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Arguments Essays and Term Papers
The Case For The Existence Of GodIntroduction
Either God exists or He doesn't. There is no middle ground. Any
attempt to remain neutral in relation to God's existence is automatically
synonymous with unbelief. It is far from a "moot" question, for if God
does exist, then nothing else really matters; if He does not exist, ...
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Transcendentalism And A Belief In A "Higher Power"We do not have good reasons to believe in something transcendental. Most
of the arguments in favor of God, or a so-called "higher power" are based on
faith and emotion, and not a clear logical argument. In fact, these arguments
are often in favor of throwing logic out the window. In many ways, ...
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Descartes and GodHana Al Jamal
Professor Ryan Middleton
PHIL 2202F
May 29 2012
Descartes and God
Throughout the course of his Meditations, Rene Descartes sets to prove the existence of God through his knowledge, in an effort to prove the skeptics of his century wrong. In order for Descartes to prove the ...
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Euthanasia and the Role of Politics and Religionn addition to racism, political and philosophical ideologies and abortion, euthanasia is one of the foremost issues that divide people in the United States and the rest of the world. Some deem euthanasia as mercy killing. Others simply call it killing. It is the taking of one's own life when a ...
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Trading Away Our Rights: Women Working In Global Supply Chains1. Globalization has brought about several notable positive aspects, including the widespread of technology and information, as well as better living conditions for many of the Earth's population. However, in many cases, the positive aspects were swiftly overturned by negative ones. These may ...
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Happiness: In one word, this concept exemplifies the American dream.
People go to any means by which to obtain the many varied materials and issues
that induce pleasures in each individual, and intrinsically, this emotion
remains the ultimate goal, John Stuart Mill, a nineteenth century ...
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The Negative Portrayal Of LSDDespite the negative portrayal in mainstream 1960s media, justifications expressed by counterculture activists for further investigation, education and experimentation under government control of LSD were rational and valid arguments. Sex, drugs, protests, war, political upheaval, cultural chaos, ...
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Why Do Governments Find It So Hard To Control Public Expenditure??
Since the 1970's rising public expenditure has become a politically
salient issue, with the focus being on the difficulties experienced in trying to
control it. In order to answer a question concerning why governments find it
hard to control public expenditure it is first necessary to look at ...
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Capital PunishmentIntroduction
is punishment by death for committing a crime. Since
the early 1800's most executions have resulted from convictions for murder. The
death penalty has also been imposed for such serious crimes as armed robbery,
kidnapping, rape, and treason. There is a lot of conflict between ...
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Construction Of The Great PyraOf the three theories on how the Great Pyramid was built, in descending order of acceptability, the most suitable theory is Clifford Wilson’s followed by Joseph Davidovits’ and Erich Von Däniken’s argument. Clifford Wilson’s theory is the best because he illustrates how the pyramids were built ...
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The Problems Of ConflictConflict is the interaction of interdependent people who perceive incompatible goals and interference from each other in achieving those goals. Conflicts occur in all social settings. Interpersonal conflict is a disagreement between or among “connected” individuals. Each person’s position ...
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Are "Good" Computer Viruses Still A Bad Idea??
Research Associate
Virus Test Center
University of Hamburg
Vogt-Koelln-Str. 30, 22527 Hamburg, Germany
bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de [Editor's note: Vesselin's
current email address is bontchev@complex.is]
During the past six years, computer viruses have caused ...
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The Threat Of DeathAs the war on crime continues, two truths hold steady: eliminating all
crime is impossible, and controlling it is a must. The main weapon used to
control crime in this war is deterrence. The government's deterrent for
committing murder is the death penalty. The fear of death will not deter ...
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The Search For God In Eight Chapters
In Eight Chapters by Maimonides, there seems to be a lot of confusion when dealing with the existence of God and man's perception of him. Maimonides was trying to provide a strong basis for the belief that God was above man, but instead he only succeeds in stating obvious facts that fail ...
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Analysis Of Rich And Poor And The Case Against Helping The PoorI have chosen to analyze the article Rich and Poor and The Case Against Helping the Poor because they has actually made me think deeper about a subject which I previously thought to have a distinct answer. That is, that we should always attempt to give aid to the poor, and moreover that giving ...
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The First CauseOne of the most commonly pondered philosophical questions is the mystery of the universe's origin. For countless centuries mankind has speculated as to how and why the universe as we know it came into existence. Unfortunately, in attempting to answer this question, we simply raise more ...
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Assisted Suicide: Murder or Mercy?
One of the most hotly debated topics going on now is the one concerning the ethics of and euthanasia. Nowadays with all the progress that the medical profession has gained, people who are terminally ill have more options, and there have been continued efforts to give them the ...
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Cultural RelativismThe thesis of meta-ethical is the philosophical viewpoint that there are no absolute moral truths, only truths relative to the cultural context in which they exist. From this it is therefore presumed that what one society considers to be morally right, another society may consider to be morally ...
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Ontological And Cosmological AMost people have not witnessed or experienced God and therefore are confused about its existence. In Western theology, three theories have emerged to demonstrate the existence of God. These theories are the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, and the teleological argument. St. ...
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