Many predominant modern philosophies in Western civilization are directly traceable to Zoroastrianism through (1) the Greek philosophers Plato, Aristotle, and Zeno, (2) the Roman Stoics, (3) the Manicheans and Saint Augustine of Hippo in the Third Century A.D., (4) the Albigensians of Southern France and Spain in the early Middle Ages, (5) the Italian scholastic philosopher Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century A.D., (6) the Jansenists of France in the 17th century, and (7) the Puritans in England and its American colonies during the 16th and 17th centuries. ... And it was fully concordant wi...

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The literature from this time was quite different from Romanticism, as it focused more on the use of modern science, rather than superstition, to explain the issues surrounding nature and humankind. ... The Age of Reason saw an emergence of deists writers in response to the old religious views. ... Writers ignored the notion that the universe could be explained through their religion. They embraced the idea that the universe was created perfect and all of its mysteries could be explained through the application of reason. ...

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The literature from this time was quite different from Romanticism, as it focused more on the use of modern science, rather than superstition, to explain the issues surrounding nature and humankind. ... The Age of Reason saw an emergence of deists writers in response to the old religious views. ... Writers ignored the notion that the universe could be explained through their religion. They embraced the idea that the universe was created perfect and all of its mysteries could be explained through the application of reason. ...

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Modern man did not arrive on the scene until approximately 10,000 to 15,000 years ago. ... Laws will have to be implemented that will certainly be viewed unpopular by some. ...

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This will be achieved by discussing eastern religions and western religions, then finally comparing and contrasting the main ideologies of these religions of this modern era. ... But the modern day Buddhism does have characteristics of being a very psychological religion. ... Confucianism is a far east religion of China which has its own views and beliefs. ... They believe in "Tien", which would be analogous with heaven in which an order is present which includes the universe and the whole cosmos. ... At the end of one's life, after living the commandme...

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Because of that there is different view and conflicts on how beauty should be identified and expressed. ... Therefore because culture varies from country to county and even within the cities, the big role in identifying beauty is played by how society views and teaches their members on how and why people should consider one person as more attractive than the other. ... However in today's world United States had changed and still changing their point of view. ... One might argue with this because people have created such events as 'Beauty Pageant,' 'Miss Universe' and o...

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Here is the history of an industry that supplied one of the essential ingredients of modern economic life, is clear-cut evidence of a British resistance to technological change" British entrepreneurs were not immune to criticism in the newer chemical industry, although in terms of employment the industry grew faster between 1881 and 1911 than any other industrial group in Britain. ... The British therefore entered the twentieth century and the age of modern science and technology as a spectacularly ill-educated people." ...

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