Cold Hard Truth

Neuroscience research evolves at a rapid rate due to the persistent implementation of new diagnostic techniques. At times advancement within neuroscience outruns philosophical and religious understanding. Thus, it is crucial for Christian neuroscientists to approach the field with openness as well as proper perspective. In order to make sense of discoveries in neuroscience, a Christian must adequately defend their interpretation of the relationship between science and religion. A good defense…

The third lie is the Out-and-Out Lie, which telling something that everyone knows is a lie. As the screenwriter Ericsson puts it, “At least when this sort of lie is told it can be easy to confronted”(479). The essence of her argument is that it is easy for the liars to argue with the person who is being lied to because those liars are already have the prove before they try to act like they do not know anything. I had used this type of lie many times when I was a high school student. For example,…

"Lies that build are better than truths that destroy," Senegalese Proverb. It seems like this is the best way can also protect both themselves and their relationships as well. For example, I remember when I was a child, I asked my parent let me to come to the teacher house, and I promised…

Short Paper #3 Emile Durkheim In Emile Durkheim’s writing The Elementary Forms of Religious Life (2008), discovering the genesis of religion and how it was implemented into society is the primary theme within. Durkheim defines religion as “a unified system of beliefs and practices relative to sacred things, that is to say, things set apart and forbidden—beliefs and practices which unite in one single moral community called a Church, all those adhere to them” (47). Finding the genesis of…

The truth of stories is one we have been taught ever since we were children. Humanity started with the oral tradition, the telling of stories, the spread of information. Truth was told in stories, much like in Beowulf. Similarly, stories like those in the Bible are taken to be truth. The texts we read this semester all reflect that idea that truth often lies in stories. This is shown by Mary Anne in The Things They Carried, by the lead actor in Hamlet's play in Hamlet, and Beowulf in Beowulf.…

unidentifiable pseudoscience due to the fact that the most famous alchemist obsessed with secrecy, and deliberately described their experiments in metaphorical terms laden with obscure references to mythology and history. “For instance, a text that describes a “cold dragon” who “creeps in and out of the caves” was code for saltpeter (potassium nitrate)—a crystalline substance found on cave walls that tastes cool on the tongue.” Conversely, there was an experiment conducted by Larry Principe, a…

People who don’t believe in scientific facts tend to lack the ability to evaluate complex ideas, hold religious beliefs that prevent them from accepting scientific material, and ignorance has overpowered their mindset when it comes to acknowledging scientific markings. Science is based on researched evidence, yet people’s spiritual beliefs disregard it completely. The ineptitude to comprehend expert-based speculations, the lack of information and overall awareness contributes to the growing…

Why do some people lie? While this may seem like a loaded question – and it is to some degree – it’s critical to answer this question (and many others) in order to developing a better understanding as to why some criminal offenders are willing to go to the extreme lengths to feign or fake symptoms of chronic or terminal illness, whereas the rest of population is doing everything they can simply to avoid the propsect of disability or disease. although lying about one’s physical and mental health…

For example, someone may believe what Hitler did was right and you believe he was wrong. You are both legit because subjectivism is based on feeling rather than opinion or truth. “People have different opinions, but where morality is concerned, there are no “facts” and no one is “right.” People just feel differently about things and that’s all there is to it.” (34) This will not take into account that as we learned previously…

What are two things that humans looked for in life since the dawn of time? Ever since the dawn of time humans have sought out knowledge, and the truth. The main character in “By The Waters Of Babylon” John, was consumed by the knowledge and truth. Knowledge and truth is what influenced John into being able to go through such hardships. john even said, “My knowledge made me happy--it was like a fire in my heart” (p. 312, line 35). John is set up with an easy way to get what he wanted. Only the…