The following essays are a sampling of some of my thoughts and replies to philosophical issues pertaining to morality, knowledge, and the importance of science and critical thought. I have written all of these essays during the fall semester of 1998 while at Montana State University. As these essays deal with my replies to questions from actual courses, there is the potential that my thoughts and writings may be inappropriately plagiarized and used by others to hand in assignments instead of writing their own. While it is my intention to share my thoughts I think it is inappropriate for them to be used without permission by others as I feel strongly that plagiarism is immoral for it is the theft of intellectual property and the deceit of others. " Plagiarism = the appropriation of information ideas, or the language of other persons or writers and the submission of them as one's own to satisfy the requirements of the course. Plagiarism thus constitutes both theft and deceit" (Saint Joseph's University Catalog 1996-97:51 and cf. The Health Handbook's section on Plagiarism). Father Richard Malloy, a professor of sociology and anthropology I had while at SJU emphasized that: "The Academy is the last place where honor honesty, virtue and integrity claim to prevail. YOU CHEAT, YOU'RE BEAT!" I ask that my thoughts and hard work be respected as to do otherwise is unhonorable and will only hurt one's ability to think creatively and critically. I would appreciate that before reading any of my other essays you first read my essay: Thou Shall Not Steal.