1. How did Mill disagree with Bentham about pleasure?
2. What view did Mill defend in On Liberty?
3. What's the benefit to society of open discussion, according to Mill, and what's wrong with being dogmatic?
4. Who did Bishop Wilberforce debate at Oxford in 1860?
5. The single best idea anyone ever had was what, according to whom?
6. What scientific developments since Darwin's time establish evolution by natural selection as more than just a theory or hypothesis?
7. Who was the Danish Socrates, and what was most of his writing about?
8. Why is faith irrational, according to Nigel Warburton?
9. What is "the subjective point of view"?
10. Why was Karl Marx angry? How did he think the whole of human history could be explained?
11. What was Marx's "vision"?
12. What did Marx call religion?
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13. Paul Ryan grew up reading whose fictions?
14. What do Pennsylvania and Tennessee formally require officeholders to believe?
15. When did an inaccurate study ignite the false belief that vaccines cause autism?
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13. Paul Ryan grew up reading whose fictions?
14. What do Pennsylvania and Tennessee formally require officeholders to believe?
15. When did an inaccurate study ignite the false belief that vaccines cause autism?
DQ
- Name two or three of your favorite pleasures. Are any of them higher or better than the others? In what way? Are any of yours higher or better than those of a friend whose list includes none of yours? Why or why not?
- Is state paternalism ever warranted?
- Why don't we ever talk about state maternalism?
- What are the appropriate legal limits on speech and expression in a free society, if any?
- How would you reply to Wilberforce's debate question?
- What do you think was the best idea ever?
- Do you want a map of your own genome? Why or why not?
- Do you agree with Darwin that the subject of God is "too profound for human intellect"? Does it mean we should all be agnostic?
- What would you have done, in Abraham's position? Would you have doubted the "message" or challenged the messenger?
- Does it damage the parent-child relationship if Mom or Dad make it clear to the child that they'll always defer to the perceived instructions of a "heavenly father," even including murderous instructions? Does anything "trump the duty to be a good [parent]"?
- Would you ever do something you considered morally wrong, in the name of faith?
- Does taking a "leap of faith" make you irrational?
- How do you balance your subjective point of view with objectivity, and with the subjectivity of others? What role should inter-subjectivity play, in forming that balance?
- If you ever own a business will you pay your workers as little as possible and extract as much "surplus value" from them as you can?
- Is anything in history "inevitable"?
- Does religion make people more reconciled to oppression and exploitation, and less likely to revolt?
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1. My main favorite pleasure is playing music, it is my greatest outlet. It is a way for me to escape the harsh reality of the world and just take a deep breath. While I also enjoy listening to music and reading poetry, it is not as outletting as music.
ReplyDelete2. In reality, there is legal limit to freedom of speech, however, there a times where we don't limit it enough. That is why there are a lot of issues regarding racism.
3. I did genome mapping when I was a junior in high school, it was such a cool experience to genome some one else, I would love to have it done one day.
4. I don't necessarily think that it damages the relation between parent and child to talk about instructions from God. But I will say, telling a child that God is the ultimate power and force-feeding it down their throat is a way to get them to have opposite beliefs.
5. I wouldn't do something that was against my morals for any reason, my morals are my morals for a reason.
6. I wouldn't say a leap of faith makes you irrational, I would say that it makes you adventurous and open to the world around you. There is more to life than following a "script."
7. Sure there are things in history that I wish we could change or things we should've taken a second look at before doing, but ultimately, anything that has and will happen, is inevitable. If it is meant to happen, it will happen, whether we like it or not.
#10 11/15
Delete1.) I enjoy music as well, especially when I play my guitar and learn a new song. I just enjoy the feeling of successfully playing along with the song I listen to, and I also enjoy the feeling of "coolness" when my friends get amazed that I play the guitar.
1.)I have to agree with playing music being the best outlet. Being able to create and perform beautiful sounds seems to soothe the soul and allows for a temporary break from reality.
Delete#6
ReplyDeleteDiscussion Questions Input:
1. Does taking a "leap of faith" make you irrational?
- I think that it would have to depend on what your definition of taking a leap of faith is. If you take a leap of faith and say you will not study for an organic exam and still do well on the exam, then you are making an irrational decision. But if you are taking a leap of faith on applying for your dream job that you thought you were not good enough is not an irrational decision, I believe.
2. If you ever own a business will you pay your workers as little as possible and extract as much "surplus value" from them as you can?
- I believe that a business will only be as successful as the people working there will want it to be. Therefore I believe that if you are the owner and you are making a great profit,then the people working for you should be getting raises as well because if it were not for them, you would not be making there great margins of profit.
3. Would you ever do something you considered morally wrong, in the name of faith?
- I do not believe that people would do anything morally wrong if they did have faith. Faith, to me, is believing in something that may be impossible, no matter what the odds are. If you have faith, then none of your actions will seem morally wrong to you.
#6
ReplyDelete"This I Believe" Essay Links:
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Sense of Humor Failure
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I believe in laughter
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Always Painting on My Canvas
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Laugh, Even at the Funeral
#10 Post for November 15, 2017
ReplyDeleteDQ1: Learning, spending time with my brother, and worshipping God are three of my greatest pleasures, and there's no doubt that worship is the best of them. It is not self-centered and is oriented to the will of God. I'd say any friend who does not include worship in their list is certainly missing out on the greatest pleasure.
DQ2: Never. The state does not produce a person, but is produced by the people. Likewise, the state does not form society, but is formed by society.
DQ3: Because that would mean a state nurturing people and protecting them, but since competent adults are not generally subject to maternal treatments, the entire idea implies the invalidity of maturity and the incompetence of the entire subject population. In language, the meanings of words matter, and they are formed by cultural realities.
DQ4: There should be none; anything that never progresses beyond speech should be protected.
DQ5: "On the side God so ordained, sir."
DQ6: Mercy.
DQ7: It wouldn't do any good unless I had access to everyone else's! The only purpose I could have with such a map is to evaluate possible ancestry, but the experts do that just fine without me having any such map.
#10 Post for November 15, 2017 Part II
ReplyDeleteDQ8: Is God too profound for the human mind? Absolutely! That's why He became man and revealed Himself to us during His incarnation. Obviously, we needn't be agnostic because He has told us what we need to know.
DQ9: I don't know! Can you imagine what hearing the voice of God would do to you? Can you imagine what impact God's voice might have upon you? I suspect that we cannot begin to project ourselves into so close a divine encounter, and any speculation of how anyone would react in this circumstance is about as valuable as a gnat's explanation of the Kuiper Belt.
DQ10: No, everyone should cultivate that relationship with God. The good news is that God will never ask anyone to be a bad parent! Of course, what we perceive as "good parenting" is always in flux (when I was a child, a good parent could keep his or her children from throwing temper tantrums at the store, but today this is called "abuse"), so don't expect God's instructions to always line up with your flawed concept of "good parenting."
DQ11: A fundamental impossibility. As a mere human, I am absolutely aware that I am capable of behaving immorally, but God does not ask for immoral behavior, so it is an impossibility.
DQ12: Faith is based on reason; the Apostles believed in Christ as the Messiah because He rose from the dead. They believed He rose from the dead because they spoke with Him after he had been beaten, crucified, stabbed in the lung with a spear, and thrown into a tomb. A "leap of faith" can be irrational, I suppose, but that's not usually how it works out. I suspect that hearing a command from God, it would be only rational to do what He instructed.
DQ13: Objectivity is that which is true; subjectivity is that which cannot be true (or false). This does not mean we can prove all that is objective is so (indeed, even the sex of a person is argued by some to be subjective today), but the ability (or lack thereof) to prove a point does not affect whether it is objective or subjective. Politeness and compassion generally dominate subjective interactions, where conviction must dominate objective ones.
DQ14: I have owned a business, in which I was the sole employee, and I must admit that I paid myself precious little. Unless a business is massive, or its employees incapable of finding better work, its employees will usually be paid appropriately.
DQ15: All of history is inevitable, in that people were going to make the choices they made. Probabilities only exist until something happens, after which there was a 100% chance for it occurring. This isn't helpful in a practical way, but whatever will be, will be.
DQ16: If communism is any example, then it must be obvious that religion does the opposite. Never has a more capable population happily endured unprecedented misery, exploitation, oppression, and even exterminations than the atheists of the Soviet Union, all without rebellion. Early Christians were willing to be murdered rather than submit to pagan oppression. Ancient Jews fought every empire that dominated them (the revolt against the Seleucids is one of the few sources of a written account of the Seleucid armies, for instance). Who has not heard of the lesser jihad being waged against western nations by Islamists in the third world? Only that person could believe that religion makes people more like to accept exploitation and less likely to rebel.
#10 11/15
ReplyDelete6.) I think that invention of electricity was the greatest idea. It allowed for an easy life by using an alternative source of energy. Though at first many people could not enjoy it when it came, millions of people are now able to use it and live life easier. We all rely on electronics and technology nowadays, and I say that we wouldn't be able to reach this scientific/informatics era without electricity.
7.) I would definitely want a map of my own genome. I think it is amazing to see millions of A,T,C, and G's that you own, and find out my ancestry.
8.) I agree with Darwin's argument that the subject of God is too profound for human intellect. God existence is very difficult to prove with certainty. However, I don’t think it means that we should all be agnostic. I think we should believe on what we want to believe, but we should not force the subject of God on people who firmly believes that God's existence is uncertain and or that God does not exist. In the end, it is very hard to confirm God's existence with certainty. People usually factor in more faith and not much reason when proving God's existence with certainty.
11.) I wouldn't do something I considered morally wrong in the name of faith. To me, reason trumps faith. If I reasoned that the action is morally wrong, I wouldn't do it. Faith involves risk, and I try to avoid that. With reason, I can have some confidence on what I believe in and why I do.
12.) I think taking a "leap of faith" is irrational because I think over things first before relying on faith. I try to live my life with confidence on my beliefs and actions, and I do this by having judgement and reason. I wouldn't dare to perform actions blindly in the name of faith because I want to be able to maximize my chance of being right than wrong, not just 50/50; the only way to do that is to perform judgement and reasoning.
14.) If I owned a business, I would try to pay workers as fair as possible. I think it is cruel to extremely manipulate workers just to have a large amount of surplus for me to use. I think is very selfish and morally wrong. I would not want to work for a business and be worked to death.
#6
ReplyDelete1. I enjoy watching series on netflix (probably to an unhealthy degree), designing programs, and gaming. The first two I suppose would be higher pleasures, but the last might be considered lower. For the most part though, the games I like are about building, creativity, and/or strategy (e.g. minecraft, factorio, gmod, various rts).
2. Not if those actions literally harm no one. Those that harm themselves do in fact have an impact on others, because, should they be hospitalized, that money would be coming from taxpayers unless he has a private insurance company - but even then, it would lead to higher rates from that company.
3. For one, it doesn't sound as cool. Also, men have historically been the lawmakers and enforcers, so it makes sense. Aside from that, the argument decays into nomenclature.
4. Do whatever you want as long as you don't harm anyone (e.g. no yelling fire in etc. etc.). Anything less isn't really free speech at all.
5. "On my father's side of course. My mother is 1/16 chimpanzee, don't you know?"
6. Pizza.
7. Not really. Aside from my immediate family, I don't really care about family. Distant relatives would be even less important, especially since I would know nothing more about them than the percent composition of their average selves.
8. I disagree. Coming up with an all powerful being to describe anything we don't understand is by far the most inane thing one could ever do. We don't all need to be agnostics, but we do need to stop being so sensitive on the subject. If someone arguing for evolution is enough to shake the very foundations of your religion, you're not very religious anyway.
9. I would've put out the bush fire/talking snake/flying wheel with wings ... something about a pillar of salt?? whatever it is. At any rate, I'd sooner think myself going mad than that I were a messenger of God. That's a bit narcissistic.
10. If my parents said they were willing to kill me if a bush told them to, I'd feel a tad betrayed. I don't like the magical space wizard "testing" people by enslaving them for hundreds of years or almost killing them.
11. Nope.
12. Not if the math works out.
13. I don't really care about external subjectivity. By virtue of being subjective it only applies to one person: it's all but meaningless to anyone else. I mean - if you like someone, by all means tend to it that you withhold conflicting views, but other than that? Free speech.
14. No. I'd be very faithful to my employees and (to some degree) scale their income with the overall business net profit after expenses and reinvestment. I'd likely offer stock benefits in a closed market as additional incentive to stay loyal.
15. Nothing is inevitable in the universe except the eventual dissolution of all matter into individual elementary particles at some point in the extraordinarily-distant future. Aside from that, time travel could theoretically solve all problems.
16. Yes. Christianity, for instance (mostly in its original form) encourages you to give all your money to the church (because money is evil, and only the pope can withstand all that unholy wealth without being damned to eternal hellfire), to kill anyone who disagrees or has revolutionary ideas, and to fight holy wars over some patch of barren wasteland for literally no reason. All the while, you're promised that if you do this you get something in return. And then you die.
#10 DQA
ReplyDelete1. Gaming, dreaming of great ventures, and playing music. Ranked from greatest to least, those three would be how they’re already presented. Gaming is my favorite hobby and has been for years, ever since I was a kid. I don’t know if mine are greater than any other person’s interest.
2. I don’t think state paternalism is permitted. As a people we shouldn’t be forced to do anything. Especially when we’re adults, we should have the full freedom of choice.
3. I would think we don’t talk much about state maternalism as much because of how we imagine the state being led. Normally you would think of man. Just like in the household the leader of the home, and likely the enforcer, is usually depicted to be a man.
4. Freedom of speech I think is dependent on time and place. For instance, if you were in lecture you have the freedom to speak but it you were to get up and scream “I love waffles” you would be considered a distraction which isn’t permitted. Also, I don’t think it’s permitted if you’re trying to incite violence. These may not be legal limits but they are certainly conventional limits.
5. “Well that would be both, sir” would be my response. That might be a self-inflicting insult though.
6. Whoever created the idea of donuts and cookies and cream ice cream I really appreciate it.
7. Yes, I think it would be cool to see how everything, all my genes, work together to create what is me.
8. No, because in the end we’re not trying to understand the scale and magnitude of his being. It’s just about believing that he’s up there watching us.
1.) I immensely enjoy writing lyrics, composing songs, and just music in general and I have also found that I enjoy reading and discussing politics. I also will forever enjoy riding around town with my friends and eating hot cheetos. I definitely don't believe my idea of fun is any more intelligent than anyone else's. Who am I to judge someone else's passion or pass time?
ReplyDelete2.) If a criminal is harming someone or another country threatens our security, paternalism is sometimes warranted. It isn't acceptable when we are prevented from expressing ideas freely, when our privacy is invaded, or when someone else's morals are being imposed upon us, etc.
3.) State maternalism, such as well fare, provides for the people that can't afford basic needs such as food and health care. This doesn't mean it can't get out of hand but it doesn't harm as directly as paternalism.
4.) There shouldn't be limits on free speech. Objectively, every word a person says is just a noise being produced by their vocal chords. Unless someone can speak so loud that their voice busts eardrums, free speech doesn't break the harm principle. The speech of radicals and racists, hopefully, would be met with enough intelligent counter arguments and opposition that it would not go beyond the fringe of society.
5.) Actually my nephew is a monkey.
8.) Although I don't believe in fate or creationism, if there is a benign God, then it's beyond our ability to logically understand. It's good and logical to be agnostic, but it's probably better to live as a religious person or an atheist who is content with what they believe.
10.) If my parents told me they were going to kill me or someone else for god, then I would get as far away from those lunatics asap. What kind of relationship is that?
11.) Most, however not all, churches I've been to have done very immoral things. It's always the same. "We need to fear ___. They are against us." J.d.vance's family, although Christian, refused to go to church because they disagreed with the religious establishment. I personally would never do something I thought was wrong. If it's wrong then it's not gods will.
1. Reading and watching a tv show on Netflix. That probably sounds weird, but when I'm not at school I'm at work or doing homework so I never have time to sit down and read a book I want to read or watch a show or movie on Netflix so when I have the chance I consider it a pleasure.
ReplyDelete2. I think paternalism is a good thing for children, young children, but once you reach a certain age there is a point where you have to stop baby-ing and sheltering a person so much. People have to learn to take care of themselves.
3. I think there probably should be legal limits on the freedom allowed in speech and expression because it can eventually spiral into a form of hate.
4. I think it would be really cool to have a map of my own genome because I haven't ever really learned about genome mapping in depth, so it would be cool to see it and learn about it.
5. I think the subject of God is very profound, but I don't know if I would go as far to say it is "too profound for human intellect." I believe that a person is allowed to create their own relationship with God and decide what it means for them, a person can decide how profound they would like their thoughts about God to be.
6. If I were in Abraham's shoes, I really don't know what I would have done. On one hand I would need to obey God, but on the other is my child's life. I don't know if I could terminate my child's life because if you think about it, there are way everyday that I am inherently, unconsciously disobeying God, so how would I justify obeying that command and not others?
7. I don't know that I would go as far to say it necessarily damages the relationship, it all depends on how the child takes it. They could resort to the same attitude as their parents or they could take the opposite attitude. I'm not sure if anything trumps the duty of being a parent because I haven't ever been one, so I wouldn't explicitly know what its like to be in those shoes.
8. I don't think taking a leap of faith makes you irrational. If that's what you believe you should do and what you feel you have been lead to do, then how can I call you irrational?
1) My top two or three pleasures are either taboo or illegal. Yes the taboo ones are the highest. I believe mine are equivalent to my friends since him and I are almost the exact same person.
ReplyDelete2) I don't know but I think paternalism is wrong.
4) The only limit on speech in society is when it physically harms another human being. For example, if someone screams bomb in the middle of a movie theatre and as a result people begin running everywhere and someone gets hurt form being run over when there never was a bomb in the first place the person who screamed bomb should be punished.
5) I agree
6) To separate church and state, although that's more common sense
7) No
8) I also believe that it is too profound
9) Challenged the messanger
11) I would never do something morally wrong in the name of anything
12) No
14) I would pay them as much as possible
15) No
16) I do believe this to be true yes
The Philosophy of Rap Music Weekly Essay
ReplyDeleteRap music has been controversial since the day it was born back in the 1980’s. There are a few reasons why rap music is so controversial. For one, many people think that rap music has a negative impact on youth. According to my research it can have a negative impact on it’s listeners. I also have personal experience with this, however, I wouldn’t call it negative, all in all I think rap music opened my mind to another world in which I enjoy very much and don’t condone as negative at all. Anyway, the argument is that tap music promotes sex, drugs, and violence. The most annoying thing about these assumptions is the sex part. Jazz music promotes sex. Rock music promotes sex. Pop music promotes sex. Music in general promotes sex, so the sex portion of this argument is invalid and dumb. The drugs and violence, however, are a popular subject in rap music. At first I didn’t understand this until I heard ice cube say, in an interview, that N.W.A. lyrics are based off of their environment. In other words, yes many rappers rap about violence and drugs but that’s because that’s what they've grown up around. Many rappers begin their lives as poor and troubled teens. They saw death around the corner all the time and many of their family members were addicted to drugs at one point. This is called reality for many young and poor Americans in America. Rap music gave these young Americans a voice, no one understood or talked about what was going on in the hood until rap music established itself. You can dislike rap music, but if you do then you probably don’t understand what many Americans, specifically African American males, go through in America. In that case, just switch the station.
#10
ReplyDeleteDQ#6: I think the best idea ever to be invented is the idea of defense and positivity, especially in today's society. With the media we have today, and the rude and negative comments that come along with it, we have to defend and protect ourselves from the negativity in life. Staying positive whether you see rude comments or opinions from other people or not is the number one way we defend ourselves without being harmed.
#10 DQ
ReplyDelete1. What would you do with your genome if given the opportunity to gain it?
2. If nothing in history is inevitable, and things that have happened were just happenstance, Would you wish for a better world wherein which you did not exist?
3.Should there be a limit to free speech in a truly free society?
4. Do you think that simply hoping and praying for mass shootings to stop is an example of religion being complacent with oppression.
5. Is the theory of evolution the greatest idea ever?
6. What does morally wrong mean to you?
7. How can a faithful act be seen as just if you don't fully understand what you're doing?
8. What lengths would you go to ensure that the creator's will was obeyed?
9. Why would you go to such lengths?
10. Could yo consider yourself moral if you committed a sin if God instructed you to do so?
11. Why do you feel God is due faith?
12. why do you think God requires faith from you?
13. Why do you think limits on freedom of speech would be ok?
14.What speech would you limit?
15. Is it worthwhile to limit speech?
16. Is a leap of faith value at some times in your life?
17. Is atheism a leap of faith?
18. What are some leaps of faith you have taken?
19.Why did you take them?
I do think atheism is a leap of faith in a sense. Just like coming out gay, it is not necessarily common place and people may judge you, so it takes guts to make the leap to atheism especially if you are in a very religious family.
Delete#6 Discussion Answers
ReplyDelete1. Some of my favorite pleasures include just laying in bed and watching Netflix/YouTube videos, spending time outside (especially with my cats), and spending time with my boyfriend listening to music and talking. I don't think my pleasures are better than anyone else's.
4. Right now in America really the only limit on speech and expression is that what you say shouldn't threaten anyone else's well-being. As much as it sucks that some people use this right to spread hate and negativity, I don't think it would be a good thing to put limits on our freedom of speech besides that it can't harm people. I think with 'freedom of speech', as well as some other rights from the OG Bill of Rights/Constitution, although they could use improvement/updating to the 21st century, people would not accept those changes easily.
7. For the most part I feel indifferently on getting a map of my genome. It'd be cool to have and see what I'm made of, good or bad, but I don't really care about it that much.
11. I like to think not. If your faith/God is causing you to do things that are wrong or immoral, is that really a God/faith you want to be taking part in anyways?
12. Not necessarily. In my opinion it depends on a situational basis.
15. In the past, maybe not. Now, maybe. I don't think this is something that could be answered with a simple yes or no. However, today I feel there may be some things coming that are inevitable. Climate change is happening and whether people believe it or not, we are damaging our Earth more and more every day, for example. That may not have been inevitable 300 years ago when we had so much less technology, industrialization, population, etc. like we do today so maybe it shouldn't count, but I think that's an example of how today in age there are things that may be inevitable.
#9
ReplyDeleteName two or three of your favorite pleasures. Are any of them higher or better than the others? In what way? Are any of yours higher or better than those of a friend whose list includes none of yours? Why or why not?
Thinking of my favorite pleasures is hard because its not ever something I think of specifically, although certain things make me happier than others. I would say three of my favorite pleasures are shopping, night drives, and going to coffee shops. I would not say any of these things are higher or better than each other but depending on my mood and how my day has gone, certain ones will be higher than others. If I’m feelings sad I’ll go on a night drive, if I’m feeling spontaneous I’ll go shopping in Nashville, and if I’m relaxed but bored or wanting to hangout with friends I’ll go to coffee shops. There are many more things that are pleasurable but those three seem to always help if I am sad in general or just feeling not like myself that day. Hanging out with my friends is always something that makes me happy also. For some people, they might have one or two of the same pleasures as me, but all people are different. Everybody sees things differently so as much as I love driving at night, there is also a large amount of people who would not enjoy that. I love shopping (and spending money) but to someone else that could be extremely stressful rather than pleasurable. So while we can all have similar favorite pleasures, because we see the world and things so differently, everything means something different to each and every one of us.
DQ: 11/16/2017
ReplyDelete1. I love watching horror movies, being with my animals, and snuggles (haha). Ill say snuggles, than my animals, then horror movies. Mine are my own. I don't expect anyones to be the same
2.Maybe depends on the situation
3. Maybe because we live in a male dominate society
4.hmmm, there is always a time and a place. That's really all I can say on that.
6.blankets
7.It would be cool to have. what history is flowing through me and also what can I leave to some other little china would be cool, maybe even scary
8. I think to each is own
10. I would never do anything morally wrong.
12. I would pay what I think is fare
13. I think history would've happened eventually. we as a race are good at repeating history so yeah
14.ouch, maybe both
• Name two or three of your favorite pleasures. Are any of them higher or better than the others? In what way? Are any of yours higher or better than those of a friend whose list includes none of yours? Why or why not?
ReplyDeleteSleeping, eating, back rubs. Yes sleeping is better than all the others because it makes me feel the best.
• Why don't we ever talk about state maternalism?
Women are seen as inferior to men
• What are the appropriate legal limits on speech and expression in a free society, if any?
I think there should be limits on speech when it come to threats of true violence.
• How would you reply to Wilberforce's debate question?
Im not related to any monkey on either side .
• Do you want a map of your own genome? Why or why not?
Yes, I think it would be interesting to know where I came from
• What would you have done, in Abraham's position? Would you have doubted the "message" or challenged the messenger?
I would never doubt God
• Does taking a "leap of faith" make you irrational?
yes
• If you ever own a business will you pay your workers as little as possible and extract as much "surplus value" from them as you can?
no
• Is anything in history "inevitable"?
In my view nothing is inevitable except death
I couldn't agree more about sleeping. I could sleep 24 hours a day if I didn't have anything to do.
Delete#6 DQ:
ReplyDelete1. My favorite pleasures include eating and traveling abroad. Traveling abroad is my greatest pleasure. I don't compare other people's pleasures to my own.
4. Speech and expression should not be able to make people feel inferior to one another but it does.
6. Adopting my shih tzu, Kenley ;)
11. No.
14. No, because then they will hate their job and hate me as well.
15. Yes, for example, we were bound to make technological advancements that have molded the world to what it is today.
16. Yes, because they don't want to face their religious consequences.
#6 DQ:
ReplyDelete1. Three of my favorite pleasures is kind of hard to choose because I really enjoy doing a lot of things. I like listening to music, being outside witnessing nature, reading, spending times with loved ones, and last but not least sleeping. I think I enjoy listening to music and sleeping the most because when life is hitting you hard, or you just need some type of peace, then those two definitely make a difference. It also could just depend on the mood im in that day. I know if I am feeling sad and depressed maybe I will listen to music for hours to calm my nerves and uplift my spirits. I would strongly suggest anyone that is in a sad mood to listen to classical like music, that's one genre that always relieves stress, anxiety, or other jittery moods. But of course everyone is not the same, so if classical music isn't for you then I would also suggest rap or hip hop music. Rap sort of brings out the unrepentant side of me, and in certain situations that could be a good thing. Maybe you need to release some built up anger, and don't want to harm anyone or anything, rap is a good alternative. The fast paced music just gives you a boost of energy, making you feel like no one can do or say anything that will stop you. Altogether though, I do not feel like anything on my list is superior to something on another's list, because everyone is different and likes different things, that's what makes us unique. Be different! There's completely nothing wrong with being who YOU are, and doing what makes YOU happy.
#6 DQ:
ReplyDelete1. Listening to music and playing soccer. I'd put music above soccer
2. I'd say it's warranted in times of extreme concern, like during WWII, but it is frowned upon when looked at in hindsight.
6. All men are created equal
7. No, because I don't believe it would determine the nature of my behavior
8. Yes, but I don't think it should make everyone agnostic. Most religious places promote good works and work hard to make their communities better.
9. I would have doubted the message
10. There are times where parenting has to step aside, however I would never personally make that claim to my children.
11. I don't posses enough faith to make that move
1- of course some of the pleasures are higher and better than others since they are more enjoyable to do.
ReplyDelete2- no, some people might appreciate that and some might not.
3- because that might not give the people their freedom to do whatever they want.
4- a person can say whatever he/she wants as long as they respect others and not do them any harm.
5- the best idea is the idea of mapping the human genomes.
6- yes I want to map my genome since it is a cool idea to see how your genome is and compare it with your family members.
7- yes to some extent, God is too deep for us to understand Him, however, He revealed Himself to us by the incarnation of Jesus Christ.
#8
ReplyDelete• Name two or three of your favorite pleasures. Are any of them higher or better than the others? In what way? Are any of yours higher or better than those of a friend whose list includes none of yours? Why or why not?
By pleasures, I would define that as something that’s fun, so I would say eating and watching movies is fun, but nothing makes them better than what someone else thinks is pleasurable, we have different opinions and different personalities.
• What do you think was the best idea ever?
I think the idea of skyscrapers is amazing because instead of spreading out sideways, we use the space that’s above us.
• Do you agree with Darwin that the subject of God is "too profound for human intellect"? Does it mean we should all be agnostic?
The concept of God is hard for humans to understand and that’s why we have faith.
• Would you ever do something you considered morally wrong, in the name of faith?
I’m not part of a religion that asks me to make morally wrong decisions, so no.
• Does taking a "leap of faith" make you irrational?
Taking a leap of faith has to be on something worthwhile, therefore not irrational.
• If you ever own a business will you pay your workers as little as possible and extract as much "surplus value" from them as you can?
Heck no, everyone deserves to get payed for the work they do. I can’t try and profit when there’s others doing the work.
• Is anything in history "inevitable"?
They say that history repeats itself, but we learn history in order to avoid repeating it, so it’s not inevitable.
• Does religion make people more reconciled to oppression and exploitation, and less likely to revolt?
I think difference in religion is what make some groups of people want to revolt, but I definitely think that religion brings more peace and brings people together than it does bad.
#8
ReplyDeleteThe concept of God is really hard for people to be able to understand or get through their heads. This is why we have so many religions as well as atheists and people who believe more in science. Everyone is trying to find an explanation for either the existence of God in a way that makes sense to them while others just can’t wrap their heads around the fact that God may exist. This is why every religion contains faith. People have to believe without seeing. No one is saying that everyone should become agnostic where they are in the middle not believing that God does not exist, but also not having faith that he does. Darwin was not wrong that the subject of God is “too profound for human intellect,” I agree with him. However, it doesn’t mean that people can’t still believe. All they need is faith and a little understanding of what the core values are. Every religion requires faith. Atheists do not have this faith in the existence of God. People who believe in the science perspective want more proof, but religion and science can go hand in hand. There are multiple articles and books out there that relate aspects in religion with science where they try to rove religion using science. It’s not like religion comes from nowhere, there are things to back it up. However, it is understandable that not everything makes logical sense or gives us the ability to actually wrap our head around it.
#8
ReplyDelete1. Two of my greatest pleasures are listening to music and playing video games. I enjoy them in different ways, and can enjoy them both at the same time, so I dont know if I like one more than the other necessarily.
2. Not in my opinion.
4. I do not think there should be any limits on speech. People should be free to speak their thoughts regardless of what they are. Words can not physically harm people.
6. Electricity
7. Of course, that would be cool.
8. No, I do not, and no it does not.
9. I probably would have doubted the message.
10. Not sure, that is kind of a gray area. I am not sure that it does.
11. Depends on what it was and what the situation was for me to truly know.
12. Not at all. It takes a lot of courage to take a leap of faith.
13. No, because I think happy employees work harder.
14. Some things are inevitable, like the progression of technology.
15. Yes it does.
#3
ReplyDeleteDQ
1. Name two or three of your favorite pleasures. Are any of them higher or better than the others? In what way? Are any of yours higher or better than those of a friend whose list includes none of yours? Why or why not?
I enjoy seeing my family happy and I enjoy spending time with them. I think that family is the greatest gift that we receive from God because they are always there for you no matter what.
2. What are the appropriate legal limits on speech and expression in a free society, if any?
I think that people should be able to speak freely without any limits because we may not want to hear what some people have to say but that does not mean that we should not allow them to speak.
3. What do you think was the best idea ever?
Definitely electricity because without electricity then we would not be as efficient as we are now.
4. Do you agree with Darwin that the subject of God is "too profound for human intellect"? Does it mean we should all be agnostic?
I think it is hard to fully grasp the content of God because he is everything and it is hard to understand. It is definitely a lot for the human mind.
5. Does it damage the parent-child relationship if Mom or Dad make it clear to the child that they'll always defer to the perceived instructions of a "heavenly father," even including murderous instructions? Does anything "trump the duty to be a good [parent]"?
I do not think that God now days would tell us to murder anyone because it would be a lot bigger issue now than it was because they used to stone people to death.
6. Would you ever do something you considered morally wrong, in the name of faith?
If God told me to then I would just have to trust him that there is a purpose and everything will work out in the end.
7. Does taking a "leap of faith" make you irrational?
No, I think it makes you a trusting person in God and the trust would be great enough to understand that he will catch you if you fall.
#3
ReplyDeleteWhat are the appropriate legal limits on speech and expression in a free society, if any?
Free speech is good as long as no one hurts another person using their words. Safety and order is more important than freedoms. Plus, you already give up some of your freedoms by being part of society, so why should you not ensure the safety of everyone?
Do you want a map of your own genome? Why or why not?
I would love a map of my genome. I understand that most of it would be "junk DNA," but it would be useful to see the genes that code for my probability of getting cancer or the genes that code for my eyes.
Do you agree with Darwin that the subject of God is "too profound for human intellect"? Does it mean we should all be agnostic?
I understand the argument that the gods made themselves to be "too profound for human intellect" because then humans would try to imitate them, but the idea itself of a diety is not too deep of an idea. Everyone has an opinion on how gods work, so humans should not even be able to comprehend the idea of gods if Darwin was right. The option still stands for atheism if agnosticism is not your cup of tea, but agnosticism would make sense for my argument.
Does taking a "leap of faith" make you irrational?
Yes. Taking a leap of faith implies that you trust that there will be a positive outcome more than thinking through how to create the desired outcome. It implies impulsivity as opposed to patience.
Does religion make people more reconciled to oppression and exploitation, and less likely to revolt?
No. It makes people more willing to fight and take matters into their own hands in the name of their deity. Instead of trying to get along with otheres, religious people try to organize and seperate people using an "us vs. them" argument based on lies.
#3 quiz 2
ReplyDeleteAndrew Jensen
1. Yes, and that is how I believe most of the deeper conversations I have had with friends end up. A friend I was playing fortnite with asked the question “how many 4 year olds could you take at one time?” and it wasn’t until there was much more clarification and arguing about those clarifications that we could all agree on roughly the same number.
2. I don’t think something that “is” can later be found to be false, under the same exact circumstances. If something changed about the question asked, then maybe it could be seen as false. Obviously, there must be some level of doubt as to whether anything can be proven 100% true, but that’s not what this question asks. To answer the second question on this point, if I said “I failed my chem test” yesterday but I didn’t take the test until today, whether or not I failed it today, I did not take nor fail one yesterday, so that too must stay false.
3. We should at least attempt to, because if we do find ultimate truth, will we know with certainty that it is indeed ultimate truth? By attempting to distinguish these things, we further investigate the truths that we can falsify.
4. No, it does not “work” to believe in Santa. I did receive presents; from my parents. I will not, however, receive eternal salvation after I stop believing in god just because my mom and dad love me, so it does not analogous (although I don’t think any of us are receiving that whether we believe or not)
#3
ReplyDelete1.) One pleasure for me is running. I like it because it calms me, and is healthy for your body. My pleasure should not compare to another based on the way they obtain that pleasure. It is all the same.
8.) I disagree with Darwin. I feel that the subject of God is very much simple and is intended to be that way. What follows by that term are something we may not be able to explain but can see right in front of us. It’s all about belief and faith.
11.) Would you ever do something you considered morally wrong, in the name of faith? I feel like that contradicts the fact that you have morals. So no.
12.) Taking a leap of faith, to me, is not irrational. Taking a leap of faith is just taking a chance and sometimes that’s just what you have to do. It makes you adventurous and risky.
15.) Through out time, history repeats itself and will continue to repeat itself. So History is inevitable.
#8
ReplyDeleteAlternate quiz questions:
LH
1. Who's father believed in Locke's views and raised him as a child assuming that he was a blank slate?
2. How does Warburton describe John Mill?
3. What does 'utilitarianism" mean?
4. Mill's view that everyone should be able to live as they wish so long as they don't hurt others is called what?
5. What feminist work did Mill write?
6. What book is Charles Darwin most famous for?
7. On what ship did Darwin travel on his 5-year voyage?
8. What set of islands did Darwin see as the most valuable to his research?
9. Charles Darwin added to the already existing theory of evolution by saying animals adapted via what?
10. What naturalist wrote Darwin about his similar theory, convincing Darwin to go public?
11. What book by Soren Kierkegaard tried to imagine what Abraham must have been feeling before sacrificing his son?
12. What is Kierkegaard's famous book about decision-making?
13. Who saw the whole of human history as a class struggle?
14. What did Marx label as the separation of the working class?
15. What famous text did Marx write to call the world together to overthrow capitalism?
#8
ReplyDeleteAlternative Quiz Questions
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1. By what age was John Mill able to understand platos dialogues
in the original language?
2. Why was Darwin's dad convinced that his son was going to be a
waster and a disgrace to the family?
3. Kierkegaards book ,'Either/Or', gives the reader a choice
between what?
4. Why did Marx move from Paris to Brussels?
FL 40-41
5. In 2016, who was the one presidential primary candidate that
said they believed in evolution?