In the article “Good and Bad Reasons for Believing”‚ Richard Dawkins argues that you should only believe something once it has been proven by evidence. He also claims that tradition‚ authority and revelation are three bad reasons to believe something. In this paper I will critically analyse Dawkins’ theory and explain why I agree with his viewpoint as described in the article. Dawkins argues that the appeal to tradition‚ authority and revelation are fallacies. Unless backed by evidence‚ they are
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l am writing in response to your letter about ‘’Being Celebrities- Good or Bad ?’’which is found in a forum. HK people are believed to be money-oriented .Under such gaze‚ most of the teenage always think that being a public figure is their vision. However‚ is it really amazing to be a celebrity? To start with ‚being a celebrity can obtain a fame and society status which always come up with money‚ power‚ glamour and attention. Thay can lead a materialistic life. What’s more‚ it should be enjoyable
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to teach children‚ but to change their point of view of achieving excellence‚ not good marks or scores. At times‚ children don’t see how much knowledge they have. They measure this knowledge by marks and not by how much they have understood. And when they score less‚ they think they are not intelligent. I‚ being in ninth standard‚ have also seen my friends crying for marks and I also feel extremely bad if I score less but I feel worse about the stupid mistakes I make. But no one realizes
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Good vs. Bad In the novel‚ A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens opens with an anaphora‚ about how the world is throughout the novel. A reoccurring theme throughout this story is the battle between good and evil. Most of the novel is about the struggles each force has and how most of the time good triumphs over evil. In A Tale of Two Cities‚ the triumph of love‚ the death of the Marquis‚ and the contrast between Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay shows how good triumphed over evil. Throughout the
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United States Presidents: The Good‚ The Bad‚ The Ugly President James Polk once said‚ "With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses." And it is definitely true that the being the most powerful man on earth cannot be an easy task. Forty- three men have taken on the challenge of filling these shoes and to be forever considered for their accomplishments. In this line of powerful men‚ some are remembered for their ability to overcome adversity and leave a legacy of prestige
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Analysis of The Good‚ The Bad‚ and The Daily Show In Jason Zinser’s “The Good‚ the Bad‚ and The Daily Show” his purpose was to formulate a response to the uncertainty regarding the legitimacy and ethics of ‘fake’ news sources. Zinser begins by discussing if it is acceptable to obtain information from a humorous and often satirical news source (in this example‚ The Daily Show)‚ he points out that “the question isn’t whether Jon Stewart or the show’s producers and writers are morally corrupt people
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Eugenia Rita Lee Callie Ingram English 102 9/11: the Good‚ the Bad‚ and the Whoops Was 9/11 a big mistake? America still reels from the attack on our sense of security‚ the devastating event an abrupt betrayal of our trust in social respect. Before the act of terrorism‚ we trusted that everyone was doing what they could for the good of humankind‚ if not for the nation. With the fall of the World Trade Center came the mistrust of a religious group that gradually expanded to any random stranger on
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Good Credit‚ Bad Credit‚ What Credit? Ring ring. That’s the sound of debt collectors calling my phone. I think one of my friends is calling me‚ but it’s just a collector wanting money from a credit card bill. It’s nice to have a credit card if you have to pay a bill and do not have the money right away. The problem is when you spend too much and cannot pay the bills back. The later you pay these charges back‚ the interest begins to build up. That is one of the many mistakes of having a credit card
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One reason why I believe Westfield is good for Newham is that the shopping centre has provided 10‚000 direct jobs‚ in over 3000 retailers including 70 restaurants‚ cafes and bars and a cinema. 2000 jobs went to a local long term unemployed people. In addition to this a huge amount of indirect jobs have been created. E.g. in the transport companies that make deliveries to the shopping centre. Buses run to the shopping centre which has created more employment. This means that the employees could now
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perseverance present in the generations of humanity as a whole. The novel’s explicit contrast between ‘the good guys’ and ‘the bad guys’ embodies the human characteristics that the author believes will‚ as you said‚ determine the trajectory of civilization. The man and the boy could exemplify virtues such as endurance‚ courage‚ wisdom‚ and compassion‚ curiosity‚ and kindness‚ respectively. The bad men could be examples of the negative characteristics of selfishness‚ cold-heartedness‚ and lack of respect
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