Evidence is like "buttah," or something like that. Some sort of evidence controls almost everything we do, as does the devil, or at least that is who I blame. This paper, for example, is evidence for you that I can comprehend and understand the assigned readings. Every decision I make or belief I have is supposed to have evidence, or is it? This question, including the nature of evidence, is one that both W.K. Clifford and William James try to answer.
For Clifford "it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence" (118). But for James it is a little different. James believes that there are some questions that cannot wait for sufficient evidence and that in those cases it is not only right to decide using faith, but that one must decide by using faith. I know the previous statements are very short representations of James" and Clifford's ideas on the nature of evidence, but as the paper progresses the finer points will be brought out as well as an understanding of the similarities and differences in their ideas.
W.K. Clifford, The Ethics of Belief.
Clifford's main idea was that "it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone to believe anything upon insufficient evidence" (118). This idea is by no means all that can be gathered from his essay. Clifford made some very valid points about evidence in its relation to belief and its immense importance to humankind. .
Clifford described how dangerous it could be for humans to base a belief on anything but evidence. He also gave some very compelling examples of how insufficient evidence and stifling doubts leads to wrong beliefs, and how those beliefs affected others. Clifford used the example of a ship owner who knowingly allowed passengers to travel on a ship in need of repair, and then the ship went down killing all the passengers. The owner suppressed his doubts until he truly began to believe that the ship was of sound body.
The second type of trace evidence is glass. ... The third type of trace evidence is paint. ... The next kind of trace evidence is fibers. ... Since most of these are not naturally occurring in nature the prosecutors can argue that it was put there. The last type of trace evidence covered in this paper is fingerprint evidence. ...
Canadians are disinclined to allowing the government to infringe upon their rights, even if the infringement is of the most minimal of nature. ... Also it will prove that the DNA warrant provisions are constitutional in nature and it will show that the infringements on S.A.B.'... So then the question stands: Are the DNA warrant provisions outlined in the criminal code (ss. 487.04 - 487.09) constitutional in nature? ... It seems appropriate to consider that analysis because it helps prove that the sections of the criminal code in question, in the S.A.B. case, are in fact constitutional ...
The definition of human nature plays a very important role in Thucydides" account of the Peloponnesian War. ... According to Thucydides, both of these conflicting ideas stem from this idea of human nature, namely, the inherent goal of the human being is to follow self interest. According to Thucydides, history repeats itself because of human nature. ... From a philosophical perspective, there is a causal relationship between events in history and the inherent need for survival punctuated by this bleak theory of our nature. ... Thucydides" insight into the role of human nature and history i...
Emerson believed nature is the essences unchanged by man. How we view what is around us, but very few adults can see nature. ... Emerson proposed that we, man and people, demand our own works and laws and worship nature is describing its own design, and, in finding its true theory, its scientific true theory, will be its own evidence and its test is to explain all phenomena. ... Language is a third use which nature sub serves to man. ... In the third fact, Emerson believed nature is the symbol of spirit. ...
Hence, a posteriori evidence about God is not possible. ... To support his argument, he refers to the work of John Calvin in which Calvin states, "it is not a doctrine that must be first learned in school, but one of which each of us is master from his mother's womb and which nature itself permits no one to forget" (141). ... This quote supports the claim that God's existence does not require empirical evidence because empirical evidence is not a necessary condition for God's existence. ... Do you have evidence to make us believe as well? ... It just means that there...
Nature vs. ... Nurture seems to be the explanation that holds the most tangible evidence to support it as existing in our everyday life. ... They leave us with the conclusion that maybe there is some truth to the theory of nature. ... The theory that poses enough evidence through studies and in my personal experience seems to be true. ... Both views of nature vs. nurture hold a substantial amount of evidence supporting each idea about how we become who we are. ...
Nature vs. ... Nurture seems to be the explanation that holds the most tangible evidence to support it as existing in our everyday life. ... They leave us with the conclusion that maybe there is some truth to the theory of nature. ... The theory that poses enough evidence through studies and in my personal experience seems to be true. ... Both views of nature vs. nurture hold a substantial amount of evidence supporting each idea about how we become who we are. ...
Which one is more strong nature or nurture? ... There is plenty of evidence to support the nature theory, but supporters of nurture also have some valid points. ... "Recent evidence indicates that culture actually shapes the hard-wiring or the human primate, a creature largely born bereft of instinct and known for its extreme plasticity"(Nature Vs. ... Based on the evidence that I have found and experienced myself about nature and nurture I believe they are both very influential. ... It is nature via nurture. ...
According to Plato, by nature, human is a political animal. ... This is a strong evidence that politics is an essential element of human survival. ... The fact that certain thoughts and ideas prove to be relevant after centuries is a strong evidence that regardless of time and geography human beings share certain inalienable traits. ... The case that human beings share identical traits with ancestors is a strong evidence that human nature has always been the same and will always will be. ... As Plato stated, human nature will always be political due to the fact that nature has programmed us...
