Questions to ask yourself: Do you understand all of the distinctions contained in the text, and in the on-line documents?

• Do you understand the reasons why such statements as "well it's true for them…" are confused and mistaken (with exceptions)?
• Do you understand the difference between the terms non-moral and moral and amoral? (You should also have picked up from my responses to certain posts that it is simply a mistake to "rule out" without argument certain actions as non-moral. Abortion and sexuality simply are moral issues, at least insofar as they dramatically affect other people. Do not confuse the ethical judgment (that some people may have) that sexuality is in most contexts morally acceptable, with the judgment that sexual behavior is a behavior which is not subject to any moral evaluation at all.)
• Do you understand why such statements as "no one can tell me what to believe (or what to do)" doesn't work as a response to moral criticism? And why it isn't a very respectable or sophisticated response to differences in opinion?
• Do you understand what "nihilism" is and how it is not the same thing as "skepticism"?
• Did you look at the link to the internet document explaining what "emotivism" is? Do you understand the strengths and weaknesses of emotivism? Do you see the dramatic effect it would have on ethics if emotivism were true?

If you are uncertain of the answers or answer  "NO" to these questions you should go back and review the texts again..

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