In Vaastu science‚ the building is laid out according to specific dimensions. These dimensions are a reflection of specific basic measures with which the designer begins his layout of the plan. The following is a transcript of a talk given by Ganapati Sthapati on the Tala System of Spatial Measures. Copyright Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati January 1997 This part is again getting into theoretical information‚ but it is important for understanding the technical application of the measures. In the domain
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that isn’t absurd? The answer is‚ surprise‚ surprise… no. This quirky‚ fun‚ and overall discombobulated novel was written by Douglas Adams and published in 1979. Douglas Adams’s style of writing and humor shines through and makes a seemingly perfect universe seem the most improbable‚ absurd place that a person has the misfortune to be a part of. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a fun‚ buoyant adventure following the life of Arthur Dent as he narrowly escapes Earth’s destruction in the wake of
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believe in one Supreme Being but in many Lords. There are said to be three hundred and thirty-three million Lords. The lords are perceived as divine creations of that one being. Hinduism views compose of three worlds‚ the physical universe‚ subtle astral‚ and the spiritual universe. Christianity was founded by Jesus Christ. To be a Christian you have to
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Aristotle was the most important scientific philosopher in Greece. He believed that all matter on earth consisted of four pure substances or elements‚ which were earth‚ air‚ fire‚ and water. He also believed that the earth was the centre of the universe‚ and that anything beyond the earth consisted of a fifth pure substance called quintessence. Archimedes was an inventor and mathematician‚
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Does science make belief in God obsolete? Yes‚ if by… No‚ and yes. Absolutely not! Not necessarily. Of course not. No. No‚ but it should. No. Yes. No‚ not at all. It depends. Of course not. No‚ but only if… Steven Pinker Christoph Cardinal Schönborn William D. Phillips Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy Mary Midgley Robert Sapolsky Christopher Hitchens Keith Ward Victor J. Stenger Jerome Groopman Michael Shermer Kenneth Miller Stuart Kauffman 2 4 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 Does science make belief in God
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an extraterrestrial is the reason for my existence‚ I do believe that science disproves the existence of God. How can there be room for ideas such as heaven and hell and an ever-present God when the universe is so vast and inconceivable to the human mind? In this aforementioned vastness of the universe‚ who is to say that more intelligent life does not exist and that science explains the complexity of Earth and human life. Therefore‚ like Shermer‚ in spite of what science says‚ I belief in the belief
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occupies an important role in the 21st century. Modern advancements have made life on earth much easier for the human race. In the last one-hundred years‚ progress in astrophysics has resulted in man’s ability to give an approximation of the age of the universe. Advances in the medical sciences have extended the average life-span‚ and increased the general well-being of humans in industrialized nations. For these reasons‚ I posit the hypothesis that technology is one of the most important creations in the
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design of a watch allows all the parts to work together perfectly to achieve its purpose. He then noted the complexity‚ order and purpose of the universe‚ stating that "every manifestation on design‚ which existed in the watch‚ exists in the works of nature." Therefore if a watch’s intricacy stands as evidence that it has been designed‚ by analogy the universe must also have a designer and‚ as the designer is required to be supremely powerful‚ the designer must be God. Aquinas also presented an argument
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a cosmic chain of movement‚ whilst remaining unmoved‚ thereby making him an essential cog in the dynamics of the physical world. The Prime Mover has always existed in his eternal state of perfection and excellence to which that everything in the universe is drawn to the Prime Mover like a magnet. Everything is attracted to this perfection‚ even though the Prime Mover is detached from the physical mortal world of humans. The Prime Mover has no plan or dependency for anyone or any thing.The Prime Mover
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Examine the main strengths of the cosmological argument for the existence of God (21 marks) The main question the cosmological argument ponders thought on is ‘Why is there a universe at all?’ The cosmological argument asks the scientific question behind the universe as the design argument asks an emotional one. One of the main strengths of the cosmological argument was brought forward again recently by William Lane Craig. The argument tries to say that the world couldn’t have just occurred‚ there
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