...person interprets an event as an act of God and another does not? Hume Created a case against miracles saying not that they do not happen, but that it would be impossible to prove them – he is an empiricist (bases knowledge on experience). A miracle is ‘A transgression of a law of nature brought about by a particular violation of a Deity’. Nothing that can happen in nature should be called a miracle. Had 5 arguments against believing in miracles; one philosophical and four psychological. Not enough evidence of miracles to outweigh our general experience. Rationality requires that belief is proportionate to evidence. ‘A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence’. Insufficient witnesses – must be witnessed by a highly credible, good sense, well-educated person. How much education is ‘enough’? The testimonies usually came from ignorant and barbarous nations. People tend to exaggerate and are drawn towards the sensational and drama. The often have a desire to believe. There are conflicting claims that cancel each other out. Hick’s response would be that all religions lead to one God though. Hume will never be fully able to fully prove to believers that miracles do not occur, as the definition of a miracle implies divine activity and this is ultimately beyond our earthly considerations. But sceptics and believers can be said to both agree that the occurrence of miracles must be a very rare event. Critque of Hume Hick would say that we do not know the laws of nature...
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...Revision - Philosopher’s and their views A.J Ayer weak verification, “mountains on the other side of the moon” Hick -eschatological verification “we’ll know at the end” -epistemic distance between us and God -Universal salvation -Replica theory -traducianism (soul inherited from parents) -Price’s mental world= consistent Price -“mental world” in which we live Karl Popper -falsification principle, true until proven otherwise Antony Flew -parable of the two gardeners, death of a thousand qualifications - historical evidence, tested experience -God could have made us free, but do the right thing R.M Hare -bliks, lunatics Basil Mitchell -resistance leader, rel people may accept points, but view won’t change Maimonedes -via negative avoids anthropomorphism of God! Scotus -analogy as a means of describing God= vague Aquinas -Analogy of attribution(good bread=good baker)/ analogy of proportion (it’s all relative) -God cant do “non actions” like 2+2=5 - God is timeless, REASON, we get his nature via revelation Tillich - symbols unlock things from God Bultmann -demythologising stories Wittgenstein -picture theory of language, language games James -physcology, empiricism,pluralism, pragmatism -passive, ineffable, noetic, transient -Philosopher/ Phychologist -rel exp has mental dimension, not just this -truth is in the results! Otto -Wholly Other Schliemacher -emotional experiences Buber -I thou relationship Feuerbach - God is man...
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...less time. When that happens, historically, society prospers. Workers get paid more because companies are generating more cash and lowering expenses; governments raise more tax revenues because citizens and corporations are more prosperous, and more money is available for the research and education that will nurture the next round of productivity. The so-called productivity miracle of 1997-2003, which was boosted by heavy spending on technology, fostered rapid growth, decent wages and low inflation. The crucial role productivity plays makes recent news all the more alarming. Worker output actually fell in the first two quarters of 2011, the first back-to-back decline since 2008, according to the Labor Dept. Just as worrisome, the productivity gains that often occur at this stage of a recovery are far more anemic than originally estimated, and Labor Dept. economists have revised the data from 2007 to the present downward. Worker output per hour rose at a 2 percent annualized pace between the fourth quarter of 2007, when the recession began, and the first three months of 2011, according to the DOL revisions. The original estimate was 2.7 percent. Productivity for the foreseeable future will advance between 2 and 1.5 percent, well under the 3.4 percent pace set during the halcyon days of 1997 to 2003, say economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The probable culprits: less aggressive spending on new equipment and technology by companies uncertain of the future, and...
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...LECTURE Less immigrants => non-flexible labour market. Social capital (culture, value, identity, spiritual dimension..) human capital. 2011: china took over Japanese position as 2nd world economy. Yen is fixed to the US dollar. Germany, France, .. benefited from invasion, in 1937. What’s the impact of Marshall on japan? How japan became such a miracle economy? Japan was a miracle economy since the helped of the US, in 1960. Highest growth during 50’s and 60’s, but what caused this growth? Keiretsus: the bank is at the heart of business, and businesses hold crosshold of equity. The keiretsus system won’t allow foreigners to invest. It has been accused by the US to prevent free market from operating. The vertical and horizontal kereitsus: Other features of the Japanese economy: 1. Long life employment: decating yourself to a company, they will probanly care for your family 2. Seniority wages: it goes hand in hand with wage equality, they eat in the same cantine as the employees, park in the same car park. 3. Japanese miracle: the role with government is an important point (MITI) in promoting Japanese business. MITI targeted business which it thought will become giants or national champions, some organisations became big some didn’t. MITI promoted the mission cartel. Sales time Chinese buying American bonds, controversy will begin if they start buying lands, houses. In the 1990’s when we had a period of stagnation. Stagnation was caused by something we do not...
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...the obligation to make my life better and the only way to do that was by ignoring my parent’s differences. She also made an effort to reconcile my parents for my sake basing her argument on how their separation had psychologically affected me (Grigorenko and Robert). This counseling helped me a great deal since I realized if I continue with such performance my future was ruined. My teacher was so motivational to an extent of promising me gift if I change my grades. This was a great encouragement, which increased my determination. After a series of counseling classes, I understood the importance of working hard to improve my grades. The final exam was about to start and therefore, I begun to concentrate on revision. The decision to ignore my parent’s differences worked miracles to my grades. I sought assistance from my classmates and teachers and also conducted personal studies seriously. My grades started rising gradually although the there was limited time to final exams. When I was doing the final exams I had already regained personal confidences, and I was determined to...
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...For centuries, people from diverse religions and cultures have searched for substantial data in order to better understand the true nature and identity of Jesus. Some contend that he was a prophet; others worship him as a god, while many others assert that he was merely a wise teacher with no link to the divine. In the second part of Graham Stanton’s book, The Gospels and Jesus, Jesus’ intentions, teachings, and downfall are examined and assessed with notable order and clarity, all in an attempt to resolve the fundamental question of Part II: who was Jesus of Nazareth? Stanton launches Part II with a chapter entitled “What do we know about Jesus of Nazareth?” Here, the debate as to whether or not Jesus existed is considered by exploring archaeological evidence from outside the gospels in an effort to establish what is known about Jesus. He cites various non-Christian, Jewish, and Christian sources after opening the chapter with a theory by G.A. Wells which argues that it was not until 100 CE that Jesus was worshipped as a “Savior” figure. Wells maintains that before 150 CE, there is no independent non-Christian support for the existence of Jesus and that the authors of the four New Testament gospels invented their traditions about the life of Jesus. As Stanton argues, this does not entirely make sense, since it is difficult to find signs of the convictions, emphases, and conflicts of the Christians of that period in the canonical gospels. Stanton continues to refer to...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A2 Religious Studies ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A2 PHILOSOPHY REVISION NOTES ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The Body and Soul Introduction * Materialism is the view that the mind cannot be separated from the body * Idealism is the view that the mind is the only reality and the body is unreal. * Dualism is the view that the mind and body both exist and are linked in some way. Plato Review Plato’s distinction between body and soul in the foundation unit so that you can make comparisons with the thinking of Hick and of Dawkins. John Hick Philosophy of Religion (1973); Death and Eternal Life (1976) * The soul is a name for the moral, spiritual self formed by the interaction of genes and environment. The human is a psychophysical person with a divine purpose. * The person shall be resurrected through a divine act of recreation or reconstitution in resurrection, rather than reincarnation...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A2 Religious Studies ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- A2 PHILOSOPHY REVISION NOTES ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- The Body and Soul Introduction * Materialism is the view that the mind cannot be separated from the body * Idealism is the view that the mind is the only reality and the body is unreal. * Dualism is the view that the mind and body both exist and are linked in some way. Plato Review Plato’s distinction between body and soul in the foundation unit so that you can make comparisons with the thinking of Hick and of Dawkins. John Hick Philosophy of Religion (1973); Death and Eternal Life (1976) * The soul is a name for the moral, spiritual self formed by the interaction of genes and environment. The human is a psychophysical person with a divine purpose. * The person shall be resurrected through a divine act of recreation or reconstitution in resurrection, rather than reincarnation...
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...line in Chrome. 2. Also, discuss how updates to third party applications such as Java and Flash should be handled. Java updates are generally application killers. When designing a Java application, it is designed for a specific Java version. If Java changes, the updated code could potentially break a feature or features in your application (or one of the many apps that run off of Java). It is unreasonable to re-develop your application to work with every iteration of Java. Instead, I would test your Java dependent applications with the new version of Java to see if it works and, if by some miracle they all work, update the Java. This would be the same for Flash, although for some reason it does not have the impact, as Flash lost a lot of steam when HTML5 took over and Apple sealed its fate by not supporting it. It is probably the best economical vs security to monitor any large revisions for either Flash or Java. If the update fixes a security hole, test your application with it to see if it still works. If it does not and the new version fixes some gaping security hole or adds some great feature, update your code. When the new version of your application is working and has been completely tested with the new middleware, you can then release both to the masses. Although, even as pragmatic as this sounds, program development is expensive and is not done enough or when done, not given enough time for a proper development cycle. 3. Ultimately, which browser would you recommend...
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...to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2013, 7.0 percent of 8th graders, and 22.7 percent of 12th graders used marijuana in the last month. Why this sharp increase? This is related to state’s passing of legislation for the legalization of marijuana. This cannot help in the war on drugs. The use of marijuana has been shown to be the gateway to other more illicit drugs. Medical Marijuana has been in use for many years in the United States. It has been touted as the new miracle drug. While there are benefits to this drug the long term effects are still being analyzed. It has been said to help prevent blindness from Glaucoma; an appetite stimulant in Aids patients; and helps controls muscle spasms in Multiple Sclerosis patients. It can also have negative side effects such as paranoia, feeling of panic, hallucinations, and anxiety. People also have complained to short term memory loss, mood swings, perceptions and information processing. Why are there two different spectrum of the “miracle drug”. Marijuana is a plant which contains a psychoactive chemical called THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) in the leaves, buds and flowers. When marijuana users were asked to describe the experience of smoking a joint they said initially it causes a feeling of haziness, lightheadedness, and lights and colors appear more intense. This interaction of the THC and the brain is what causes these...
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...International Conference on Technology and Business Management March 28-30, 2011 India’s Demographic Dividend - Issues and Challenges Arun Ingle P B Suryawanshi inglearun@gmail.com pbsurya@gmail.com Pad. Dr. Vitthalrao Vikhe Patil Foundation’s Institute of Business Management and Rural Development, Ahmednagar 1. Introduction India is transforming demographically, in which the population of a nation slows down and life expectancy increases, participation of women in labor force and rate of saving increases. India has its own issues like illiteracy, income disparity, gap between haves and have-nots; etc. This study explores demographic dividend in case of India by studying issues and challenges, the policies to be implemented and lessons to be learned from countries like Japan, Ireland and Thailand. By 2025, India will have over 65% population under working class. This is a unique window of opportunity for deploying resources. This study explores the benefits to be realized and the policies to be implemented; now India is well poised for becoming a super economic power. As all developed nations will have older population by 2026, as their population is aging. It means if India can take the advantage of this situation, by proper deployment of resources, by converting the human potential in to engine of economic growth. This period of demographic dividend is an opportunity for overall growth; it’s not the guarantee for improving the standard of living. This window of opportunity...
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...Memorandum Industrial Hemp Introduction Would you not think it to be logical that if there was a plant that could save the environment, that it would be legal to cultivate? Well, the miracle plant hemp possesses all the characteristics to benefit our society in many ways from the production of clothes, to alternative, more efficient forms of energy, yet it remains illegal to produce in the U.S. Hemp can be used for so many different things that are better that and more environmentally friendly than what we are using today, and this displays why the cultivation of hemp should be legalized. Background I bought a backpack last year which was made almost entirely of hemp, which led me to become more curious about this plant which is most often associated with a drug. I started to do more research about this plant to become informed of its many uses and found many interesting facts about the utility of hemp in many aspects of modern day life. The only problem with this plant is that it is not legal because it is related to the drug marijuana, but what people don’t know that they are two completely different plants. There are many different uses for hemp; the two largest being paper and clothing. We are cutting down so many trees in our forests to make paper with when we could just grow hemp that grows in almost any condition and up to four times faster than our current resources, meaning that we would be able to supply more paper while using less resources in a more cost...
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...ByZantine Music culture Body What is known today as Byzantine music has been developed and refined for over two millennia. With its earliest roots going back to Pythagoras' philosophy on the division of chords, its latest and final revision took place in 1881 in the city of Istanbul; the city still referred to by the practitioners of this complex art by its more ancient name of Constantinople. For the purposes of this essay, the name Constantinople will refer to the city up to and including the present day. To provide for a clearer understanding of the theory of Byzantine music, the process of the development of Byzantine music as it is known today will be divided into two eras. We will call these two eras pre-Byzantine, and Byzantine periods of musical development. The pre-Byzantine part of the essay will cover developments made before the foundation of Constantinople. This period includes everything before c. 330 C.E. The Byzantine period will include all of the advancements made after the founding of Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire. Every refinement made up to the present day, the most important dates being the simplification of the notation in 1821 by John Koukouzeles and the great council of 1881, will be included in this period, but not, unfortunately in the essay. Although there is a very significant part played by notational theory on the development of Byzantine music theory and Hymnography, the scope of this essay does not allow for us to delve into...
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...Bridging Unit TASK One: Career Plan Career aspirations In the near future I would like to work in primary education. I originally wanted to go into secondary education with a qualification in Religion and Theology, however over the course of my first year in A Levels I realised that I had chosen the wrong subjects and this could be seen in the results that I got. I still wanted to work with children so I decided to go into Primary education. I had thought about two different ways into how I could approach my future ambitions, they are as the following, the first route was to complete my education go to university and complete a degree in Primary education, and my second route was to quite education and go into an apprenticeships, thereby I would be earning whilst I’m learning. Why have I chosen that career? There are many reason into why I have chosen to go into this career path, one of the main reason is that primary education would allow me to have a successful career by nurturing young minds, and allowing me to have a huge influence on the child's academic future. I have always loved children and loved working with them, the thought of having a positive effect on a child’s life brings pride and joy to my mind. I could have also into primary education by taking the route of apprenticeship however I wanted to go into my working life with an qualification, meaning that if I wanted to change my work place I can show my qualifications. What I know about that career...
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...In his dramatic monologue, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, T.S. Eliot explores the timeless issues of love and self-awareness - popular themes in literature. However, through his use of Prufrock's profound self-consciousness he skews the reader's expectations of a Love Song and takes a serious perspective on the subject of love, which many authors do, but few can create characters as deep and multi-layered as Prufrock; probably the reason that this poem still remains, arguably, Eliot's most famous. The beginning of the poem is pre-empted by an excerpt from Dante's Inferno which Eliot uses to create the poem's serious tone, but also to begin his exploration of Prufrock's self-consciousness. By inserting this quote, a parallel is created between Prufrock and the speaker, Guido da Montefeltro, who is very aware of his position in hell and his personal situation concerning the fate of his life. Prufrock feels much the same way, but his hell and the fate of his life are more in his own mind and have less to do with the people around him. The issue of his fate leads Prufrock to an overwhelming question...(10) which is never identified, asked, or answered in the poem. This question is associated somehow to his psyche, but both its ambiguity to the reader and Prufrock's denial to even ask What is it?(11) gives some insight into his state of internal turmoil and inability to reason. Prufrock's dissatisfaction in his personal appearance is one, but not the most important of his idiosyncrasies...
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