There are some very similar ideologies about the essential basic needs humans have and the forces that drive them as well as how they are governed. ... When everyone contributed a little bit then all were successful within society. However, he knew that if scarcity of goods were to occur then some may want for more leaving other's with less. ... Those who were at the top of society were the guardians. ... If people acted according to Plato's theory, which in some sense could be considered a perfect world, then there would be no need for a governing source. ...

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Some people's religions guide there lives more so then others. ... In each of these cases the parents and the church believed that they were doing what was right in the eyes of God, and that they were giving the child proper care. ... In 38 states there are laws now that say that parents may reject medical treatment for their children in favor of faith healing, but if the child's condition is life threatening then a physician must be consulted (Robinson, 2002). In all of the cases discussed in this paper some form of legal action was brought against the parents, the church, the pr...

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There are many implications to consider when questioning the moral status of animals. ... It is logical to conclude that if animals do suffer, then they are indeed an object of our moral concern. The question then becomes, 'can animals suffer', and if the answer is yes, we can conclude that non-human animals do have moral status. ... " Both Descartes and Harrison hold the opinion that animals are sentient automata, and were committed to the idea that animals lack any self-consciousness. ... If Darwin is correct, then there is no plausible reason to give animals no moral statu...

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Since Pascal acknowledges that he, or anyone else, cannot legitimately prove that there is a God he resorts to defending the choice that Christians have made by saying "who then will condemn Christians for being unable to give rational grounds for their belief." ... Pascal claims that "no religion except our own has taught that man is born sinful, no philosophical sect has said so, so none has told the truth. ... Pascal then reiterates the point that reason is not the correct way in pursuing religion because "it is the heart which perceives God and not the reason. ... If he believes this to...

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This essay will first discuss the points for blasphemy and then will highlight the points against it. There are various discussions, which identify blasphemy offensive rather than constructive. According to (Wright) 2011 revise, the only purpose of blasphemy is to insult and none of the defenses of free speech can be operated in the issue of blasphemy. ... There are similar opinions that blasphemous speech provokes violence[ CITATION Pau12 l 1055 ]. ... If offensive things were made illegal, these things would also have to be banned. ...

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At one point, the answers were framed in purely theological and religious terms, assuming the truth of Christian revelations and proceeding from there. ... Marx thought that these nascent inequities of power and wealth went on to evolve over the centuries - first into the relationship between a master and his slaves, then that of a lord with his serfs, and finally manifested as that between a factory owner and his workers. ... Nonetheless, Marx maintained that the eventual overturn of any oppressive economic structure was inevitable and the need for religion would then be simultaneously elim...

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Although there is a separation of the wall between church and state, if America were to follow God's law rather than man's law, the majority of this conflict that comes about from blending both government and religion, would not exist. ... If everyone followed the law, then there would be less problems to deal with and more individual freedom in society. ... Although there may be many different religions with different or similar beliefs, the majority believes in there being one main Creator who loves us all. ... These were all Christian leaders, fighting the "nation's poli...

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Few seem to have difficulty in distinguishing between religious and secular institutions, yet there is widespread discrepancy regarding what "religion" actually means. In fact, some go so far as to question whether there is anything at all distinctive about religions. ... There have been suggestions that the remote ancestors of modern man must have possessed some kind of religion, since there is evidence that their dead were buried in a particular position with tools placed at their sides, indicating belief in a life after death. ... Jonathan as quoted by Cline puts it that ".....

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Before there was modern science, religion had an answer to all questions about the world and any doubt was resolved by religious explanations. ... There became a division between religion and science. ... Furthermore, Marx's anthropological musings were nothing more than that - musings. ... While modern research has discovered many tribes living in what resembles Marx's primitive communes, none of them seem to be any less religious than modern capitalist societies (147). ... There are many reasons appr...

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