Mathematical proof

his claim that there is no creditable evidence to support a reasonable belief about God is not completely correct. It is just an easy way to completely avoid an intelligent quest of the existence of God. We can see clear proof for both the true existence of God and thus proof that Blaise Pascal was incorrect. One such way to provide rational evidence for the existence of God is the Moral Argument for God’s existence as it…

[Step 1] In the Phaedo, Socrates makes an argument that the soul must be immortal (78b-84b). This argument is referred to as the Affinity Argument. It begins at 78b in the Phaedo, when Socrates asks to which class of things the soul belongs. What Socrates means by the “soul” is the self; the mind (Phaedo 65c & 66e). What Socrates means by “class” is class of existence. This is best illustrated in another of Plato’s accounts of Socrates, The Republic, where his standard of measurement of…

The world we know today would be extremely different if Sir Isaac Newton had never been alive or had never published his genius theories. Even today, Newton is still praised for his incredible studies and workings in the area of physics of the universe and calculus. During the time Newton was alive, it seemed as if no human mind could ever begin to detangle and determine any of his findings. He lived in a small village as a child with his mother and stepfather. In his youth, Newton supposedly…

thinkers are pictured in the center of the picture, Aristotle and Plato. Both of their philosophies were incorporated into Christianity. Also pictured in it is Pythagoras, who believed that the world was being controlled according to mathematical decrees. The mathematical laws that he followed were relevant with ideas of musical harmony. In his teachings, he believed that each of the planets produced a harmonious note as it moved; based from how far away it is from the earth. In the bottom right…

Statistics are mathematical equations. They are numbers. They mean little to me. Statistically, there is a 000000001% chance that you are the person that will read this essay. And yet, here you are. So, when someone has a 3% chance of living, many will say that person is doomed to die, but I don’t agree. As a typical Minnesotan family, we planned to spend the day on the lake. We loaded up the boat and set out for the day. My three cousins, aunt and a family friend left the dock with enough…

dimensions of a set. He is also credited for his work on the Fourier series. He was able to demonstrate that using term by term integration of a series that were Lebesgue integrable functions was always valid and therefore, gave validation to Fourier’s proof of his series. What is now considered to be one of Lebesgue’s greatest contribution was his work with the Riemann integral. Before his work, the Riemann method was only applicable to continuous functions with a few exceptions. Lebesgue’s…

literate and educated. Humanism, the idea that humans were the measure of all things, and that their achievements, education, and knowledge were of primary importance, flourished. Now that people were educated, they questioned faith because it had no proof. They turned to reason and experimentation, introduced by Muslims, because it was backed up by evidence, and it made sense with their new…

Time and truth are two pivotal, thought provoking motifs, continually allied and contrasted in Arcadia, providing philosophical depth. Harnessing these complex themes, along with many dramatic and literary techniques, stimulates enticing thought processes in the audience. This includes questioning the direction and impact of time and the importance of seeking truth and influence of emotion. Considering these aspects together prompts the audience to conclude the essential nature of truth in…

background—Ghiberti creates three separate scenes in the painting, which was a new technique used to communicate messages, or in this case a story, to viewers. In addition, Ghiberti uses a vanishing point and creates a center of the artwork, implementing mathematical techniques to achieve symmetry and beauty in his panel. Furthermore, since this panel was part of “The Gates of Paradise,” “the east doors of the Baptistery of San Giovanni [in] Florence,” everyday citizens of Florence encountered…

The United States Space Program was really started when Russia began their space endeavors. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite that orbited the Earth. This pushed the United States to put more time, energy, and money into their space program, thus launching the race to space between the USA and the Soviet Union. However, all of the USA astronauts were white men. This was still during a time where minorities were not given full equal opportunity, and neither were…