Is it morally permissible to believe in God just because it is to your practical advantage to believe? Why or why not? Use the material in Vaughn’s book to help you explain how Pascal argues for belief in God. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of other thinkers have identified in his reasoning. What does the … Read more
1. Write a summary about one of the primary readings before prompting zotGPT to provide the same summary. A competent summary is generally 150-250 words, provides an overview of the topics covered, and answers basic questions about the original text. This should include the main idea, supporting points/reasoning, and main evidence/methodology used. 2. Reflect on … Read more
For the writing assignments you have the option of either: 1) Argument analysis: Putting an argument in standard form and assessing validity and soundness. This is what I do in the lectures You also can do what is described on the syllabus which includes 2) Asking for clarification about a topic by putting a question … Read more
Hi, all, Thanks for your wonderful contributions to the Discussion Forum in the last two weeks, and I look forward to great discussion in this week and future weeks. Please respond to the following prompts, and you are always welcome to raise your own questions and post your comments. On Monday, we gave an introduction … Read more
Students must pick from one of the available formats for responses: Paragraph responses should be at least 300 words long and address a key theme or point in the reading and provide the students perspective or understanding of that theme or issue. Visual or audio response: students may choose to create a visual or audio … Read more
Is there anything that Descartes has failed to adequately doubt in his program of hyperbolic doubt or philosophical skepticism? Has he been as thorough as he seems to think he needs to be in calling all of his presuppositions into question? In other words, does he sufficiently adhere to the very high standard of skepticism … Read more
make a brief discussion of at least 800 words answers this questions below What Is a Rotating Savings and Credit Association (ROSCA)? How a ROSCA Works Advantages and Disadvantages of a ROSCA Example of a ROSCA How Does a ROSCA Work? Are ROSCAs Available in the U.S.? What Happens if a ROSCA Member Doesn’t Live … Read more
Considering the topic of fallacies, which do you believe are the most common fallacies you hear in conversation with peers. Attached is a link to the fallacies resource, other resources are permitted. Please respond in an essay of 1 page.
I’ll attach the essay prompt as a word document. I will also attach the reading on Popper’s Falsification Theory. Pretty much what you need to do for this essay is use evidence and ideas from the Popper reading to respond/evaluate a quote by another scientist. Please engage closely with the reading and use quotes/evidence from … Read more
answer the following “class question”. I call it a “class question” since it’s addressed to everyone in the class, whereas the “custom question” was addressed only to you. “Suppose you find out tomorrow that two “people” claim to be God. When I say “people” I’m using this loosely. I don’t mean “human”. One of these … Read more