Justified true belief

“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…

by Eliminative Materialism, are not really convincing and that eliminativism needs to do more than simply show that FP is largely wrong. COMMON -SENSE OBJECTIONS 1. EM is completely absurd! - According to behaviourist, our everyday speech could be true: e.g., John smashed the computer because he was angry. The behaviourist may say that there is nothing wrong with this sentence;…

Nearly our entire lives are filled with thoughts of who we are. Why do we do the things that we do? Why do we like what we like? These questions can be answered by examining the relationships that we have with others. Our parents, complete strangers and society itself, and our own desires all shape who we are on the inside. From birth and throughout most of our lives our mothers and fathers are the main ones who influence our behavior and actions. For instance when I was younger my parents…

history many humans believe true knowledge/ideas come from the world of change. But is that truly the answer behind the question? According to Plato, true knowledge comes from a world without change. Also, known as the Theory of Form; in which everything stay in its perfect form. On the other hand, if knowledge that was obtain from the world of change, it is more so called opinion knowledge, because true knowledge never change. All humans are born with the ability to determine true knowledge…

each American citizen and a common political culture is not defined by all Americans thinking in the same way. Although tracking trends of political culture can be difficult, it is important to realize that there is no “typical American” or the same beliefs for every citizens. Different aspects of human life such as family, gender, and religion have had a significant effect on the overall themes of political culture and form the distinctive attitudes of each citizen. In regards to family, most…

are the source of the constraints imposed on me. This constraint prevents me from completely expressing who I am as an individual. The institutional structure would be my parents as the ultimate authority; my siblings and I have a set of rules and beliefs we must follow. Because they are our parents we do as they say to show our respect. My parents would obviously have the formal power, but society have also have some informal power. Society also seems to have stereotypes about the human beings…

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…

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…

Overall, Religion 106: What is Belief? has been extremely eye-opening and enriching. I have learned plenty about different beliefs and tolerance and have found many answers to questions I have asked myself for a long time. In my opinion, I engaged very well with all of the course-work as well as all of the texts that we read as a class. If I had to give myself a grade out of forty points, I think I would give myself a thirty-five. I think that this number of points best represents my learning…

the spiritual needs of the time. Scholars such as Armstrong propose that Islam took on a monotheistic format due to the circumstance of how Arabs at the time suffering a form of spiritual malaise and sought to find a new outlet for their spiritual beliefs. Scholars such as Armstrong further elaborate the malaise by stating how Arabs at the time knew that Judaism and Christianity, which were practiced in the Byzantine and Persian empires, were more sophisticated than their pagan traditions.…