Sapience

What Impacts do Robots Really Make? In “All Can Be Lost,” Nicholas Carr, writer of NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and Wired, warns that the advancement in technology can lead to the deterioration of human skills. Carr explains that humans are so involved in finding ways for robots and drones to do their jobs that they are forgetting how to innovate and translate information into knowledge. Losing the ability to translate information also limits humans from being able to think deeper and try and…

In Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein, the feud between Victor Frankenstein and his Creation unwinds before the reader. In this story the reader is exposed to the Creation’s first moments of life. Like an innocent child the Creation finds himself wandering in the forest and eventually encounters a human. In this encounter, the reader is shown the intricate yet destructive relationship between the Creation and the rest of society. This relationship uncovers the raw emotions of the Creation…

In the article, Let’s Stop Freaking Out About Artificial Intelligence, Eric Schmidt and Sebastian Thrun support the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) and motivate the audience to accept the growth of artificial intelligence and to not be afraid of how technology will affect people’s daily lives. Schmidt and Thrun compare humanity’s way of learning to self-driving cars’ by stating, “[humans] rarely learn from mistakes of others” and “these cars can learn faster than people” (Par. 3). This…

Impact on Church Ministry In chapter ten, Sapiential Theology, Ellen Charry provides a three-part overview of the role of doctrine to help cultivate a skilled life of excellence for a Christian believer. I believe these three sections, The Salutarity of Christian Doctrine, Renewing Sapiential Theology and Practicing The Theological Art to be the most practical areas of Charry’s work that can positively impact my church ministry. The Salutarity of Christian Doctrine Charry provides a great…

In The Absurd, Nagel (1971) observes that people seeking to escape from the absurdity of human life may resort to broader ultimate concerns, with religion and the glory of God constituting one of the larger enterprises pursued by people. However, Nagel (1971) is adamant that even the existence of God may be insufficient to give human life a purpose or meaning. A careful analysis of Nagel’s argument leads to agreement with his position, informed by his observations regarding the ability to cast…

The dominant puritan concept of original sin was, apparently, a harsh philosophy that proposed the proper way of rearing of children. In the puritan concept, parents were expected to thoroughly cleanse the child. The idea of helping the child to be cleansed of the original sin was dominant in this concept. The puritan concept did not stress the importance of giving children an education. All infants were sired in a sinful state and were under the original curse and spiritually dead. Unless…

6. EXPERIMENAL WORK 6.1 Preliminary Work 6.1.1 Collection of Plant material The leaves of Jasminum grandiflorum was collected locally in the month of July locally from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. Herbarium file of plant part was prepared and authenticated by Dr. Zia Ul Hasan (Professor, Department of Botany), Safia College Bhopal and the specimen voucher no.assigned was 344/Bot/safia/15 6.1.2 Drying and Size Reduction of Plant Material The leaves of Jasminum grandiflorum was dried under…

The subject, hereby referred to by given name Ci'ithraal and/or shortened Ci'ith, is a hermaphroditic, bipedal Xenocidae-class extraterrestrial from the █████-█ subspace region. Its physical qualities are markedly feminine, and its overall body structure is very similar to that of a human in nature--while a full study of Ci'ith's biology has not yet been conducted, it has proven quite cooperative to physical examination. Ci'ith stands, on her feet, at a height of about 1.7m, and is 10m from top…

the circuit that light up the bulb and continue to hide in whatever mediocre routine circle one runs from sunrise to sundown. As we peel off layers of social stereotypes, expectations, and obligations, exposing the true core of who we are, as Homo Sapience, then it becomes obvious, that we all driven by desire to live in love and peace; as simple as it can sound, not that many know WHAT love is and How to be at peace. Those questions seem to be as old as humanity itself, but, somehow, even it…

What's Wrong With Work Today? Deodhar, S. (September 21, 2016). What's Wrong With Work Today? Retrieved on September 23, 2016 from http://www.hr.com/en/magazines/all_articles/whats-wrong-with-work-today_itcu7fyo.html Article Summary In this article, Deodhar examines six key factors that influence organizational productivity. The first is the culture of overwork wherein demands are increasing but productivity remains measured through hours spent at work rather than what has been accomplished…