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spite of the fact that Islam revered Christ as one of their prophets and the Muslim beliefs foster
humility and brotherhood akin to Christian traditions.
The Filipino Millennials aka Filinnials
Time Magazine, described millennials as people born from 1980 to 2000. This generation
comprise the largest age group in America and Asia. Their age group is called the “yuppie” age
(from the acronym YUP or Young Urban Professionals). In the Philippines, they are described as
generation and followers of social media no thanks to modern communication gadgets
the “selfie” generation and
such as mobile phones, laptops and tablets that seems they can never do without. A Filinnial
(short for Filipino millennials) are usually spendthrifts due to their propensity to spend money for
luxury goods which left their bank accounts “broke.” Another trait that unified most of them is
attitude, making them known as the “Me, Me, Me Generation.” They are so
their narcissistic attitude,
conscious of what and how they look that selfies are
a re a common thing. It must be noted though that
there are also good attitudes which millennials possess among them are their politically and social
astuteness. The social media opened their eyes that traditional media such as TV, movies, radio
and print are no longer the source of information. Compared to other generations, millennials
have their say about issues and are more involved with politics and are not squeamish about
revealing their opinions.
The Role of Religion in Ethics
Even in the current situation, many are still arguing about the role of religion in Ethics. Will
this age-old institution be the primary agent for the right ethics for they propagate the Word of
God? Most religions have an ethical component because ethics is yardstick for right conduct and
good life. A necessary component of making this a guide to temporal happiness. Is this the most
reliable conception of analyzing what is right from what is wrong? The central theme of ethics is
"the good life", the very reason we aspire for in this temporal world we live in that ancient Greeks
regarded as eudaimonia or happiness. The ancient Greeks believed happiness was brought about
by living one’s life in accordance with virtue – positive traits of character. Virtue is the source of
good character, that us integrated by good personal habits such as courage and temperance, but
also friendship and justice and intellectual virtue.
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