referred to as the death penalty. This punishment is meted out on prisoners who commit very serious crimes such as murder. Death penalty has stirred up a lot of debate with some people opposing it and others been in support of it. Most countries tend to use the option of life sentence instead of the death penalty. What if such murderers placed on life sentence broke out of prisons and went after the family of the victim? Although innocent people have faced the death penalty‚ advances in technology nowadays
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Maria K. Philosophy Mar. 6‚ 2012 Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case
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even an unborn human being‚ the mother is treating that life as a means to an end for herself‚ not as an end in itself. The killing of that human being is a means to an end for the happiness or convenience of the mother or her family. The other argument from the deontology position would be the fulfillment of duty. The mother has a duty to nurture her child while in the womb. The mother has a duty to
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modified organism”. Through genetic engineering an organism is able to have its DNA altered or modified to create a GMO. For example‚ tomatoes have been genetically modified by receiving antifreeze genes from a fish called winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) to resist frost during extremely cold temperatures (Science‚ 2017). GMOs are a very controversial topic as some people are against it and believe man is trying to play “God” and interfere with nature while others are for it and believe
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English 1101 5 December 2012 The Efficacy of an Argument Against Technology In his online article‚ Nicholas Carr discusses technology and its effect on the human brain. He conducted in depth research on the brain and the way it responds to the use of technology. Carr makes the argument that despite its benefits‚ technology has an ultimately negative effect on the brain. He reports that through several studies‚ researchers have found that although the use of technology increases brain function‚ it also
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discrimination against better-qualified white people in jobs‚ employment‚ promotions and scholarships‚ and college admittance.” This quote by David Duke (politician) sums up the main argument against affirmative action. Affirmative action gives special consideration to minorities and women when being selected for a college or job. This makes it more likely for these groups of people to be considered than for white males. There are three primary arguments against affirmative action. The first argument against
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but all the fights have one thing in common‚ people banding together to fight for their beliefs. The Protestant Reformation was argumentatively the biggest of its time and possibly history. It was a small group of people‚ led by one man‚ fighting against the Catholic Church to change some of the ways in which it makes people believe. To get rid of the corruption deep within the church’s veins. Martin Luther‚ a monk from the Catholic Church‚ may have never known
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And the Bible states‚ “And if Christ is not risen‚ then our preaching is empty and your faith is also empty. Yes‚ and we are found false witnesses of God‚ because we have testified of God that He raised up Christ‚ whom He did not raise up—if in fact the dead do not rise. For if the dead do not rise‚ then Christ is not risen. And if Christ is not risen‚ your faith is futile; you are still in your sins! Then also those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. If in this life only we have hope
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case of relativism‚ we can simply say that your opinion is true and mine too and nothing being wrong with that. On the other hand‚ ethical absolutism tells us that there is an objective moral code and that certain of our actions as humans are necessarily right or wrong. What would happen if we say two contradictory statements can’t coexist as Aristotle demonstrated? Through the law of non-contradiction from Aristotle and ethical absolutism‚ I will argue against ethical relativism. In ethical absolutism
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itself‚ they believe that animal testing has shown and will continue to show succes‚ but for those who believe in alternatives‚ they believe it should come to an end. Throughout this paper‚ I will argue the claims people make against animal testing. The most popular claim against animal testing is none other than the fact that it kills animals. Peta‚ who’s main concentration is to protect animals says that a variety of animals are killed each year for the benefit of humans. There is no hiding the fact
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