If it were the case that one lemon was quite rotten, then the two lemons probably wouldn't have this commonality. So then would there be a situation in which two humans wouldn't share in humanness? ... But consider this: if a man/woman were to die, one could say that he/she was a good man/woman, thus implying that he/she is no longer a man/woman. ... If universals were independent of objects, if they were something else altogether and on another plane of being, then they would be considered transcendent. ... Great, there's humanness floating around out there, but it gives no ex...

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In Nigeria, there were customs Nigerians used to live. ... There were negative feelings when Elesin told Olunde that he was no longer his son if he left. ... If the majority of the people were converting, then this jeopardized the balance between the dead, the living, and the unborn. If the unborn were to be born, then they would be learning the religion of the Brits. ... If someone was to commit suicide, then they were to stop it at any cost. ...

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If there were some action that were going to be taken upon two people, and this action affected on person in a very negative way, but barely affected the other person, it would make sense not to perform the action. ... Franklin then figured that if fish eat one another then there is no problem with eating fish at all. ... If a morally relevant difference means that humans are able to determine what's morally right and wrong, then no, I do not believe that humans possess a morally relevant difference. ... It is true that if non-humans were left out of the principle, it would be no diffe...

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When there is consent on a higher power or a God, then what ever the God says is normally what determines these values. ... They were considered secular because they practiced no religion, but instead developed the "Art of War-, and other weapons to increase the strength of their army. ... This can be defined as the belief in more then one God where most religions that were practiced around this time only believed there was one God. Since the Shang Dynasty worshiped their ancestors who were of equal importance, then there could not be only one God. ... The only difference is that there ...

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If this were true then God must himself abide by some set guidelines in the sentencing of people to Hell. ... Two hundred years ago if you were not a God fearing person then you were in the minority. ... If people do not believe in Hell then it gives them no problem sinning because without Hell the punishment will be only human. ... There is no way you can beat him, if he does exist in the form explained in the bible then no matter what, he knows if you sinned. ... This seems quite idiotic, being affected by something you do not even believe in; this seems like having a spell cast on you when ...

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So around this time, religion and science were not able to be put together, and if you did then that meant that you went against God's Word. ... No it does not make sense. ... They would eventually wake up and act like nothing happened, sitting there with no regrets. ... Then light came. ... Where were we before this life? ...

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This way no-one sees what really happens. ... So who is to say that the personhood of the person at hand is not merely in its early stages of development If this were to be the case then the abrupt begin of personhood would be conception, which is really the only logical conclusion seeing as how otherwise there would be no absolute standard for the beginning of personhood for all people. ... To say that we know what an apple is can not be contested and if one were to try, he would be seen as a fool. ... Then Kreeft makes his final point, abortion is wrong. ... This has to be stopped, because i...

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These beings would then interact with the people of the society and if the people were good moral citizens that respected the powers and the blessings that these powers provided they then were not harmed by these forces. ... These forces were highly respected by all in that period due to the fact that no one knew where they were coming from. ... Without this fading belief there is no way that a secular world would come to be. ... If mankind cannot challenge what they are told and question if there is a better way then mankind is useless. There is no need for it, if everyone is to be cooki...

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No! ... Once the spoken word was in written form, there was no longer a need for the supernatural signs such as tongues, healings, and word of knowledge. ... "If the gift of tongues involved the revelation of truth from God to man or about man, then its purpose is no longer needed because God has completed His revelation (Rev. 22:18-19). ... Just because the gift was around then at the time of the apostles does in no way mean that it is still around today. ... (Ironside 1947, 38) if we are to base our faith on just plain experience or the thrill of the sensation felt then we are ...

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Finke and Stark's argument is that there are not an unusual number of cults and that the Indian influence has no major matter over cultural matters. ... Then in 1965 it was dropped and big influencers of Eastern religions were let into the country. ... Finke and Stark once again refer to another Table, two, this starts with the 1940's, then the 60's, then 1985. ... To me there is no difference. ... No matter how much I read or how many times I read the Bible, I do not understand anything. ...

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Finke and Stark's argument is that there are not an unusual number of cults and that the Indian influence has no major matter over cultural matters. ... Then in 1965 it was dropped and big influencers of Eastern religions were let into the country. ... Finke and Stark once again refer to another Table, two, this starts with the 1940's, then the 60's, then 1985. ... To me there is no difference. ... No matter how much I read or how many times I read the Bible, I do not understand anything. ...

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Some people's religions guide there lives more so then others. ... When the EMT's arrived he was no longer breathing and there was no pulse ("Victims", 2000). 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. ... There is no one who will deny that these followers have the right to religiously believe in whatever they may chose, but people will ask where the line should be drawn for the children involved. ... If there is no threat to life, or potential for serious impairme...

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Sometimes you won't fit in with the other children because you have no idea what there talking about. ... Girls, Drugs/Alcohol, and parties were the BIG three no no's. ... Girls, Drugs/Alcohol, and parties were the big three no no's with my parents. ... The only parties I could have attended were the ones where my parents were there or one of there best Friends. ... Girls and parties were a no from my parents but I sort of made an exception. ...

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"There is no endpoint to the building of a human being " (Condic, 24). ... There are programs out there to help ease the cost. ... Most teenagers that I know would not want to terminate a pregnancy if you were to ask them while they were not pregnant. ... I think these young teens would still keep their pregnancy if there was no fear telling parents, or being humiliated by peers. ... Finer tells us that most of these women that gave this response were starting college (Finer, 2) These were young women who felt they were just starting out in their lives and that they wanted to receive and educa...

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There was no television in his house; television did not come to Portugal until the 1960s. There were no restrictions on him as far as when he could go to the tavern and listen to the radio provided that he had the time to do so. Politics was a forbidden subject where he was from and no political campaigns were made, therefore there was no information about political campaigns on the radio or newspaper. ... Back then the religious leaders were considered a part of authority; most people were afraid of them and did not necessarily respect them. ... There is a better understanding, and is no l...

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The strongest have no power to resist Him, nor can any deliver out of his Hands." ... " "There is an hour to come." ... But then I realized what hour Father Hooper was talking about. ... Though they were afraid of the Black Veil and what it represented, they were more afraid to feel outrage or to speak out about it. If a Holy Man were to subject himself to such ridicule, there had to be a reason behind it, but the people could not face the true answer, so they kept searching for an acceptable answer. ...

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In Nietzsche's philosophy he made no room for God, let alone religion itself. ... He wishes for us to be saints, and then creates us to be instinctually the opposite of them. ... This is the will of a God you cannot see, cannot hear, and gives no physical proof as to his existence. ... "There must be something more." If we were convinced that there is nothing more, perhaps we will sink into pessimism out of which we will not be able to climb, because the temporal realm does not hold enough meaning for us as men. ...

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Scientists then utilized this technology to begin studying the possibilities of human cloning. ... Is there a devised plan of deposition for the clones? ... If there were no abiding laws, cloning would go beyond the realms in which it belongs and could possibly cause major destruction to our society. ... Hitler demanded that all people of his so called "perfect race" were to have blond hair and blue eyes. All others were to be killed in an effort to wipe out their existence on earth. ...

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Wilmut and his colleagues then "starved" those cells, so they would stop growing and dividing. The biologists then used electricity, which caused the new "nucleus" to unite with the "enucleated oocytes", and then forced the cell's to divide. 276 of the different eggs and cell's were fused together, of those 276 eggs; only 29 survived and were implanted into 13 ewes. ... Many types of family relationships were considered harmful but later showed to cause no harm to the children. ... The twin has no choice of being the same, and despite there physical similarities, the experiences ...

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Many people end up discovering that there is a God. ... Puritans were divided into two main groups. These groups were the separatists and non-separatists. ... "Deists were freethinkers" (Jackson 391). ... Edwards's sermons were very Puritan. ...

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Religion is no longer for worship, but for profit. ... (" There is, however, one major problem with television as such a strong method of communication - it is based on visualization. ... He said that 46 % of people who frequently attend churches live 12 % longer then people who do not let G-d into their lives. ... The intentions of the show were only to get more people to join in, not to portray the message of G-d. ... There is very little critique about religion as business because, frankly, government cannot restrict it. ...

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This then would justify the view in society of why women are not equal to man and why they are not given the same rights and liberties as man. ... The citizens of ancient Egypt were no different. ... For example, if there were two parties accused for a theft, the mashkim would say that the gods would show who is guilty by taking a hot spoon and having both individuals lick it then, he would examine their tongues to see which one the god has said to be guilty. ... Hence, there are no in-between stages (Dillery 58) . ... With the advancement of civilization, there was no need anymore for a go...

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In the early Hindu religious ideas were developed. ... Rituals were performed before and after childhood. ... Then they take 7 steps around the fire. ... These are then divided into smaller sections within the parts. ... It is believed that it is a divine law that no karmic situation will exceed your abilities. ...

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They were afraid the Angel wouldn't make it through the winter, but they didn't do anything to try to help him. ... "The Angel went dragging himself about here and there like a stray dying man. ... There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth, and his pitiful condition of a drenched great-grandfather had taken away any sense of grandeur he might have had"(233). ... "She kept watching him even when she was through cutting the onions and she kept watching until it was no longer possible for her to see him, because then he was no longer a...

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When it comes to the subject of animal rights there is a never ending debate of what is morally right to do to animals and what actions towards those animals are justified. ... If a farm animal lived a happy life but was then killed for food, does that make it better than a factory farm? ... (Www.amprogress.org) Thanks to animal-based research there is a new molecular and genetic understanding of a tumors biology and allows for doctors to set up treatment to more directly kill cancer cells. ... According to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, in 2014 alone 9.1 billion animals...

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