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    False Prophecy

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    True and False Prophecy How do you and I tell the difference between a true prophet and a false prophet? Through out the bible we are warned to watch out for false prophets. There are many traits in which a true prophet has that distinguish them from false prophets. Moses says in Deut 18:15-22‚ “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your fellow Israelites. You must listen to him. For this is what you yourselves requested of the Lord your God when you were assembled

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    Relativism Vs Absolutism

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    Relativism and absolutism are both equally important approaches when it comes to morality. They are both relevant in that they each follow along with one another in their approaches but both offer different directions and beliefs. Relativism is one of the challenges of morality and reflects upon the existence of morality in relation to culture‚ society‚ historical/era and individuals‚ only representing one of these relations but not the others. Absolutism also believes that morality has relation

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    In A Defense of Moral Relativism‚ Ruth Benedict argues that normal behavior varies from society to society; therefore‚ what’s morally right for one society can be morally wrong for another. To support this argument‚ Benedict mentions how certain cultures practice what’s “abnormal” to us without any difficulty. She goes further to give examples of traits that are abnormal to us such as‚ “sadism or delusions grandeur or of persecution” (Benedict‚ 1934‚ p.1) and concludes saying that “these abnormal

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    Moral relativism is the view that standards‚ morality‚ and positions of right and wrong are culturally based. This meaning that a person’s ancestry‚ religion‚ or any other factor could greatly affect his/her own views of what is right or wrong. Furthermore‚ it has been accepted as a moral philosophy of a society‚ while others think of it as a misconception. While they may have their own opinions‚ moral relativism is an idea that is very plausible. Although while viewing this idea‚ there is one main

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    true but not true

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    Cabuliwallah cabuliwallah‚ penned by rabindranath tagore‚ explores the complexities of human relationships through the story of rahmun and the narrators daughter mini. Rahmun‚ the cabuliwalla does not belong to Calcutta and is always treated as an outsider . he is subjected to the mistrust ‚ curiosity and suspicion of the locals. mini was initially frightened by the cabuliwallah‚ rumoured to be a child abductor ‚who actually peddled dry fruits and went door to door in the hopes of earning a few

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    CULTURAL RELATIVISM The idea of cultural relativism started from the society. From the society it turns out to be a symbol of that particular area and become mass/universal. According to Rachel (p.18) says " These customs cannot be said to be "correct" or incorrect‚ "for that implies that we have an independent standard of right and wrong by which they may judge". In a simple word cultural relativism is there is no answer for what is right and what is wrong‚ to judge this issue we have to know

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    Q.3 Lukes’ third dimension of power is controversial because it entails the use of the concept of ‘false consciousness’. Using examples of your own‚ defend and / or critique the hypothesis that there is such thing as ‘false consciousness’. Power has always been a contested and controversial topic and is one of the most central concepts in the social sciences. With regard to the concept of power‚ the issue of domination and what domination is has also been widely debated. While most people would

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    This program has a direct correlation to my field of study‚ Commerce‚ as homelessness entails having a weak economy with a large unemployment rate. In terms of ethical relativism‚ both personal and social relativism share the same notion when it comes to homelessness‚ and the responsibilities that are involved. As ethical relativism holds that there are no universally accepted ethical standards for individuals‚ there cannot be an objective standard that would be forced onto all of us.

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    False Assumptions

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    Before coming to college‚ I had made many naïve assumptions about Binghamton University. What if my roommate didn’t like me? What if we have nothing in common? I thought long and hard about what my tiny dorm room would look like and had countless nightmares about sharing a communal bathroom. However‚ after arriving here‚ the experiences that I’ve made have altered my thoughts on college. My older brother‚ a junior here at Binghamton University‚ has had his fair share of bizarre roommates. When

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    Drawing from the four criteria suggested by Dean Flemming in Livermore’s chapter 10‚ answer the following questions: How do we embrace “category width” without falling into moral relativism? “The degree to which we’re even comfortable thinking about that notion is directly connected to our category width.” (182). Broad categorizers tend to lean toward cultural width and I can understand that better now. I believe that people can have morals and biblical values and still have a right‚ different‚

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