Beginning with a letter from Albert Einstein‚ the knowledge of possible construction of the atomic bomb surfaced. This discovery led into the launching of the Manhattan Project. This project became a success and those involved found it necessary to inform the USSR because the felt that failure to do so would result in suspicion and hostility. At the Potsdam Conference‚ President Truman decided to tell Stalin that the U.S. possessed “a new weapon of unusual destructive force” (Text ??). Stalin’s response
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THE PROBLEM OF EVIL BY OKOJIE E. PETER epo4escriva@yahoo.com MAY 2013 INTRODUCTION For many centuries‚ philosophers have been discussing evil‚ how it exists in the world‚ and how this relates to God. The discussion on evil and its relations to us is not an easy one though. It is commonly called the problem of evil. The problem of evil in contemporary philosophy is generally regarded as an argument for atheism. The atheist contends that God and evil are incompatible‚ and given that evil clearly exists
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favorable character or tendency‚” and the word evil is defined as‚ “morally reprehensible.” Philosophers and Psychologist have debated on the topic of humans being good or evil for centuries and our society is still unsure of what to believe. Humans do not like to think of themselves as pure evil‚ but they also do not consider themselves all good either. Although some may claim humans are inherently good ‚ the truth is humankind is inherently evil because of selfishness‚ and revenge. Many suggest
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Virtue and Evil in Macbeth There is a constant war waging between good and evil in everyday life. It may be a war between two fractions that feel they are both in the right or an internal battle of good and evil. In William Shakespeare’s Macbeth the titular character and his wife are battling against the true nature of themselves and in each other. Although they are known and seen by others as virtuous‚ their unsatisfactory greed and ambition lead both characters to become immoral. Although
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Animal Testing: Is it Really Necessary? Every year more than 100 millions animals die due to animal testing‚ but many medical breakthroughs that have been discovered through animal experimentation include penicillin‚ blood transfusions‚ insulin‚ and many others. Which should we value above the other? Some simply see black and white to this problem‚ which one is right and which one is wrong. But others see shades of gray‚ as to some attributes of one side are okay‚ while the other one is not. Animal
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1 xxxxx Mr. Haupt English 10 March 5‚ 2014 Is Animal Experimentation Necessary and Moral? Background Knowing the effectiveness of medical treatments‚ the toxicity of pharmaceuticals‚ and the safety of products for human use are possible because many products are first tested on animals. Animal experimentation has passionate supporters and detractors. Animal testing has been around since 500 B.C.‚ when famous physicians such as Aristotle and Herophilus were experimenting on animals to
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However‚ globalization is such a broad topic that deals with dozens of fields and I can best describe it as the de-nationalizing and modifying to a worldwide scheme. As this is the basis of globalization‚ I will not delve into why Globalization is a necessary progression for us to make our world more efficient and safer for us all. I will break up the essay into the benefits of globalization to the economy‚ politics‚ culture‚ and safety. First‚ it is clear that a globalized economy is beneficial to most
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A world of evil Humans are capable of atrocious evils and in humane acts against their fellow man. Their have been countless wars‚ slavery‚ genocide in our history. We as a species are an extremely violent and hostile to the point hat we are willing to eliminate our own species. So it is safe to say that the almost Satanic evil in the story "The Cask of Amontillado" should be pretty normal by today’s standards. In "The Cask of Amontillado‚" Montresor leads his dear friend Fortunato into a catacomb
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Knowledge and Certainty In this paper I will argue that certainty is not necessary for knowledge. In the first section‚ I will go over Descartes’ intent to show why certain knowledge is possible. Then in the second section‚ I will explain how Descartes establishes that certain knowledge is possible. Lastly‚ I will provide an argument regarding the need for certain knowledge. Descartes wanted to figure out if he could know anything for certain. Since he was a Christian and believed in God‚ he wanted
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Diego Luna Philosophy 192 Dr. Gallo 22 May‚ 2015 The Problem of Evil The problem of evil may be described as a theory or conclusion that there is no God of the universe. Although the teleological argument can prove the existence of any God‚ the problem of evil simply states that if there was a God who was a “Perfect Being” then there should be no evil in the universe. According to the power point of the problem of evil‚ it says if God was a “Perfect Being‚” that means he would be omniscient‚ omnipotent
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