People make decisions on the basis of circumstantial evidence in the everyday affairs of life. Nonetheless, the sources that stated the court…
Analytic Essay This article explains one man’s view on vaccination. He goes against the belief of many, and what he’s been taught in medical school, claiming that there are risks involved in deciding to vaccinate. The author of this article argues that vaccines are not 100% safe, and that parents should conduct their own research in order to make the right decision about vaccination. Shane Ellison is not only a medical chemist, but he is also a father.…
Research Paper for English Final Scott Pruitt is unfit to be administrator of the EPA. As a man with no education in environmental science, he has an extreme bias towards the fossil fuel industry. Also, Pruitt has been careless with his budget, has broken the law, and has secretly gone behind his agency’s back to propose laws with little to no scientific evidence with the sole intent of helping the fossil fuel industry rather than the environment. These instances are not just characteristics of a poor administrator, but prove that he is unfit for the job and should not be in office.…
Rick Medlin PHIL 110 10/28/2017 Part I Consider the fallacies discussed on pages 29-40 in Vaughn's text. Consider, also, chapters 1-3 in Campbell's text. 1. In about 100 words, summarize Campbell's first three chapters.…
The Flint, Michigan water crisis is an indispensable example of the need for science to be taken seriously by politicians and political bodies across the nation. The scientific studies conducted for the crisis pointed with no bias to the official’s harmful negligence, willful ignorance to public safety, complete denial of evidence, and reinforcement of Flint’s systematic racism over time. Further, none of the studies looking into Flint water quality contained a single mention of political correctness or even human rights; the studies simply drew out the facts for the courts to debate. Recognition of scientific planning and monitoring is integral to ensuring human safety and public management in every single community. Whether science education…
1. Why is a meta-ethical decision a discovery process (259)? What kind of creative competence is required? What kind of analytic competence is required? - The meta-ethical decision is a discovery process because "[it's] digging deeper into our own value system to find inconsistencies, resonating points, and creative problem-solving commitments.…
“Since man cannot live without miracles, he will provide himself with miracles of his own making. He will believe in witchcraft and sorcery, even though he may otherwise be a heretic, an atheist, and a rebel”1 The belief that some individuals could have the power to heal or harm through magic rituals has always been widespread, however; it wasn't until the late fifteenth century that people of higher power began to insist that such magic could only come from a form of satanic bargaining. After this belief was spread and accepted throughout the community, officials began the hunt to seek out suspected witches. Pope VIII ordered papal inquisitors to detect and eliminate all witchcraft in 1484, even tolerating the use of violence to seek out the…
President Barack Obama once shed light on the minimum wage issue during his last State of the Union Address. Being slightly enraged, he urged the Congress to raise the minimum wage, saying that “If you believe you can support your family at current minimum wage, try it; otherwise, please vote for increasing the minimum wage.” Additionally, last couple years have witnessed public’s strong movements for the raise of the minimum wage. As the dimension on which the minimum wage issue has an effect is tremendous, it has to be done to take a closer look at this minimum wage issue.…
The lack of evidence-based policy making allows the three branches of government and the States to make policy decisions grounded in ideology rather than persuasive evidence. There are times when the government correctly chooses ideological policies without evidence and there are times when the government does not choose correctly with evidence. The full extent of how the lack of evidence-based policy making may not be known. However, there are times when the lack of evidence-based policy has as suggested that certain programs are not effective. For instance, evidence-based practice studies have suggested that the Head Start program is not an effective program up to third grade when a randomized test group was compared to a control group.…
In his article, Stearns shows that students of history develop several skills necessary for everyday life. The first skill Stearns covers is, “The Ability to Assess Evidence”. When a student studies history, they have to examine and draw conclusions on various types of evidence. They also learn how to combine evidence from different sources to support their argument or ideas.…
When it comes to the legal age of a person who wants to consume an alcoholic beverage, the age limit should be raised. There are many factors on why the age limit of drinking should be raised. For instance, when we think about death caused by drinking, we think about it happening to a person who is underage; but that is not the case. Most deaths that happen by someone drinking an alcoholic beverage comes from someone over the age limit of twenty-one years of age. “Studies show that 70% of working males die due to drinking excessive alcoholic beverages (Alcohol Deaths).”…
Topic: Psychological Profiling General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about psychological profiling. Central Idea Statement/Thesis: I will discuss (1) what psychological profiling is, (2) the profiling of Jack the Ripper, and (3) the most important uses of psychological profiling. Introduction I. [Attention Getter] Which well-known murderer is not defined as a serial killer? (Pictures of known offenders) II.…
The title of Lessing’s article speaks for itself, as it is no longer just our own mind that is making a decision, but…
The Limit of Reason Studies are regularly done to understand the minds of individuals. All the knowledge gathered on brain mechanics and functions can be attributed to studies. Although what a person may know about a subject or object is a fact, facts cannot always be proven to be true in the mind of a person. Sometimes people acquire what they think is a fact and refuse to admit it is a fallacy. For example, researchers get a group of students that have opposing views on capital punishment.…
In seeking knowledge we as humans try to be objective and find ultimate truths, which are independent of our being and would exist regardless of whether we exist or not. Objectivity is important for ideological and practical reasons: so that what we believe in has value and can be reproduced despite a change in circumstances. Objectivity also refers to the ability of the subject to gather knowledge about the world around her without adding personal bias, opinion and belief. Thus the belief in the existence of objective knowledge or so-called truth, determines the relationship of the knower with knowledge. I would like to argue, through natural sciences and ethics that until we reach the ultimate truth – even taking for granted that it exists…