Critical Thinking Journal Entry #2

In an episode of "The Seeker" that I recently watched, Richard faced a difficult decision to make. When a male confessor is born they must always be killed at birth to ensure that the baby will not grow up to become a blood thirsty tyrant. But somehow Richard feels that it is not right to kill a baby just because it is said that it will become evil. In order to protect the baby Richard must defy all of his friends. This becomes a difficult task when a wizard of the first order and a mother confessor are against him. But Richard finds the strength to save the baby, even though all he has for it is hope. Knowing that the baby may in fact grow up to be evil Richard still takes this risk. Although Richard prevails at the end it comes at a severe cost because the mother confessor must be killed in order to save the baby boy.