Human sacrifice

Humans vs the Divine: Mutually Beneficial or One-sided Glorification? Over the years, humans have created many ways to cope with their existence on Earth. Some are existentialists, who believe that life lacks objective meaning, and some take the transcendentalist view and embrace the encompassing spirit of nature. Even though these and many more modern concepts tackle the idea of a godless existence, time-honored religion continues to sway the majority of humans on Earth. Some of the earliest…

then provide for your bodily matters. For it is impossible to save your souls, without you. There is a remedy for everything but death, a hope for everything but wickedness, and everything will lapse except righteousness.” – Zoroaster God created humans to be born in a sinless state and each person has complete freedom of will to choose good or evil and shape his own destiny. People are deluded if they strive after…

are composed so beautifully by different elements. Additionally, he gives character to different plant species to reflect his own relationships with these plants. The human characteristics he animates trees with provides a transparent and perfectly understandable palette of plant material. The way he describes plants with these human attributes begins to explain how that material is understood by experiencers of space. For example, he writes, “Cottonwood is a sturdy chap. He dares it alone. The…

of sensitive beings, and therefore it is unfair to exclude non-human animals. Animals have moral value and deserve thoughtfulness because they can experience pain. According to utilitarianism, the welfare of each must count. If in our moral decisions we do not consider the interests of someone who has positive or negative experiences, then we are not considering the total of happiness. This means that discrimination against non-human sensitive animals, which have positive or negative…

cross-breeding plants to get the best product. But would it be taken too far if eugenicists were able to manipulate human DNA? The ability to genetically edit humans is desirable (just think about how desirable plastic surgery has become), but it would come with many consequences, some that make the advance seem unnecessary. Let us take a look into similar applications and a few of the flaws of human engineering like: ethical issues, alternatives, gene doping, new mutations and population…

Nature bestows the guidance people search by becoming church like in Emerson’s opinion. The enlightenment the church of nature sacrifices, makes it more paramount than a person. An individual may proclaim that they are lovers “of uncontained and immortal beauty” (Emerson). The implications of the statement suggest that the God-like attributes are more appealing than human characteristics. A religious institution follows a God for their otherworldly capabilities. Man cannot be better if the…

At first glance, love appears to be a powerful emotion each human being uses as a guide in all relationships. It does not boast, it does not envy, it is not rude nor is it proud. Love is a wonderful thing that offers neither boundaries nor conditions in transferring affection from…

Have you ever asked yourself, “Why do humans want to continue to survive in any circumstance?”The reason and the answer to that question is that humans are just hard wired and programmed to do so. It’s almost like we were born with this idea of surviving. And that idea came from our parents’ genes. Humans want to survive because they were born to have to this want from their parent’s genes. Hao Qi Wu, the writer never questioned himself about this until two weeks ago when he had to do research…

Earth is at the center of the entire universe, and layers of stars and planets, “perfect” fairytale-like celestial regions, and heaven surround it. This manner of thinking contributed to the development of Renaissance Humanism, which conceded that humans were the most superior and capable beings that lived, second only to God. While the humanistic movement, heavily influenced by the brilliant and masterful Neoclassicism of the Ancient Greeks and Romans promoted inward thinking and expression,…

sympathy and kindness, was always at the behest of his kindred, trying to provide relief, in times of sickness and suffering. As a logical sequence, the medicine he practised consisted in appeasing gods by prayers, rituals and sacrifices, driving out “evil spirits” from the human body. Primitive medicine is timeless. If we look around the world, we find that the rudiments of primitive medicine still persist in many parts of the world- in Asia, Arica and India. In India, one may still hear the…