behind people's beliefs during large scale events with significant consequences. An example of this is during Hitler's rise to power, sparking World War II. Otto Adolf Eichmann's beliefs often seemed to be inconsistent, resulting in his destructive actions despite his "gentle nature". The "Banality of Evil", as it's referred to by Hannah Arendt, has not been uncommon throughout history. It is interesting to compare this with one's belief system, and can be inspiring for a person to begin to look more closely at the consequences of what may seem like the "normal" thing to do.