Explain the problem of evil and Augustine’s Theodicy. What is evil? John Hick defined evil as “physical pain‚ mental suffering and moral wickedness”. The monotheistic God of Christianity supposedly possesses divine qualities of omnipotence‚ omniscience and Omni benevolence. Omnipotence means the almighty and all knowing‚ omniscience means having infinite knowledge and Omni benevolent means all loving. If God is all of these things then why is there evil? The problem of evil brings up some big
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WHAT IS STATISTICS? Statistics is the mathematical science involved in the application of quantitative principles to the collection‚ analysis‚ and presentation of numerical data. The practice of statistics utilizes data from some population in order to describe it meaningfully‚ to draw conclusions from it‚ and make informed decisions. The population may be a community‚ an organization‚ a production line‚ a service counter‚ or a phenomenon such as the weather. Statisticians determine which quantitative
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(___) ____________________ Address _______________________________ City _____________________State ________Zip _____________________ Have you worked for HDAC before? Yes/No If yes‚ dates/location(s)______________Reason for leaving _______________ What position are you applying for? _______________________ How did you hear about this employment opportunity? ________________________________________ EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: (If not applicable‚ list work performed on a volunteer basis or personal references
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Introduction Information Technology (IT) delivers a chance for companies to improve their productivity and efficiency‚ and even to gain competitive advantage. The introduction of IT is likely to cause changes in work procedures and increase computer knowledge among the employees. IT can help in controlling and reporting each single activity done by the employees and help the management to take an appropriate strategic decision. Also IT does create value that is reflected in the market value of firms
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illness as some point in their life. With that being said‚ who is to say normal isn’t having a mental illness versus not having one. If more people do than don’t‚ wouldn’t it make more sense to say the majority is normal? I think it really depends on what someone’s definition of normal is‚ but in my opinion‚ no‚ nobody is really “normal. Mental health is a person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being. Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions
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What is homeostasis? Homeostasis is split up into 2 words‚ Homeo meaning same and stasis meaning inactivity. Homeostasis are internal conditions that are controlled within the body‚ these conditions must be controlled within their limits in which they can hold. Examples of controlled factors within in the body are water control‚ temperature regulation and any blood condition. Homeostasis is a very important factor to life. Homeostasis is a dynamic process of sending and receiving information to
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Introduction - What is Tourism? Online Lesson Since the beginning of time humans have traveled. Food‚ water‚ safety or acquisition of resources (trade) were the early travel motivations. But the idea of travel for pleasure or exploration soon emerged. Travel has always depended upon technology to provide the means or mode of travel. The earliest travelers walked or rode domesticated animals. The invention of the wheel and the sail provided new modes of transportation. Each improvement in technology
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The issue of segregation has been a prominent topic bringing up pre-existence discourse such as the case of Brown v. Board of Education where the Supreme Court declared separate but equal schools unconstitutional 60 years ago. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)‚ now acknowledged as one of the greatest Supreme Court decisions of the 20th century‚ unanimously held that the racial segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. (Alex McBride
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Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that states that the best action is the one that maximizes utility. Jeremy Bentham‚ the founder of utilitarianism‚ described utility as "the sum of all pleasure that results from an action‚ minus the suffering of anyone involved in the action." (Encyclopedia Britannica) Followers of utilitarianism have disagreed on a number of points‚ such as whether actions should be chosen based on their results (act utilitarianism) or whether followers should conform to rules
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citizen of the United States of America; however‚ I prefer the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the word American‚ which is “a person born‚ raised‚ or living in the United States.” This definition more accurately captures the true idea behind what it is to be an American in a number of ways. The first is the fact that it does not include being a citizen‚ which pays heed to the origins of America where people were seeking out a new land‚ one of opportunity and freedom‚ the first people to pursue
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