Origin Of Name of District : - The origin of the name of the district‚ Ballia‚ has long been a matter of dispute. It is locally said to have been derived from the name of the sage Valmiki‚ the celebrated hindu poet and the author of RAMAYAN‚ whose having resided here was commemorated‚ by a shrine which has long been washed away. Another belief about the origin of the name is that it has been derived from the sandy nature of the land of the place‚ locally known as ballu meaning sand . Location and
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gain little from further discussion. Faith‚ by definition‚ relies on a belief that does not rest on logic or evidence. Faith depends on irrational thought and produces intransigence. appeal to tradition (similar to the bandwagon fallacy): (e.g.‚ astrology‚ religion‚ slavery) just because people practice a tradition‚ says nothing about its viability. argument
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Why religion and God are not necessary in modern day society. 88% of us claim to be religious. Religion has been around since 223‚000 BCE. The world would be nothing without it. You can’t get a sense of history or the language of Britain without having to study religious texts. But is religion necessary in the 21st century? The simple answer is no. No‚ we don’t need to believe in religious stories to feel comforted‚ no we don’t need to believe in an omnipotent being‚ no we don’t need to believe
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Religion and Science: The relationship between science and religion up until the 6th century were one in the same. Philosophers believed that natural occurrences were due to a divine power. Earthquakes and thunderstorms were merely upset gods showing their wrath. Individuals sought to learn the language of the gods to comprehend these phenomena. After the 6th century‚ new ideas formed that excluded the gods. These philosophers did not personify nature. They believed the world to be orderly and
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Jessica Ferry American Religious History February 25‚ 2013 Religions Role on the American Revolution Religions Role on the American Revolution Religion was not a major cause of the American Revolution but it did make an immense impact. The revolutionary struggle subtly interacted with religion‚ but then quickly changed traditional European relations between the government and religion and made America an inspiration of religious freedom for people everywhere. The
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“Superstition is to religion what astrology is to astronomy the mad daughter of a wise mother. These daughters have too long dominated the earth.” Voltaire‚ a prominent philosopher and a critic of the Catholic Church during the Enlightenment‚ wrote the novel Candide. Candide is an adventure story of Candide‚ who is at limited to the teachings of his optimistic mentor Pangloss. Pangloss states‚ “‘It is clear that things cannot be otherwise than they are‚ for since everything is made to serve an end
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Hypatia of Alexandria Hypatia was born in 370 A.D. in Alexandria‚ Egypt. From that day on her life was one enriched with a passion for knowledge. Theon‚ Hypatia’s father whom himself was a mathematician‚ raised Hypatia in an environment of thought. Both of them formed a strong bond as he taught her his own knowledge and shared his passion in the search of answers to the unknown. Under her fathers discipline he developed a physical routine for her to ensure a healthy body as well as a highly
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one of the best educations as a boy. When he was in his teens Archimedes traveled to Alexandria and went to one of the most famous schools of mathematics that had been founded by Euclid. There he studied astronomy‚ geometry‚ algebra‚ trigonometry‚ astrology‚ geography‚ surveying‚ mechanics‚ and alchemy with many other brilliant minds of his time. Various subjects he studied when he was younger were poetry‚ politics‚
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Mathematics of the Greeks and the Mayans Mathematics is the study of time‚ space‚ structure‚ and quantity which is used to calculate almost anything in the world from the amount of atoms in an element to calculating the air pressure in a room. Although levels of math such as calculus are not taught until college‚ the use and study of mathematics have been around since the beginning of time and the world wouldn’t be able to function without it. The term “mathematics” comes from the Greek word mathema
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Criminology is the study of crime and criminals. This study requires a lot of research and knowledge of criminal statistics‚ sociology of law‚ victimology and the criminal behavior system. All of these examples of topics of crimes are different. Their information is based on different sources or is put together using different techniques. The most interesting towards me would be the criminal behavior system. The Criminal Behavior System is determining the nature and cause of specific crime patterns
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