Teleological argument

Gensler: Divine Command Theory Gensler’s main argument for the Divine Command Theory is to argue the moral reasons for the existence of God. He gives the premises that everyone knows objective moral duties. Then comes the idea that if there are objective moral duties there has to be something that makes them moral law. For this the only answer that makes sense is God because it cannot be a person or other individuals in society since we do not have the authority to tell someone is they do…

Rashaun Richardson February 17, 2016 In the story, “Shooting an Elephant”, the narrator is contradictory in his feelings, by supporting one set of people, the Burmans, but serving another, the British. The reader infers that he can’t decide who to fight for because in the text the narrator explains the treatment of the Burmans by the English, but then tells the treatment of himself by the Burmans. For example, the narrator states that the treatment of the Burman prisoners were…

intellectualism” is the way he uses his emotions and and practical thinking about his personal situations to covey his thoughts and and create a source of imagery on how he wants his readers to feel about the arguments he addresses. In his article Gerald graft paints vivid and clear arguments to portray his feelings about how he feels about how schools and colleges might be at fault for missing the opportunities to tap into students minds about streets smarts or things that interest them and…

Within the piece, Gioia provides accurate statistics, a quote from a notable professional, and reports from trustworthy sources. Gioia makes an attempt to shift America’s attention to the downfall of participation in the arts. He seems to direct his argument mainly at the modern group of individuals. Starting off with introductory paragraph, Gioia begins to list positive changes in American society, such as college attendance ballooning and access to information skyrocketing enormously, but…

I've already seen my goals and my vocabulary to answer this lesson question. How can I write an effective argument for or against using planned fires to protect wild areas? To answer this lesson question, I begin by learning about the writing process. The first step in the writing process pre-writing, in which you'll plan out how to write a convincing argument about the best way to protect wild areas. As part of the pre-writing stage, I'll investigate this topic and form a claim. First I want to…

this paper, I will first introduce what I believe to be the best argument for difference principle. To do this, I will compare two different arguments from Blake and Sangiovanni. They sure share some similarities, which I will reserve if I deem appropriate. But the most important point is their different empirical and normative premises. I will elaborate those differences in detail and develop my own argument. After I present my argument, I will acknolwdge my argument’s limitations and try to…

the same qualities of heterosexual couples. In contrast, National Review editor William J. Bennett thinks that the idea of a man and woman is the traditional idea of marriage. While both utilize the definition of marriage as their basis of their argument which…

1. Who is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie? Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, is a story teller. She was born in East Africa, in a Country called Nigeria. She claims to have started writing as a child at the age of 7 years old. She has studied in both Africa, and the United States Universities, and is highly educated. She has written many books, feels that she is like the story tellers of old. 2. Explain in your own words the concept of “a single story”. Is that when you have only one story that you know and…

state should not put any restrictions upon the production and circulation of pornography created by consenting adults beyond the production and circulation of that which depicts acts which are already prohibited by law. I will do this by opposing arguments made by those who suggest that the state has a responsibility to legislate on the issue of pornography according to the social moral consensus, and will argue that such principles have no place in state legislature or what the state should…

As of the article and weekly reading had pointed out one of the implications of human memory in relation to eyewitness accounts in court cases could potentially be wrongful incrimination. As in chapter 8 of the textbook as well as article listed in this week's forum form there're several factors that can affect memory, with the overarching theme of the malleability of human memory. One of the factors that can affect memory is suggestibility. As stated in the Reading the way and interviewer…