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Monday, November 28, 2011

Group 1, Section 1

Our group discussed Secular Nations. We mainly focused on holidays, asking religious or not and what we felt others thought/acted upon.  The memory of details is a little bleary, but I do know it obviously, it was hard to steer away from holidays as Thanksgiving loomed. (The holiday break is also why what we did talk about is so hard to remember). We also discussed whether or not we thought secular nations are a stronger power in uniting people or religion, but I'll save that for our discussion.

Factual:
Q1: Which was the first nation to encourage dissent and ensure the right to doubt?
A: Soviet Russia
B: France
C: United States


Q2: Who believed that religion was bad but it was unnecessary to attack religion because once wage slavery was gone, religion would disappear?
A. Foucalt
B. Lenin
C. Marx
D. Stalin

Discussion Question:
Do you think secular or nonsecular ties create a stronger unity in a society?

3 comments:

  1. I think that secular ties create a greater unity because its basically a party everyone is invited to. Also, although they aren't based on religion, secular holidays and such have religious qualities which the religious people probably enjoy while the nonreligious can take what they want from it as well. It also helps unites all of America, which is a melting pot.

    I'm sorry my discussion is limited but I don't feel very well. If I get better, I will come up with something that makes more sense and has more depth and surely post it.

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  2. Questions for Wittgenstein:

    Factual:

    The book Wittgenstein was finishing in the days before dying was ___________ and was an answer to __________.

    A. Tractatus Logico-Philsophicus; Stoics
    B: On Certainty; Stoics
    C: Tractatus Logico-Philsophicus' Skepticism
    D: On Certainty; Skepticism

    answer is D.

    Discussion:
    Wittgenstein said that "philosophy was just a matter of conceptual knots that got tied by language." What do you think? And how can we solve this problem, if it is one?

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  3. I'm not sure how I stand on this issue. If a nation is based on religion, and everyone agrees on the religion, I would imagine that this would create a deeper rooted connection, because the basis of the relationship is so solid. However, I think religious ties can also be dangerous because if there is a disagreement, the ties can easily be broken.

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