adapting to their surroundings‚ the ape turned into a human. Is this actually a legitimate theory? Well‚ scientists have not come to a 100% conclusion on whether it was true or is not true. Thus why it is called a theory and not a law. A theory being not 100% scientifically proven‚ and a law meaning evidence shows that is 100% true. So how did humans come into existence? Was it really natural selection that made humans what they are today? With the evidence provided with research and debates‚ I have
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is impossible for any being to be the efficient cause of itself because then it would have to bring itself into being‚ and to bring itself into being‚ it would have to exist before it existed. If a being exists‚ it is because some being prior to it was its cause. Therefore‚ if no first cause exists‚ neither will any other being exist. Therefore‚ there is a first efficient cause--God. Matter is just as suitable of a conclusion to us as a being and it answers the first efficient cause argument. Matter
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The Influence of Altruism Against the Evil of the World A civil rights activist named Martin Luther King Jr. once declared “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” King contemplates the issue of those who choose to condone the evil and injustice they see in the world‚ stating that those who grow complacent with the evil are comparable to those who cause the evil themselves
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What exactly does diversity include? Diversity is not only black and white‚ female and male‚ homosexual and heterosexual‚ Jew and Christian‚ young and old‚ etc.; but the diversity of every individual‚ slow learner and fast learner‚ introvert (shy person) and extrovert (outgoing person)‚ controlling type and people type‚ scholar and sports-person‚ etc. Although it includes gender and racial differences‚ it goes beyond that to touch on the fabric of our everyday lives. The real meaning of diversity
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AMAN‚ Ayumi Kyoko C. Our country today experiences a lot of social issues. Ever since‚ I have observed and witnessed the continuous growth of these issues through television‚ the internet and I have read some articles on the newspapers. The three issues I will cite‚ for me‚ are continuously growing and haven’t yet had the solution. Poverty may be the most common social issue in most countries. When I was a kid‚ I used to think of us as “poor” because of the experienced bankruptcy with our previous
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I think that free will do exists‚ but not in the way we all think. The article states that “defining free will is complicated‚”(Marcelo Gleiser) and I agree very much. “An operational definition is that free will is the ability to make one’s own choices‚”(Marcelo Gleiser) which I also agree but there was one subject that got my attention and was my biggest take away. The article talks about are brain thinking to do something unconsciously. I have heard of something called mentalism which is a subject
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contradicting arguments in the philosophy of religion. This argument states that if evil exists how and why can God exist as well? The traditional theist believes that the definition of God is some superior being who is omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent and omniscient. This sums up to a being who is all good‚ loving‚ powerful and knowing‚ a being of such greatness is also known as God. Although this definition does create much problems to the argument of evil‚ which rises to the inconsistent facts of the
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Do you believe George Washington existed? The only thing we have to go by is writings about him. Do you believe all religions are false? If you looked at a watch‚ you would realize someone had to make it. The only thing religious people can go by is faith. The bible was written by humans‚ but those who wrote it were never seen by the people who presently believe its truth. Religious people that practice Christianity choose to trust those who wrote the bible. If you trust what was written by and about
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Is Altruism possible? Altruism is defined as “A selfless concern for other people purely for their own sake. It is considered to be a motive to increase another’s welfare without conscious regard for one’s self-interest.” The question then is‚ is Altruism possible? Personally‚ I believe that altruism is possible. Of course most people would say that it is not ‚ basing their conclusions on the fact that we as human beings tend to be more selfish and would help others only if we can gain something
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and other alarming activities? And the most important question here is‚ why evil exists? As defined by Alvin Plantinga‚ theodicy is the "answer to the question of why God permits evil". Evil is generally considered to include both moral evil‚ acts done by humans‚ and natural evil‚ which includes pain and suffering that results from natural disasters‚ diseases‚ or genetic defects. According to J.L Mackie. "If God exists‚ then there is no evil‚ unless there is a reason that would justify Him in permitting
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