drug in the‚ United Sates behind alcohol and tobacco use. More than 14 million Americans use marijuana regularly regardless of the laws against its use or possession. The problems with legalization and criminalization of marijuana use have been an extremely controversial matter and have been a debatable subject over many years. Currently it is a crime and is against the law to posse and use the drug regularly known as pot‚ weed and mary-jane. However‚ the United States government has spent billions
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from 20-23 weeks do not feel pain” [6] - whereas abortions mostly occur before that time period [3]. In conclusion‚ since the legal abortions are performed by a professional and the benefits outweigh the costs‚ abortion is morally permissible. Against Abortion (kantian): Killing an innocent human life form is wrong. The fetus is an innocent human life form‚ therefore it is wrong to abort the fetus [1]. According to the Women ’s Center statistics‚ teenagers are more likely to delay having an abortion
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self-reliance argument let alone ethical egoism. If John‚ an elderly man‚ was walking in the park and had a fall‚ would he be better off if Jill‚ a bystander‚ just continued on her way? She was running late to work and could easily tend to her own needs leaving John on the ground moaning in pain. The second premise‚ “We ought to do what will make everyone better off.” may be true‚ but it does not support ethical egoism. It is really a utilitarian claim; utilitarians think that one ought to do what will
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Suicide Terrorism Introduction September 11‚ 2001 is a date that is forever embedded into the minds and hearts of most U.S. Citizens. On this date‚ multiple terrorist attacks were unleashed on the country‚ killing 2‚973 civilians‚ as well as the 19 hijackers‚ and injuring over 6‚000 others. Globally‚ this was the largest suicide terrorist attack ever‚ and while it was by no means the first‚ it was by far the worst (September 11 Attacks‚ n.d.). Suicide terrorism is said to date back to biblical
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Maria K. Philosophy Mar. 6‚ 2012 Arguments Against Moral Relativism Moral relativism is the belief that the morally correct decision to make‚ when faced with a moral dilemma‚ is the one that is acceptable within the context of a given culture. This means that the correct decision varies depending on the culture in which one makes it. Today‚ with great variability between societies and cultures‚ moral relativism is greatly accepted as a matter-of-fact‚ but this is not necessarily the case
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In this passage‚ Tertullian argues against Hermogenes’ argument that God created the world out of the preexisting matter rather than out of nothing. Hermogenes supports his argument by stating that since “God has always been God‚ and always Lord”‚ there had to be something to be the lord over‚ which is according to him the preexisting matter. On the other hand‚ Tertullian makes a strict distinction between the terms God and Lord: “God is the title of the substance‚ the divine nature: Lord the title
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environmental justice movement began in the mid- 20th century‚ when the country realized that the environment needed help. This movement throughout the last several decades has evolved from protecting woodland areas from deforestation to protection against the gas industry. Hydraulic fracturing is the process by which natural gas is extracted from the earth’s shales. The process begins with drilling through several layers of the earth‚ like the freshwater aquifer. Next‚ water with “fracking fluid”
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strongest argument I have read is the one Johnathan Aitkens wrote. He explained his view point very politically‚ as well as ethically. The weakest argument I have read was that felons should not be trusted on choosing our leaders‚ because they are angry at the sheriff’s department. Laws should not ban an entire group of people‚ based on one person’s bad decision. This was failed scientifically‚ politically‚ and ethical. After spending an enormous time researching both sides of the argument‚ I still
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The private prisons industry is growing quite rapidly‚ and many have questioned their intentions. Those who are against the private prisons say that profit purely drives them and that they will do whatever it takes to make sure they turn a profit each quarter. The first key argument that they mention is in regards to the safety aspect of the private prisons since they tend to hire improperly trained employees. Followed by the dependency problem that could result from having private prisons take over
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than non-psychopaths do. Although this may seem like an emotional deficit‚ since they do not experience the same levels of empathy as any other person would‚ Kennett explains that the responses to seeing people suffer presented by children are exactly what sets off the development of some rational capacities that rationalists consider crucial for moral judgement. This proves that if a psychopath’s deficit is affective or emotional‚ it does not mean that his deficit cannot be rational as well‚ since such
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