Jesus vs. All

Jesus's beliefs:
One god.
God created everything.
Poor are blessed.
The good are blessed.
People seeking righteousness are blessed.
Pure hearted people are bleessed.
Reward for these people is heaven.
An eye for an eye.
Be good to even the people you hate.
Other Philosophies (Zoroastrian, Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, Hindu, Socratic):
one main god (Z)
Battle between good and evil (z)
god created everything (z)
Polytheism (z)
Humans are good by natute (z)
Strive for harmony (c)
Men are all made the same, but their surroundings effect their actions (c)
Learning and applying that knowledge is key (c)
Peace and harmony with nature (d)
Selflessness (d)
Plain and modest lifestyle (d)
Not upsetting the balance of nature (d)
Kindness to all creatures (b)
Honesty is key (b)
No misusing sex (b)
No alcohol or drugs (b)
One superior god that created all things (h)
Universe undergoes endless cycles of creation (h)
Karma- eye for an eye basically (h)
Reincarnation (h)
All life is sacred (h)
Proper study for philosophy is man (s)
Ethics based on human reason (s)
Highest good for man is happiness (s)
Knowledge is key (s)

Caste duties according to the Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita contrats the ideas of Zarathustra and Confucious in the aspect of self control. Zarathustra and Confucious thought that a man has the ability to better himself and make changes to his life. The Bhagavad Gita basically states that one can not change his destiny and his future self is already set in stone. These groups all had the same thoughts about people doing good, itbis just that the Bhagavad Gita says that one has to do good, and Confucious and Zarathustra say to do good for a purpose.

Blog Post Assessment

I think that the criteria for grading a blog post should be based on grammar and quality.  I do not feel that the length of the post has to do with the grading as long as the post gets the point across.  A 3 should be for a person who got the point completely across with strong points / examples and no grammar mistakes.  A 2 should be a well written post, but lacking some examples or specific details and contains a few grammar mistakes.  A 1 is for someone who did not back up any points or made incorrect points or had many grammar mistakes that ruined the flow of the post.  In my opinion a person can get a zero but only if they do not post anything.  Both you and fellow students could comment on the blog posts to get good debates going and help people see where they are at with regards to the rest of the class.