...The Truth Is Both Heavy and Light Often times light is considered a metaphor to the truth. Honesty is painted to be a brilliant glimmer of responsibility and justice. People view candor as merciful, dutiful and honorable. It is ironic that this perception of truth, at times could not be farther from the truth. While some find it preferable to associate truth with righteousness, withholding said truth may sometimes be more righteous than revealing it. There is also righteousness in bearing the truth on your own, carrying to weight for yourself so others can experience light. There is Honesty can be a difficult thing to define. It is heavy and weighs people down, but it can also be light and uplift people. I like to think of myself as a very honest person, whether this is a positive...
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...Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Honesty Submitted to Dr. Robinson In partial fulfillment of the requirements for name of police science course PLSC 1113 It was my sister who taught me the meaning of honesty. Not because she actually was honest, but because she lied all the time. I think she felt that the easiest way out of any given situation was generally being completely dishonest. For her, that meant telling a lie that sounded believable. As a young child I thought it was cool to lie and get out of things so easily and being around my sister was the main problem. Naturally, whenever I would come to her with a problem, concern, or a question wondering what I should do, she would always tell me a well made up lie and run with it like the truth. Prior to the lecture I thought the meaning or definition of “Honesty” was like truth, not lying or doing the opposite thing you have told someone that you will do. I like many other people, believed honesty was just another word for truth. If people knew the true meaning and lived the true meaning of honesty there would be a lot less corruption in the government and community. The definition from Dr. Robinsons PowerPoint (Robinson, PowerPoint Honesty, 2014) is far from what a lot of people though. Dr. Robinson states “It is wrong to take the property of others without their consent, or to get any advantage from them by deception to concealment, or any false contrivance (plan or scheme). He who does this...
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...Truth is a hard word to define. In fact, I do not think there is any definition that defines it in a way everyone could agree on. The Oxford Dictionary defines “truth” as “the quality or state of being true” which is vague to begin with. The same dictionary has fourteen different definitions of the word “true”. Even one of the most prestigious sources of references for the English language has a hard time defining truth. This is an important thing to consider before I share my definition of the truth as it relates to advertising because I recognize that it is limited by my own narrow perspective. I hope that as I work in advertising and face more ethical dilemmas, my definition of truth expands and evolves. On the most extreme side is the belief that truth is the undeniable facts....
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...Abstract In combination between my experiences and life learning knowledge in a discussion topic of defining forensic accounting; I will be sharing with you my life knowledge in key specific areas within the fraud examination. I will also discuss my views of what is forensic accounting and its importance of this field. In addition; I will be delving in my definition of the fraud triangle and how I would utilize it in today cases. Going forward, I will explain the importance of the fraud triangle in fraud examination cases as well as I will give an explanation on my belief of how the fraud examination has an inevitable part today and along with how it works at the same point in time. I will finalize this discussion with the requirements needed to become a forensic accountant in the present state of Florida that I reside in. Definition of Forensic Accounting Forensic, a word that ignites the search for clues to find the perpetrator 's intent and truth in a criminal case. In the topic of forensic accounting, it brought to my attention of a T.V. show that I have recently watched a few nights ago. The show was called Forensic Files on the HLN network. The particular case was about on how investigators of a police department were working on a murder case. They were working with different specialized groups of examiners, doctors and specialists to help solve how the death of a man occurred. During the investigation...
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...I think the goal that the speaker wants to deliver is being the truth of what you are and what you actually believe. The audience should be everyone no matter you are still teenagers or you are adults. She used the comic as an example to express her feeling, her emotions. She also shared her own life story in order to get the attention of the audiences to make the topic clear, to help the audiences understand the main point, and to encourage the audiences to be what they are, be truth to the life. B. My definition of persuasive of rhetoric is how to make the topic clear, easy to understand and some examples or some evidences to prove your words. First of all, in order to make my audiences understand what I am going to deliver, I should...
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...The definition of test in our text reminds me of the definition of hypothesis that I encountered when I took my first statistics class. A hypothesis is not a simple prediction; rather the chore of a good hypothesis is the elucidation of causality (Aron, Aron & Coups, 2006). It is not enough to simply predict what will happen when vinegar is added to baking soda. A good hypothesis would propose a cause for the chemical interaction and further would devise a set of experiments to unearth that cause. In the same way, I thought that the “test” was merely the instrument by which causality was unearthed. Both of the standard definitions from the Oxford English Dictionary and Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing were clearly circular. For one, I don’t think you are supposed to use the term being defined in the definition. The text offers a six element definition of the word test (Hogan, 2007). Collective the six dimensions describe testing as a procedure or device used to yield quantifiable, measurable information about behavior and cognitive processes through a systematic, standardized procedure. I suppose the most fundamental question of psychological testing is: can behavior—cognitive or corporeal—be quantified into valid, reliable, usable, relevant numerical values? And further can the quantifications elucidate causality, because if they can’t then what is the point? A good reference might be Plato’s shadows on the cave wall. We seek truth, and objective truth at that...
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...PHL 458 CRITICAL THINKING | | Week One Assignment | | | The definition of free will is; the power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will. We use free will to form thoughts by allowing ourselves to completely let go of all external and internal influences to create a free will thought. Truth is defined as; “is what is so about something, the reality of the matter, or as distinguished from what people wish were so, believe to be so or assert to be so.”Ruggiero, 2009 in other words a statement proven to be or accepted as true. We use the truth to form ideas or thoughts but must then test that thought or theory for it to be a truth then we can add to that truth or validate that truth. The definition of knowledge is the facts, feelings or experiences known by a person or group of people. We use knowledge to form thoughts by using understanding gained through experiences, observations or from report from other people to form our thoughts. The word opinion is defined as; a belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof. We use our opinions to form thoughts by one, expressing our likes and dislikes and by our personal judgments. There are three major hindrances to the critical thinking process and they are; mine is better habit, conformity and generalizations (stereotyping). One method to overcome some of these hindrances...
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...LYING?! FINAL ASSIGNMENT Lying is an interesting topic to discuss. It is a common wrong act that everybody does quite often in their lives regardless of good lies or bad lies. I’ve never spent times to think deeply about lying until I joined Business Ethics of my MBA program. What I remember most about lying from when I was a child is that lying is not always bad and if your lies do not leave bad consequences, and it does not harm anyone, then it is fine. Recently, I have done some research on articles about lies, and it changes my perception about lying. I found an interesting blog about “Categories of Lies - White Lies, Grey Lies, and Black Lies”, Truth Lies Deception and Coverups Blogger 2015 (TLDCB). So what is the definition of a lie? According to BBC – Ethic Guide, “lying is a form of deception, but not all forms of deception are lies.” I agree with this definition, not all forms of deception are lies, and all lies are not the same. To me, sometimes lying is appropriate and necessary in some circumstances. However, to have a better judgment of information receiving every day, we should constantly be concerned with all of our communication. The article I’ve read about categories of lies clearly defines “the major distinguishing factors between the major categories of lies are intent, consequence, and public acceptability”. I reckon those are undeniably correct. Before going to details of the analysis, from the article, we will look at the classification system of lying....
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...that Euthyphro is there to bring charges against his own father for murdering one of the families’ field hands. In this essay I will give my interpretation of piety, and explain how there is no right, or wrong meaning for the term piousness. The conference between Socrates, and Euthyphro was held on the porch of King Archon, Euthyphro was surprised to see Socrates, and inquired why he was there. “Surely you cannot be concerned in a suit before the King, like myself” (Plato). Socrates explains to Euthyphro that a young bearded beaked man is prosecuting him for corrupting young Athenians. One of the accusations that Meletus is holding against Socrates is that he was a great poet, maker of Gods, which the he invented new ones, and denied the existence of the present ones. For his wrongdoing, his actions were grounds for indictment. Socrates asks again of Euthyphro why is he dwelling in the courtyard of the King. Euthyphro explains that he is there to prosecute his father for murdering one of the families’ field hands. He goes on to say that, there was a disagreement between his families’ workers. On this particular evening, the field hand was intoxicated, entered into a quarrel with the houses domestic, and attacked him. My father was fearful for the workers life and he bound his hands, and feet to a wooden plank and through him into a ditch. My father sent a messenger into town to seek the Diviner, to ask him what to do in this situation. In the interim, the bounded worker perished...
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...exact science, he shows that it cannot be used to support religions whether they be Islamic or not. This type of truth is called Apodeictic, which can be defined as truth by definition or necessity, which can also include logic, math and Astronomy. The other type of truth that Al- Ghazali speaks of is conjectural truth. This can be described as truth by speculation, which means that something can be assumed to be real, true, or genuine. An example of a conjectural truth can be Doctor’s advice. Both apodeictic and conjectural truths come from Al- Ghazali’s view of Philosophy, and can prove all of his thoughts true. One word that I found to be an important part of Al- Ghazali’s Deliverance from Error is the word Fitra. Fitra can be defined as a fundamental spiritual interest. Fitra has many different interpretations, some of which include creation, nature, natural disposition, constitution, and temperament. I believe that Fitra can be the driving spirit that directs people in the right path. I think that Fitra can relate to apodeictic truth because people believe what they see, and if they see something out of the ordinary that shouldn’t happen, they will not believe it and have to reason to oppose their decision. As Al- Ghazali states, “The thirst for grasping the real meaning of things was indeed my habit and won’t from my early years and in the prime of my life.” This statement shows Al- Ghazali’s beliefs in Fitra and how it can all put a person together. In the end...
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...Reflection Paper Bachelor of Science in Psychology (crisis Counseling) THEOLOGY 104 I thought I knew a lot about being a Christian that lives for Christ but this class has proven me wrong. Theology 104 has given me a greater understanding of what it means to be a true Christian and most importantly studying God’s word. I will be addressing two topics that I feel are essential to Christian living, and they are love and worship. Christianity is built on love and we are called to give God all that we are. Love Theological Definition: The bible indicates that love is from God. It actually stated that “God is Love” (1John 4:8); therefore his nature is love, and everything he does flows from his love. God’s love is considered to be agape love and its origin is Greek; Agape is said to be selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, and “the highest of the four types of love in the bible” (Zavada). Agape perfectly describes the kind of love Jesus Christ has for his Father and for humankinds; Jesus said, “Greater love has no one than this but he that lay his life down for his friend,” (John 15:13). Love is caring in action Biblical Foundation: Love is caring in action, and what we do; it is not base on our feelings. The book of first John says “beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love” (4:7, 8). From the bible, we know that God’s nature is love; therefore...
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...Assess the view that there are objective values (i.e. moral facts). Moral realism is the theory that moral statements have a truth value and there are moral facts to determine said truth values. Moral realists believe moral facts can exist independent of our knowledge of them, therefore moral facts need no proof to exist and we do not necessarily know any moral facts to determine a statements truth value. This theory belongs to cognitivism which is a collection of theories that claim that moral statements have a truth value; however moral realism differs from other cognitivist theories like error theory. Error theory states that while moral statement have a truth value there are no moral facts so all positive moral statements are false. Although both theories state that moral statements have a truth value they disagree on whether or not moral facts exist to determine the truth value of a statement. The implications of moral realism are that moral statements like “abortion is wrong” can be objectively true and they are not just simple matters of opinion. This means that people can hold false views on morality just as people who believe the earth is flat hold a false view; therefore this implies that moral knowledge and moral ignorance are possibilities. Some people, like Martin Luther King, seem morally knowledgeable which fits in with the idea of moral realism as they believe in moral facts and facts must be able to be learnt. However, we cannot know what the moral facts are...
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...there is an existence of limitations or assumptions when attempting to widen the scope of knowledge. Assumptions can be defined as a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof. In light of the definition, it is observed that assumptions cannot be tested to procure empirical knowledge hence they are assumed to remain true or perhaps not true in some cases. But, what is this knowledge? It is the association with facts, truths, or principles as from study or investigation. If knowledge is in conjunction with empirical truths, then do assumptions barricade the deepening of our knowledge since they are omnipresent and cannot be tested? This definition lends information that an attempt to know the world requires reasoning and a logical understanding without which it is hard to establish truths and facts. However, since any form of reasoning is based on a set of assumptions then in view of the above discussion, truths can never be produced. Hence, truth could in fact be produced with assumptions. This will be discussed in two areas of knowledge, Mathematics and Ethics respectively. Therefore the knowledge issue that can be derived is “To what extent can assumptions that are not testable produce consensus using reasoning in Mathematics and truth using emotions in Ethics, when considering the context”? Mathematics is a tangible area of knowledge that...
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...Let the Truth be Told Teneka Oliver PHI 200 Professor Worley November 15, 2012 The concept of holiness emerges in the dialogue when Socrates revealed to Euthyphro that he is being charged with corrupting the minds of the youth by defying the gods of their time and creating new gods. Euthyphro then reveals to Socrates that he is a master theologian of the things of gods, and he is prosecuting his father for murder. This sparked curiosity in Socrates as he sees Euthyphro as a rare person prosecuting his father in the name of religion. He then questions what piety is and what is impiety? This question takes a prominent position in the conversation between Socrates and Euthyphro because Socrates always had questions about religion. Secondly, Socrates was being prosecuted for creating his own from of religion which he now questions the validity of piety and impiety. Lastly, Socrates questions Euthyphro’s thought process of him prosecuting his own father in the name of religion which led up to the prominent position between Socrates and Euthyphro. Euthyphro uses three main definitions on what are piety and impiety, and each time Socrates challenges Euthyphro’s thought process on each definition. The first definition that Euthyphro uses is based on the fact that he is prosecuting his father. Euthyphro’s argument was that everyone that does wrong should be punished no matter who does it. Euthyphro justifies...
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...The definition of free will is; the power of making free choices that are unconstrained by external circumstances or by an agency such as fate or divine will. We use free will to form thoughts by allowing ourselves to completely let go of all external and internal influences to create a free will thought. Truth is defined as; “is what is so about something, the reality of the matter, or as distinguished from what people wish were so, believe to be so or assert to be so.”Ruggiero, 2009 in other words a statement proven to be or accepted as true. We use the truth to form ideas or thoughts but must then test that thought or theory for it to be a truth then we can add to that truth or validate that truth. The definition of knowledge is the facts, feelings or experiences known by a person or group of people. We use knowledge to form thoughts by using understanding gained through experiences, observations or from report from other people to form our thoughts. The word opinion is defined as; a belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof. We use our opinions to form thoughts by one, expressing our likes and dislikes and by our personal judgments. There are three major hindrances to the critical thinking process and they are; mine is better habit, conformity and generalizations (stereotyping). One method to overcome some of these hindrances is to first examine your first thoughts or first impressions of an issue or...
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