Critically assess‚ with reference to William James‚ the argument from religious experience. A religious experience is a subjective experience which is interpreted within a religious framework. Refer to cases where a person encounters God in a direct way. Otto said the central element of direct was an ‘apprehension of the wholly other’‚ called the numinous. This means the world that is beyond the physical observable universe in which we live. They are experiences of the wholly other; completely outside
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The Scientific Method This find out what the six unknown substances are I test each substance by using six different methods. After making my hypothesis‚ the six methods I used to see if I was correct where color‚ texture‚ shape‚ smell‚ soluble‚ and density. My results show that I was correct on three substances and unsure on the other three. The purpose of this experiment was to find out the identity of six substances by using the steps of the scientific method. This method will show me the
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Innate Knowledge The theory of innate knowledge is very interesting. I am going to explain what it is‚ the different views that philosophers have on it‚ and if I think that it is possible to be born with it. Once finished‚ you can decide for yourself what your feelings on innate knowledge are. Innate knowledge is a theory that was brought into this world by the great philosopher Socrates. Socrates said that everyone comes into this world with knowledge that they already had from previous lives.
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EXPERIENCES Life is a long journey. We are all bestowed with good and not-so-good moments in our life. As we grow older‚ we tend to face the hardships of the world. These days‚ lots of cobwebs have settled around and it feels as if we have totally forgotten the simple pleasures of life. During our stay in MFV Jose Law Office‚ or Opis as what we call it‚ we experienced a lot of things some were stressful‚ but most of the time‚ it was blissful. We experienced journeying into the unknown parts
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John Locke was born on August 29‚ 1632 in England to a middle class family. He was named after his father‚ an educated attorney who had participated in the Civil War with the Long Parliamentary. Locke shared a great deal of affection and respect for his father. The relationship he built with his father influenced him to create his own views on education and government. His theory on education was published in 1693 titled‚ "Some Thoughts Concerning Education." Locke was accepted to Christ Church
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1. Question : A scientific hypothesis is Student Answer: CORRECT a tentative claim to be tested. INCORRECT a clever remark designed to confuse an audience. an appeal to radical skepticism. a valid argument. 2. Question : Descartes worried a great deal about the threat posed by which of the following? Student Answer: Christians CORRECT Skeptics Masons Jesuits 3. Question : Examining reasons and constructing
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Introduction For the past few years we have been studying ethics and values‚ from a textbook. But we all know it can only represent things until some point. For this we have decided to do a project in which we test the people around us for the values we have been studying throughout these years. The purpose of these activities is to prove this values and see them physically represented in our society‚ but to find out the quality of values around us. We have set three main experiments‚ the first
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Examples of Hypothesis A hypothesis- is an educated guess or proposition that attempts to explain a set of facts or natural phenomenon. It is used mostly in the field of science‚ where the scientific method is used to test it. Testing Hypothesis vs. Tested Hypothesis -An hypothesis can be testing a concept or it can be developed as a result of study:A testing hypothesis is one that can be tested‚ meaning you can measure both what is being done (variables) and the outcome.A tested hypothesis is
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Introduction Accounting is a very old science as it is strictly related to the first forms of trade in the old world. According to Belkaoui (1992: 22)‚ the Committee on Terminology of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) defines accounting as follows: "Accounting is the art of recording‚ classifying and summarising in a significant manner and in terms of money‚ transactions and events which are in part at least‚ of a financial character‚ and interpreting the results thereof
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Richard Bui September 22‚ 2013 6th Period Airsoft Lab Report Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to find out who could shoot the gun the accurate or precise. Hypothesis: If the shooter is more experienced in shooting‚ then the BBs would be more accurate and precise. Materials: KWC S&W 1911 45 caliber Airsoft gun Crosman Sticky Target Goggles BBs for gun Ruler Procedure: 1. Ask for 4 volunteers to do this experiment. 2. Load the Airsoft gun with BBs. 3. Ask volunteers to put on goggles
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