Examine religious and secular views about human nature: Human nature is that which makes us distinctly human. There is a vast amount of scripture which tells us about human nature in the bible; mainly found in Genesis. Genesis 1 teaches that our nature as humans is ’God Like.’ In Genesis 1:26-28 ’God said "Let us make man in our image‚ after our likeness." Because we are in Gods image‚ (imago dei) we have some understanding of him (although it is argued this is limited). This is our human nature
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world. Just because the conditions necessary for life have occurred does not mean they cannot have occurred by chance. There is too much suffering in the natural world for it to have been made by a kind and loving God‚ so God is an ‘optional extra’. Dawkins argues that the impressive system of natural selection creates an ‘illusion’ of design which theists have misinterpreted as actual evidence of design. He argues that we can feel awe and wonder
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Chris Scanlan Atheism The problem Atheists have with Theists and the premise of God‚ a Being who is all good‚ omniscient‚ omnipotent and eternal‚ is that they believe that since science and the world cannot prove that such a being exists and since life seems to sustain itself without any external help‚ then this Being probably does not exists nor can this Being ever be proven to exist. This method of thinking stems directly from a belief‚ not that science is god‚ but more that mankind is a self-sufficient
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’Culture of cruelty’: 11 care home workers sentenced for shocking abuse of vulnerable residents exposed by Panorama probe 11 care workers admitted 38 charges of either neglect or ill-treatment of people with severe learning difficulties between them Six members of staff jailed for total of seven years and four months and five received suspended sentences at Bristol Crown Court today Wayne Rodgers‚ 32‚ was jailed for two years for abusing vulnerable patients Footage showed residents being slapped
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– Popularised by Dawkins (1976) The Gene’s Eye View – * Hamilton – Altruistic behaviour towards related organisms. Relatives share same genes‚ hence the beneficiary of the act will be carrying same gene as the actor – Kin selection. * Hamilton’s rule – Altruism favoured by selection as long as cost incurred by the altruist is offset by sufficient amount of benefit to a related organism. bc>1r [ c – cost incurred‚ b – benefit enjoyed‚ r – relatedness] * Dawkins – Selfish gene (1976)
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ASSIGNMENT 1 FACULTY OF SCIENCE‚ ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Prepared as part of the assessment requirements for Data Communications and Security COS20012 & COS70007 Version: 1.0 Author: Alistair Hutchings Student ID: 4964276 STANDARDS ORGANISATIONS [1-2 PAGES‚ EMBED LINKS TO INTERNET RESOURCES WITH YOUR EXPLANATION] Provide a short summary (including the name) and details of the contribution that each of the following organizations have
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abnormality: ethical issues. Retrieved from: http://www.prochoiceforum.org.uk/aad4.php Powledge‚ T. M. (2014‚ August 26). Should Down syndrome fetuses be terminated? Abortion‚ Richard Dawkins & morality. Retrieved from: http://geneticliteracyproject.org/2014/08/26/should-down-syndrome-fetuses-be-terminated-abortion-richard-dawkins-morality/ Reynolds. (2003). Down’s syndrome screening is unethical: views of today’s research ethics committees. Journal of Clinical Pathology‚ 56‚ 268-270. Santalahti‚ Hemminki
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enrollment was black or Hispanic; less than 10 percent of children in the schools were white” (Kozol 2005:1). Furthermore‚ the lack of resources goes along with the income of the students. The inconsistent money in schools causes other factors which negatively affect students in the future. Poor-income schools experience over population‚ funding cuts in the arts and lack of money for important school repairs (Kozol 2005). Also‚ many of the lower-income students are minorities who do not have the advantage
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http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu for a complete set of Calculus notes. dx ( a ) = a x ln ( a ) dx dx (e ) = ex dx d 1 ( ln ( x ) ) = x ‚ x > 0 dx d ( ln x ) = 1 ‚ x ¹ 0 dx x d 1 ( log a ( x ) ) = x ln a ‚ x > 0 dx © 2005 Paul Dawkins Calculus Cheat Sheet
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Dealing with religious themes and beliefs‚ as the Christian ones in Northern Lights by Philip Pullman‚ which is the first book of the trilogy His Dark Materials‚ is always a delicate matter. Based on the freedom of opinion‚ every author has a right to express his feelings and thoughts in a book‚ how controversial they might be. However‚ the Christian Church and a lot of its supporters‚ especially the Catholic ones‚ feel offended and affronted by the trilogy and Pullman’s turning the Christian myth
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