Science vs. Religion Just exactly how did we all get here? Through the force of God‚ or by the powerful “Big Bang”? Over the centuries the two theories have conflicted with one another to find out the truth. Science and Religion are based upon a never-ending search for greater knowledge‚ wisdom‚ and understanding of the universe. So‚ how are the two related‚ and how in turn do the two contradict each other? The difference between science and religion is that religion knows “how things come to
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave Plato’s Allegory of the Cave envisions the world as a dark cave‚ with human beings as trapped prisoners‚ and all of their experiences as nothing but shadows on a wall. Plato was an Ancient Greek philosopher who founded the Academy and is the author of philosophical works of unparalleled influence in Western thought. Plato is informing us of the world around us‚ and is guiding the reader in the journey from ignorance to wisdom. Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is meant
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Set forth and describe three scenes from The Matrix that illustrate Cartesian themes. Early in the movie‚ Neo pulls a book off of a shelf‚ Baudrillard’s Simulacra and Simulations‚ and opens it to reveal that it contains electronic contraband. In an instant‚ the directors ask us to consider his work. It completely avoids asking the logical question that follows after finding out that all of 1999 is an illusion: How are we to determine the truth or reality of any experience? The moment we believe
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Facts can be found in the details. Within every detail perhaps‚ there holds a shred of untold truth. There is a sense of objectiveness in regards to these small pieces of truth and their very real‚ factual nature. Paired with survival of the fittest‚ the truthful details manifest themselves in the form of American naturalism. The time for objective‚ factual honesty about the reality of life‚ day in and day out‚ is compiled throughout works of the American naturalist era. It focuses on the accuracy
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2. In the tale “The ring of Gyges” the shepherd Gyges finds a magical ring within unusual bronze horse. Using this ring‚ he entices the queen and they collaborate to murder the king and takes control of the kingdom. Given his tale‚ Glaucon come to a conclusion that if similar rings were to be given to unjust man and a just man‚ then both of them would behave unjustly. Therefore this proves that people act justly only as an obligation by nature and he claims that all living beings aspire more than
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3. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU DON’T WANT A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM! DUMBASS. Asking ‘Who doesn’t want a Compliance Program’ is like asking ‘who hates their mother’? No one is going to actually speak up and say ‘Me! My mother was a bitch!” – Even if she actually was. So who wouldn’t want a real compliance program in their company??? It protects the board‚ the executives‚ gives them greater control‚ and provides transparency. It adds value to your business practices in that it creates greater clarity and
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“Not so fast!”‚ one might say. The sorts of Biological Conventions I described might well be necessary for Logical Conventionalism‚ but they do not entail it. In fact‚ we do not even have a story about how possibly Biological Conventions (i.e.‚ biological rules for the assignment of meanings to logical idioms) can make Logical Conventionalism (i.e. a thesis about the truth-makers of logical sentences) true. Don’t we need a story of how could it be true‚ to conclude that the case against it is not
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The topic raises the controversial issue whether technology deteriorating our ability to think for ourselves. Indisputably‚ in this era we rely on technology to solve a problem than we perform it by ourselves and this tendency makes us lazier‚ challenging our ability to become ingenious. Nevertheless‚ it’s not completely true at all‚ if we ask a question to ourselves that‚ "who are the creator this technology?"‚ then it clarifies most of the vagueness of the controversy. Thus‚ I generally disagree
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This title‚ in my opinion‚ alludes to the idea that robust knowledge can only be obtained through the process of consensus and disagreement. Robust knowledge can be defined as the common knowledge shared by a community ‚ which is the foundation of the areas of knowledge. The adjective robust‚ in this case‚ refers to the idea of solid and proven truthful. Robust knowledge is necessary in all of our daily lives as the basis of various applications. Agreement or‚ in other words‚ consensus‚ is required
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Are there good reasons to think scientific theories should be true‚ rather than “merely” empirically adequate? Yes? Scientific theories provide a satisfying understanding of the world and its objects. We can trust science. But not blindly. Constructive empiricists like Baas Van Fraassen argue the belief that scientifc theories is not necessary for them to be good. That is an objection to the epistemological aspect of science. The only requirement is to have scientific theories to be empirically
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