04/19/19

[Catholics] How do you view Luther's influence on Church and Christian history?
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04/19/19

What is the term for the fallacy/strategy of ignoring logical reasoning intended to disprove a belief?
Mr. Pink practices a lifestyle of New Age religion/belief. He buys books about new age healing, reincarnation, magic powers, holy god men, etc. Although Mr. Pink doesn't outwardly proclaim his... more
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04/13/19

Does philosophy progress?
The question of progress is occasionally raised with regard to variety of fields - natural science, social science, art, and so on. But, can we at all have reasonable criteria by which to determine... more
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04/12/19

How successful (or not) was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 concerning employment discrimination?
How successful was this subsection of the Act, how did it affect public opinion, and how effective was it at curbing racism in employment compared to the actual Civil Rights Movement and time?... more
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04/12/19

If Jesus wasnt born until the new Testament, why is it important to read the old Testament?
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04/09/19

Thinkers and scientists opposed to philosophy?
I have heard of some thinkers having negative opinions on the use of philosophy. I want to understand this point of view. I would like to know the names of some thinkers, and especially scientists,... more
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04/07/19

How does one know one is not dreaming?
How does one know one is not dreaming? How could one logically demonstrate to a skeptic that one is "really" there, awake and not just dreaming the entire situation/world around him? Specifically... more
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04/05/19

Is scientism a self defeating epistemology?
Some who have argued against the validity of scientism have argued that the view that only science can uncover truth is not a scientific discovery but rather a epistemology. Hence it has been... more
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04/03/19

Is Science about Truth or Adequate Models?
Is it the general view amongst philosophers of science that science isn't about truth but rather adequately predictive models and therefore it doesn't make sense to speak of a scientific theory as... more
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03/31/19

Personal freedom key questions

Select an example of how constitutional government in the United States has changed the meaning and application of any one of the basic principles that help define State and summarize the ... more
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03/27/19

Evil thoughts without actions?
Can a thought without a corresponding action be morally wrong? More fully, under which approaches to morality do thoughts, in and of themselves, carry moral significance? In particular I'm looking... more
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03/27/19

Judeo-Christianity tells that there is one true god, but does that mean there is only one god?
I have not touched the Bible since I was a child so I know there are bits I am missing, but I was thinking that the scripture tells that you should worship god, no other false idols, that there is... more
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03/26/19

Is the universe isomorphic to a universal turing machine?
I often think about problems that require an understanding of the very essence of computation and its inherent limitations. So, my questions are as followed: - Is the universe isomorphic to a... more
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03/19/19

Is there anything that is totally random?
When I say totally random, I mean absolutely random, not pseudorandom. If I want to say "totally random" numbers such as 1,26,17,4,1 and 27, although I see them to be totally random, they aren't.... more
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03/19/19

Are statistical programming languages like R/SAS considered functional or procedural?
I still don't understand the difference after reading [this][1] [1]:... more
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03/19/19

Why do we distinguish whether a word in English comes from French or Latin, when French itself evolved from Latin?
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03/18/19

Why does Dawkins think it is wrong to posit that a paragon of 100% morals could theoretically exist?
Let’s move on down Aquinas’s list. 4\\. The Argument from Degree >>We notice that things in the world differ. There are degrees of, say, goodness or perfection. But we judge these degrees... more
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03/18/19

Why run for president if you have no chance to be elected?
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03/18/19

Are different values of nothing equivalent?
Are different values of nothing equivalent? Is 'no tigers' the same as 'no zebras'?
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03/18/19

Why does it matter which house of Congress a bill originates in?
The U.S. Constitution (Article 1, Sec. 7) states that: > All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as... more
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03/18/19

How universal is the left-right political spectrum?
In the US, if someone is opposed to gay marriage, it's a good bet (but not guaranteed) that they are in favor of laissez-faire capitalism, skeptical of immigration, morally opposed to abortion,... more
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03/14/19

Why do some people care so much about "empirical truth"?
Whenever you discuss philosophy, inevitably you will come across a type of person who holds empirical truth above all else, and will blatantly ridicule any discussion which has its onset in a... more
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Law

02/10/19

law and constitution

Steve Dedmon, newly elected House of Representative to the U.S. Congress from Florida, who is a Muslim, has ignited debate across the country because he has expressed his desire to use the Qur’an... more
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12/15/18

Evolution explains the unity and diversity of life

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11/07/18

Political Philosophy 101
Why might Mill's utilitarianism prove useful and helpful in addressing some shortcoming in Locke's political theory? Explain. What makes Hobbes think that a "social contract" will require the... more
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