Theory of Knowledge.
Theory of Knowledge Willy Gunawan INTRODUCTION: Everyone from all society is related to a belief, to God or others that is believed to have higher power than humans. This technically means that everyone was born believing the existence of afterlife or superiors. I will focus this presentation on the existence of God as the Creator, and the judge on our afterlife. Humans have a unique ability to pass knowledge down to the next generation; it is a very important skill for an advancement of life, and technology. For example we don't have to test how acid can burn the skin off because it has become a knowledge passed by an authority. Biases in approach to knowledge: We live in the world that is biased in approaching to the knowledge by conviction, such as religions and beliefs. I am hat no one in this world can claim that they are skeptics and atheists to the bone. They would have doubt about the existence of God, what will happen afterlife and I am infact almost certain that if there is a plane filled with the most well known skeptics and atheists, and the plane is crashing down these people would shout out, "God, Help us" etc. This happens because we live in the world that has obligation, ideals and a strong belief that God do exist. This then is passed to us in our early days and we subconsciously believe and graciously accepted these beliefs. Our brain works
Who am I?
"Who Am I, and How Do I Know?" Who am I, and how do I know? The question is impossible to answer because the I never reveals itself. This problem has not always taunted my existence. Two defining periods, or might I say battles, paved the path to my destruction. First, at the age of eight I entered into life's boxing ring with a world champion-anorexia nervosa. The unbearable domination of the disease usurped all of my strength and pinned me to the floor. Ultimately, I managed to salvage my wits and call for a time-out. Though beaten to a pulp, I recovered, at least to some degree. I became a pro at hiding any evidence of my battle to the general public; only my family witnessed the continuance of my pain. This deceptive existence, however, could not last forever; sooner or later I would have to finish the boxing match. Finally, at the age of fourteen, I reentered the boxing ring and experienced my second defining moment. Unfortunately, I am still running circles in the hell-box, with the disease trailing closely behind. Nonetheless, this time around I have remained on my feet. I do not think the match will ever end. For, once the disease grasps a hold of an individual, it pervades one's mind, leaving an irremovable and, needless to say, burdening stain upon it. Those who are not afflicted by anorexia cannot fathom the agony of the sickness. It preys on one's mind; every
The sanctity of life
The sanctity of life Most people think life is valuable. Christians however feel that life is sacred. Sacred means that they think it is a special, given and holy thing. The reason they think that its sacred it because the Bible says how all life is a gift form God. God created us all unique and he decided everything that will happen to us, nothing was an accident, therefore life must be looked after and used how god intended. Life is a responsibility and we should treat any kind of it respectfully otherwise we are destroying God's creation and so we must value life highly, and also live it accordingly to God's will. People need to live their life until they die of a natural cause to find what god has planned for them. Christians try to model themselves to be like Jesus, to care for everyone and to try to be active in helping others improve their quality of life. Most Christians believe that god created human life and the rest of the world. Genesis 1:26-7 (creation) Then god said, 'let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all creatures that move along the ground.' 'So god created man in his own image, in the image of god he created him; male and female he created them.' I think that god meant that he wanted to create man in his image - to help
The Teleological Argument.
The Teleological Argument (a) The aim of the teleological argument like so many others is to attempt to prove the existence of God or another 'Being' that created the world. This argument is a posteriori meaning that it is based on experience and also inductive meaning that there is no certainty in the outcome. This means that this argument cannot prove either way if the existence of God is a certain fact. The word 'telos' means end or 'goal'. This signifies that the argument proves that everything has a particular goal or purpose in life, which will eventually come to an end. This argument aims to contradict Darwin's theory of natural selection. Bishop Samuel Wilberforce at a meeting of the British Association in 1860 said, 'The principle of natural selection... is absolutely incompatible with God.' The three basic rules that the argument follows are: the world has purpose, regularity and beauty. This means that all that exists in the world is too intricate and complicated to have 'just happened.' Many believe that these three factors signify an omnipotent being of which we are trying to understand. St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274) states in the 'Summa Theologica', 'Everything in the world, living or dead has a purpose or an "end." This cannot simply be put down to just chance but design, since things which lack intelligence need to be directed to their end by a being
Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot The purpose of human life is an unanswerable question. It seems impossible to find an answer because we don't know where to begin looking or whom to ask. Existence, to us, seems to be something imposed upon us by an unknown force. There is no apparent meaning to it, and yet we suffer as a result of it. The world seems utterly chaotic. We therefore try to impose meaning on it through pattern and fabricated purposes to distract ourselves from the fact that our situation is hopelessly unfathomable. "Waiting for Godot" is a play that captures this feeling and view of the world, and characterizes it with archetypes that symbolize humanity and its behaviour when faced with this knowledge. According to the play, a human being's life is totally dependant on chance, and, by extension, time is meaningless; therefore, a human's life is also meaningless, and the realization of this drives humans to rely on nebulous, outside forces, which may be real or not, for order and direction. The basic premise of the play is that chance is the underlying factor behind existence. Therefore human life is determined by chance. This is established very early on, when Vladimir mentions the parable of the two thieves from the Bible. "One of the thieves was saved. It's a reasonable percentage" (Beckett, 8). The idea of "percentage" is important because this represents
Was Egyptian Medicine an important step forward?
7th September, 04 Was Egyptian Medicine an important step forward? The Egyptians had many new ideas and their way of life was very different to any that had gone before. Egypt was ruled over by a powerful government headed by the Pharaoh, the Egyptian king. They worshiped many Gods, and the Pharaoh was also seen as a God. They were farmers and had many skilled craftsmen, including metal workers and builders. They developed trade links to other countries and bought many new plants and herbs. The Egyptians also developed a form of writing, called Hieroglyphics. The Egyptians had many new ideas, but a lot of their beliefs were used by prehistoric people before them. Some of their beliefs about what caused illness were the same, for example magic was still used as an explanation for illness. The Egyptians believed that the Gods could cause illness. They thought that to avoid becoming ill, you should try to keep the Gods happy at all times. You could do this by praying. The Gods could also cure you. The Goddess Sekhmet was the Egyptian Goddess of War, but she could also cause or cure illness, depending on her mood. The Priests of Sekhmet were thought of as doctors and you could go to them if you were ill. There were also prayers you could say to a particular God while taking a medicine, for example you had to ask Ra, the Sun God to heal you while taking a cure for burns. People
why is there a need for world development
Why Is There A Need For World Development? Millions of people around the world are suffering from starvation and poverty. The reason for this is many countries are not as privileged as others. These countries are knows as "Less Economically Developed Countries" or LEDC's Signs of an LEDC are not hard to find. Things such as poor housing, poor healthcare, disease and a high risk of crime are all regular day to day situations that people living in LEDC's have had to learn to live with. Conditions are harsh and there are no means to stop this issue from continuing. Places such as Africa, Brazil, India and Pakistan are all classed as LEDC's, with little or no water supplies in most villages, and a high risk of catching a fatal disease. Infant mortality is very common as there are no vaccinations or other healthcare available, along with other children under the age of 5 being much more likely to catch a disease, compared to children in their teens. However, there are more millions of people indulging in a variety of food, clothes, housing and other luxuries. These countries are known as "More Economically Developed Countries" or MEDC's. These countries are lucky enough to have the money and the wealth to look after their country and the people living in it. There are many examples of MEDC's, such as England, France, Spain and Germany, who all have the money to live a happy and