I think that free will do exists‚ but not in the way we all think. The article states that “defining free will is complicated‚”(Marcelo Gleiser) and I agree very much. “An operational definition is that free will is the ability to make one’s own choices‚”(Marcelo Gleiser) which I also agree but there was one subject that got my attention and was my biggest take away. The article talks about are brain thinking to do something unconsciously. I have heard of something called mentalism which is a subject
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Diversity exists. How could you be oblivious to it? Unfortunately‚ even though there is a visual aspect of diversity‚ not everyone can grasp the concept of diversity. The concept of diversity embraces respect and acceptance within our culture. There are so many dimensions of diversity‚ which include race‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ physical appearance‚ sexual orientation‚ and‚ but not limited to beliefs. Physically you can see the difference‚ but morally is it accepted by everyone? There are so many different
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Do you believe George Washington existed? The only thing we have to go by is writings about him. Do you believe all religions are false? If you looked at a watch‚ you would realize someone had to make it. The only thing religious people can go by is faith. The bible was written by humans‚ but those who wrote it were never seen by the people who presently believe its truth. Religious people that practice Christianity choose to trust those who wrote the bible. If you trust what was written by and about
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to the Pacific Ocean in the south west of the USA. California is famous for its long beaches‚ thong bikinis‚ gangs and graffiti‚ it has California pizza‚ sunshine‚ movie stars‚ Hollywood‚ wine and movie stars. However‚ how do we know‚ that that all exist? The answer is not very easy. Everyone of us knows something about California. Maybe he has heard of California on the radio‚ has watched films about it on TV or has read something in the newspaper. There are many ways of finding out something about
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This argument states that if evil exists how and why can God exist as well? The traditional theist believes that the definition of God is some superior being who is omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent and omniscient. This sums up to a being who is all good‚ loving‚ powerful and knowing‚ a being of such greatness is also known as God. Although this definition does create much problems to the argument of evil‚ which rises to the inconsistent facts of the world we today live in and lacks traditional support
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and other alarming activities? And the most important question here is‚ why evil exists? As defined by Alvin Plantinga‚ theodicy is the "answer to the question of why God permits evil". Evil is generally considered to include both moral evil‚ acts done by humans‚ and natural evil‚ which includes pain and suffering that results from natural disasters‚ diseases‚ or genetic defects. According to J.L Mackie. "If God exists‚ then there is no evil‚ unless there is a reason that would justify Him in permitting
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Does Racism Still Exist? According to Google Dictionary‚ “Racism is the belief that every being belonging to a specific race has certain characteristics‚ abilities‚ especially that distinguish a superior race to an inferior race‚ also it is the discrimination of a specific race based on one’s beliefs.” Although slavery‚ and the Civil Rights movement are long gone in America’s past‚ there is still racial controversy brewing up a storm in our country. This controversy has been a huge subject
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Tian Juan Ming ENG 4U Miss Westerhof 20 May 2013 Modern-day slavery still exists in Bangladesh After reading Rosalind Jana’s article called “Death in Bangladesh is too high a price for quick-fix fashion”‚ I found that in recent years‚ human beings have tried so hard to achieve anti-slavery in order to get rights for labor. This might be done in quite a few ways like laws. For instance‚ the official minimum wage for workers per hour in Canada is about 10 dollars per hour and is about
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the people of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens with a prologue that sets off the story of Gilgamesh’s life. The narrator does not have a name‚ but he states‚ “I will proclaim to the world the deeds of Gilgamesh” (Ferry‚ pg. 61). Gilgamesh is a tyrant and exploits his rights as king. He is also arrogant‚ spiteful‚ restless‚ powerful‚ impulsive‚ and does whatever he wants to whomever. For example‚ “There was no withstanding the aura or power of the Wild Ox Gilgamesh. Neither the father’s
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and determination. Santiago has a lot of courage that could affect his meaning of his true existence. “If sharks come‚ God pity him and me.”(Hemingway pg. 68) When he says this‚ he is taking a risk that a shark could come and kill the fish before he does which could kill him in the process. “ Now‚ you can let the cord go‚ hand‚ and I will handle him with the right arm alone until you stop that nonsense.”(Hemingway pg. 59) He is also taking a risk here by letting his right hand handle the huge marlin
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