Islamic Fundamentalism encourages suicide bombings, like the one we have seen in the tragic events of September 11, promising the one who dies a path to heaven and eternal glory of Allah. ... Fascism tends to celebrate masculinity, mystical unity, and the regenerative power of violence, just like Islamic Fundamentalism. ... Fascism also rejects the liberal doctrines of individual autonomy and rights, political pluralism, and representative government, yet it advocates broad popular participation in politics and may use parliamentary channels in its drive to power. ...

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Hobbes uses three principles as to what drives humans to be so hurtful and negative in society because of their human nature: Competition, Diffidence and Glory (Leviathan). Competition is what makes men invade for gain; the second is what makes them fight for safety; and glory is what makes them push for reputation (Leviathan). Because of these three principles, Hobbes believed that a government was necessary to bestow order in society and that all people should relinquish their power and control to this government so that all were created equal in society, and that no one person can know all ...

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As one of the original thinkers behind probability theory, Blaise Pascal developed what is commonly referred to as "Pascal's Wager" in an attempt to prove by deductive reasoning that believing in a higher power was more rational than not. ... The downside to this however would be the inability that one could take in enjoying certain noxious pleasures, glory, and the good life. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate