October 2012 Evaluation of the Teleological Argument The teleological argument argues that the universe must have had a designer‚ therefore implying the existence of a Supreme Being. This argument strongly relies on observations of the apparent design and orderly complexity within the universe that has existed long before humans inhabited and affected it. Everything is here for a reason‚ and everything has a purpose. From these main points‚ the teleological argument claims that the only way that this
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Identify at least two arguments in the article. Outline the premises and conclusions of each argument you find. Then‚ answer the following questions for each argument‚ making sure to explain how you arrived at your answers. I have found two arguments that I am going to talk about and I hope these are close to the answers as possible that you want. The first one since it is the very nature of terrorism not only to cause immediate damage but also to strike fear in the hearts of the population
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The Cosmological Argument a. Explain how the cosmological argument tries to prove that there must be a God (30) b. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological argument. Part B Even though Aquinas puts forth a convincing argument about the existence of the universe; some critics have opposed to this claim as they do not believe it is sufficient evidence. One argument against Aquinas is the fact that he seems to contradict himself in the second way by saying that nothing can
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not just disagreements in preferences? 2. According to Regan‚ why is it obvious that when someone says “Charity is good” she doesn’t mean simply “I think charity is good”? 3. Why does Regan think statistics and opinion polls cannot help us identify moral truths? 4. What problems does Regan think arise from basing our moral judgments on the word of God? 5. What does Regan say could possibly establish someone’s authority regarding moral judgments? 6. Why does Cahn think that belief in
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is where cultural relativism comes in‚ morally is correct to the beliefs and ethics of a particular culture within that same society. By this theory‚ no one can go against another society and say that their beliefs are right or wrong; it is up to one’s society where they choose what is correct or wrong. Philosopher James Rachels argues‚ cannot conclude a disagreement based on opinions on an issue and there could be possible a certainty of truth behind it. Considering this next argument provided by
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There are many arguments based around the origins of existence‚ with all of them claiming to be the correct way in which existence came about. These arguments have been disputed through logic and through faith. Out of the readings assigned in class‚ I will be presenting Aquinas’ Five Ways argument. In short‚ this claim simply gives five logical reasons that prove god’s existence‚ which in turn‚ explains the existence as a whole. Within this paper‚ I will invalidate Aquinas’ argument‚ for his reasoning
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Assignment Week 5 Cultural Difference Team paper Aaron Garcia‚ Amy Grabotin Catheine Bertotto‚ Bryan Ohare University of Phoenix Dr. Maryann Lamer Date March 11 2013 Salary men vs. Businessmen‚ There are many different
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In chapters four and five to “they say” Three ways to respond to “yes/no/okay‚ but” and Distinguishing what you say from what they say. “And Yet” Gerald Graff‚ Cathy Birkenstien and Russel Durst say that “you need to be an expert in a field to have an argument at all” (p‚55). Are they referring to an actual job like a lawyer? where they are good on arguing about a certain topic. You must have some sort of topic to go off of to argue your case‚ and to make it believable for others. As for agreeing
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culture and the historical events that reinforce this idea‚ the seemingly inevitable act of cultural appropriation can be constructive to society. What many do not realize is that appropriation allows people to learn more about another culture: “When we attack people for stepping outside their own cultural experiences‚ we hinder our ability to develop empathy and cross-cultural understanding” (Cathy‚ 2015). Cultural adoption brings new changes and possibilities to a group (Cathy‚ 2015)‚ resulting in the
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ARGUMENTS VS EXPLANATIONS EXPLANATIONS An explanation is a group of statements that try to show how or why something is or will be the case. Specifically‚ we use an explanation when we try to explain what makes a claim true. The event or the phenomenon in question is usually accepted as a matter of fact. Explanations do NOT prove why something is the case. Every explanation is composed of two parts: The explanandum (a statement that describes the event that is supposed to be explained)‚ and
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