Belief

Is it possible for Indians and English people to become friends and tolerate each other 's differences? These differences include race, power, and religion. Can they, in a larger sense, unite together in friendship through collectivism and dharma? The answer is not obtained through the text, A Passage To India, by E.M. Forster; instead, the reader must observe the text and decide an answer to these questions. Through observations, the reader learns that it is necessary that all living creatures…

every weekend typically on a Sunday for service or Sunday school that by doing so it would save their souls. If the faithful truly internalize a system of religious rewards and punishments, their religion becomes a powerful means of controlling their beliefs, behavior, and what they teach their children. (Kottak p101) Some people do need some sort of structure in their lives and it looks as though as religion fills that niche for them. That of which can be good for some but for others it…

North America, which is now an island in the middle of cow ranches. Chan laments sadly that his people are losing touch with their gods. In this modern world they have disease and sicknesses, which Chan believes are because they have lost their belief and faith in their gods. Their connection with the universe and their gods is tenuous as the balance and harmony within that connection are no longer upheld by the practices handed down by their ancestors. In the same documentary, Floridalma…

alliance of the church and state by questioning their authoritative ability to force individual opinion. The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written in 1777, in it Jefferson calls for the end of “All attempts to influence religious belief by temporal punishments...” He believed that the…

Muslims, LGBT, illegal immigrants and democrats. The "labeled" group of people I find myself being the most prejudice toward is those of the sexual misguided nature, such as Lesbian, Gays, Bisexual or Transsexuals (LGBT). I feel as if my spiritual beliefs has me feeling this way. It’s not them I have a problem with them as a person because Christ says to love everyone. That doesn’t mean I have to agree with what they do. I respect them and treat them just the same. I just can’t deal with their…

especially economically. People are more tolerant with people of other religions. This can be helpful in business transactions, when trying to make a deal with a person of a different religion. If someone is accepting of their business partners’ beliefs, it would be more likely to complete that transaction and do business with them in the future. These ideas are more suited towards the globalist…

“Nonetheless, there are signs of growing acceptance and increased understanding of same sex attraction and bisexuality in many societies, including the United States” (Kulis, Marsiglia p. 225). This quote is important to recognize because even though our beliefs may be different society has started to look a different way other then the bible which is what Alondra believes in. Alondra’s family views on race and ethnicity are very similar to the way this writer was raised, we both believe that…

epistemology is field of study in philosophy that deals with theories of knowledge. Traditionally, epistemology consisted of the idea that if one was to have knowledge, one must have a justified true belief. This was held to be the case until Edmund Gettier wrote a paper titled “Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?” challenging the traditional account of knowledge. This was one of the first times that epistemic norms had been challenged. A more recent criticism of propositional epistemology is…

not conform to the ideas of the leaders of society if their personal beliefs differ from those of the leaders. If they accept the rule of authority it is because they agree with the opinions of those they see to be in authority. This will cause them to do what they believe to be right. However, Lee Ross and Richard Nisbett take a contrasting view to Fromm’s ideas. They claim in “The Power of Situations”: “People’s inflated belief in the importance of personality traits and dispositions,…

America’s Religious Intolerance “The greatest problem in the world today is intolerance. Everyone is so intolerant of each other,” by Princess Diana. The story of how the United States came to be is a well known story among many Americans. As history tells, many Anti-Federalists did not want to accept the US Constitution because it lacked a list of rights, which protected the people from a powerful government. Therefore, the Bill of Rights were formulated. The first amendment addresses the…