problem with Descartes view is the way in which he proves the existence of God. The idea that the idea of perfection can only come from perfection. The reason that this is not a sound argument is because it is easy for us to simply examine our own qualities and imagine a better version of them. For example. A person may be frail and weak‚ but that is no reason as to why they would be unable to imagine a person who is much stronger than themselves. Once you take all qualities and magnify them the the
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Hades: Better than you think Most of the time‚ when prompted to think about Hades‚ you’d think of a god that’s so related to the dead that he’d be evil to every extreme. Death‚ destruction‚ malevolence‚ and suffering right? All sorts of evil for the god of the dead and ruler of the underworld. However‚ what if I told you that Hades wasn’t evil‚ he was actually better than he’s made out to be? Hades is actually not as bad as he’s thought to be because of his role‚ his personality‚ and his location
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Disembodied existence after death is incoherent The idea of disembodied existence is a dualist view; that the soul and the body are two separate things. Dualists believe that the soul can live on after the death of the body. A prime example of a dualist would be Plato; he believed that the body was gross and unthinking object that has cravings and desires and it connected to sensory illusions. But he believed that the soul was in fact a thoughtful and eternal and craves intellectual stimulation
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Proof or Truth Kristin Stepp 3/15/2013 PHI 208 Professor Johnson Religion has been the cause of great camaraderie as well as great turmoil since the beginning of time. From the ancient Greeks and polytheism to Christianity and monotheistic societies‚ we have attempted to search for answers to universal questions through religion and spirituality. Philosophers and scientists alike have struggled with the idea that these great Gods are who we humans portray them to be‚ if in fact they exist
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On this paper we will explain about Webvan‚ when it was established‚ how the people welcoming the idea of having such service through the network and will discuss if Webvan achieved the goals or did it made any profit from its business‚ why they didn’t success and the reason for failed these companies. Webvan was the name of a company and they were doing online grocery delivery business. In 1996 webvan started grocery delivering services it offered customers the convenience of shopping from home
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Mass media doesn’t tell you what to think‚ but it tells you what to think about Body 1 According to Stanley J. Baran’s (2002) definition of Agenda setting‚ it is a theory that argues that the media may not tell us what to think‚ but the media tells us what to think about. Since the media cannot tell us what to think‚ it cannot dictate ones’ opinion on a subject. An example of this is the subject of taxes. This issue is commonly discussed by the media‚ but it is up to the audience’s interpretation
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wrote the five cosmological arguments that support the existence of God. A cosmological argument is an argument that supports the existence of God and that everything that exists was caused by something else. One of Aquinas’ ways to prove God’s existence is through the argument of possibility and necessity. He argues that there must be a first necessary being to set the chain of causes in motion which results in the universe today. Summary of the Argument The argument is based off of the fact that
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Ethical Systems: Which is Best? PHI 200 Mind and Machine Instructor Lisa Linkin February 4‚ 2013 * Ethical Systems: Which is Best? Good‚ bad‚ right‚ wrong…how do we know? Ethics is the study of how we determine what is right or wrong‚ good or bad (Mosser‚ 2010). While there are many ethical views‚ I focused on the three classical approaches for this paper. Utilitarianism states when given a choice between two acts‚ the one that creates the greater happiness for the greatest number of people
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to be an effective one and the difference it has from the other created teams within an organisation is unique in every factor. And this unique aptitude of the team to execute its best at any level for an indefinite period of timeframe allocated for the best result and also has the compatibility to perform at the very best in an effective and efficient manner according to the ability it has (Birken & Lee‚ 2013). The roles and objectives are related with the purposes that changes accordingly for every
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Promote Communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings 1.1 Identify the different reasons people communicate Communication is very important and can be non-verbal: making eye contact‚ body language and gestures‚ verbal: talking‚ singing‚ listening and responding‚ and written. People communicate usually to provide or receive information. The information provided can be passed on and used for teaching and learning. It is also used to share our ideas and thoughts
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