Mankind

inventions and habitation of the Earth have left them to believe they are the owners of this sphere of rock. However, they are merely paying rent to mother nature. Nature has the ability to thrive without humans, as evident in the 4.5 billion years before mankind. This recurring idea that humans are rather a small part of the world itself is often exercised in various stories and novels. One such story is “There will Come Soft Rains,” by Ray Bradbury. The story is all about a post human era in…

of free will. Free will basically paves the road for God to allow mankind to learn by right or wrong, but if God saves the baby from the burning building we are not necessarily learning from certain mistakes. Since mankind has the free will to make wrong decisions, evilness will run its course. In conclusion, Hick is saying in order for God to be who he is portrayed as, evilness must exist. If evilness did not exist, then mankind would not have free will and therefore, our universe as we see it…

that creates less work for men, then it is evil, because men only exist to work for mankind. Something new cannot be worked on individually. A collective group has to work on it, otherwise it is evil. “What is not done collectively, cannot be good.” Nothing should be done individually. If only one man worked on it, than the idea of that one man cannot change life for all mankind. “An individual is nothing. Mankind is all…” Everything has to be chosen by…

continues to capture the modern conundrum mankind feels in respect to scientific advancement. Its relevance is felt within the struggles of Victor Frankenstein, his desire for control over the heavens, his overwhelming bondage to his work, and the horror that manifests once his goals have been completed. Although it is a work of fiction, many have found themselves imprisoned by the same zeal that afflicted Frankenstein. The novel is a refection of the power that mankind strives to have over our…

In Annie Dillard’s essay, Living Like Weasels, Dillard uses stylistic writing to make her story more universally understandable, starting from her initial encounter the with a weasel and the life lesson she took out of the encounter. The essay gives its readers an unusual comparison between the life of human beings and the life of weasels. There is also a physical description of how Ernest Thompson shot an eagle and found the skull of a weasel clinging to its throat which was a perfect symbol of…

In mankind ever man and woman has a different view on nature, some think that Nature should be harnessed, controlled and then destroyed, but some think that it should be researched apron and should be sought after to help the furthering of mankind for the future, some develop a hobby involving Nature and start to care deeply about Nature as if it is there best friend, their life. Across all of mankind there are many different ways that man view Nature with. In “Zom-B Family” and the essay…

Mary Wollstonecraft’s “A Vindication on the Rights of Women” is considered to be a one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy. Published in 1792, Wollstonecraft wrote the treatise in response to claims by educational and political theorists that argued educating women beyond a domestic life education, was unnecessary. Overall, “A Vindication on the Rights of Women” is Wollstonecraft’s response to the societal oppression faced by women in the eighteenth-century. Particularly, Wollstonecraft…

In The Second Treatise on Civil Government, John Locke introduces his philosophy concerning the importance of acquiring private property. Locke derives his philosophy from a Bible scripture that states that God gave the earth to "mankind in common," ensuring that the descendants of Adam would share the land equitably (Locke 87). Locke defines labor as the qualification for owning land—if a man devotes labor to the land in question, it becomes his property. The land is not just physical property;…

Our accuracy in faith is where our works become a favorable demonstrative. Good works cannot gain one salvation. The bible clearly informs us that without Christ mankind is dead in sin (Ephesians 2:4-9); therefore mankind is incompetent of genuinely works that are good. Once we receive salvation, we can execute the works that are good, that before our salvation God had prepared" (Ephesians 2:10). Our laboring is a fruit when we became saved…

a moral conscience in the scientific profession of creating more advanced technology for mankind. He also presents how humans are unable to control a large amount of power without misusing it. At the beginning of this passage, Sagan tells of the overbearing responsibility that scientists have whenever they create a useful tool for mankind. At many times, those creations are used to make life easier for mankind, other times those useful tools can be used for unjust deeds like harm and murder. It…