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    with propositions set forth by Simplicio and Sagredo concerning three questions‚ one in which the earth is movable or immovable‚ the second is whether there is a chance in making it movable‚ and lastly regarding what motion would occur. Salviati’s arguments are concerning his observations of the terrestrial motions which involves the diurnal motions‚ which he uses to support the heliocentric conception of heavenly motions. To support his thesis Salviati states that it would be irrational for the celestial

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    order to determine the extent to which citizens have a duty to abide by legal demands. I will argue that members of a society should have a duty to obey the law‚ only if the minimal moral content of natural law is met within that legal system. My argument will

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    Health Canada’s argument to the Ministry of Health that coalmining in Dunsmuir Coalmine‚ Belleville NS needs to be shut down as a moral good to the miners‚ in consideration of their health. I will argue‚ using virtue theory and utilitarian philosophy‚ that coalmining in the town should not be shut down‚ as shutting it down would not be ultimately beneficial to the miners and their families‚ and therefore would not be a moral good. Firstly‚ I will summarise Health Canada’s argument for the shutting

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    rampant classism of the 18th century to the “cultural association of crooked teeth and moral turpitude” (2). That connection has transcended to modern times where crooked teeth are still equated with poor social standing and monetary value. A major argument from the opposing side is that there is dissonance in the handling of cosmetic dentistry socially and professionally. Practicing cosmetic dentistry should require a separate certification in every US dental school. Dentists should be required to

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    They are repetitive in their statements to attempt to prove an idea that isn’t sufficient. While you study the objection of this argument you can easily refute it with different scenarios that question the reasoning behind it. Those who hold to this objection have misunderstood the argument of design in general. The premise for the argument of design is not that we observe the universe to be fit for habitation but rather that we seek to explain what we observe. I would think it is fair

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    How would you respond to Pascal’s wager? Pascal’s Wager is a hugely significant argument in apologetic philosophy‚ it relates to Blaise Pascal’s idea that all humans must wager on the existence of God with their own lives; the foundations of this argument are one of the earliest forms of game theory. The assumptions that are made in this argument are that if you do believe in God the payoff is infinite if God does in fact exist and there must be at least a slight chance that God does in fact exist

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    polThe author’s argument does not make a cogent case for the relationship between the birth order and the hormone cortisol on rhesus monkeys and humans. While his ideas seem to make sense at first glance‚ there are various assumptions that weaken the argument. The following paragraphs describe three of the most important issues. To begin with‚ the study that supports the suggested conclusions is based on only eighteen rhesus monkeys. Clearly‚ this limited sample may not be representative enough to

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    What are fine tuning arguments? Is some version of this argument a good argument for theism? The fine tuning argument is based on the fact that given the conditions of our universe‚ human life is extraordinarily improbable. To discuss the fine tuning argument‚ we must first define the term “confirmation”. If something confirms something else‚ it simply means that it raises the probability for that thing. We could also say that it is evidence of that thing. For example‚ if we were to discover that

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    bring about arguments in every step of life. These arguments lead to even more new ideas and different ways of looking at things. People in these arguments can be so persuasive that they can change the opinion of others. One new idea that is talked about a lot in our country is the drinking age being lowered to eighteen years old. This is supported by many people and the reasons that are presented for the change are very legitimate and persuasive. There are arguments from both

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    Aristotle believes in that idea of eudemonia through the function argument‚ the golden mean‚ and contemplation is the backbone of a good life. He also believes that in order to be content humans should have and know their final end or goal in life. Through this paper‚ I will explain what Aristotle thinks about approaching a good life and mixing into his argument‚ of what I personally think. I will do this when a number of examples to give a visual aid of coming from my viewpoint of how I believe

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