James provides the stronger of the two arguments, as not only recognizes that there is an inherent need to understand the origins of religions, but most importantly that it is the fruits and not the roots of religion that are of greater importance to humanity in understanding the need for religion. ... All questions of value, according to James, can be answered in knowledge gained through experience. ... For those who question religious belief, James claims that those questions are of little importance to the practice of religion, or to the understanding and to the actions, which have very ...

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His study concluded that depending upon the person and situation most people will inflict pain on others when they know they will not be held morally or legally accountable, especially if they have something to gain or lose. ... Another aspect I find to be true in Lessing's thesis, is when she wrote "what is dangerous is not the belonging to a group, or groups, but not understanding the social laws that govern groups and govern us." ...

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Humans gain understanding in many other ways, such as through literature, the arts, philosophical reflection, and religious experience. Scientific knowledge may enrich aesthetic and moral perceptions, but these subjects extend beyond science's realm, which is to obtain a better understanding of the natural world. ...

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Humans have gained such a concept for the mere fact that sitting and taking notes in a square classroom does not allow them to think for themselves; it only dulls and weakens such a beautiful thing, the mind. ... When students to go school, they should have a yearning to learn and gain a better understanding of the world around them. ... This means that even though the teachers and students have plenty of interaction, the teachers do not attempt to go farther and make sure that the students are truly understanding the information and applying it in the right context. ...

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By educating the student through literature, video, internet, guest speakers, and then requiring them to get some hands-on experience, they will be able to gain a good understanding of the issue of Animal Rights and Animal Rights Activism. ... Incorporating service learning into the Animal Rights course is not the only tool that is essential to gaining a fundamental understanding of the issue of Animal Rights. ... An introduction and a basic understanding of the idea of speciesism is arguably the most important part of the course. ...

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By this so, I have come to regard notion with what a suffering being in the facticity of existing could portray, and that amidst all the concepts of understanding which would cause this, man would still participate of the misery and despair that are quite partly inept of what his being is. This is quite a vague notion to underlie but understanding Kierkegaard and his description of angst as a conception that man is indeed trapped into the misery of life; the understanding of the cause of his being would illuminate the ideas presented. ... This concept, which manifestly recognizes Kierkegaard ...

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Further, due to difficulties encountered trying to evaluate human behaviour, some minor yet relevant factors are brought into the account to assist our understanding. ... Firstly, we have to consider the ways of gaining understanding. ... We cannot rely exclusively on self-attained knowledge, which would lead to a very limited and usually incorrect understanding. ...

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However, human clonning is more then just for scientist self-interest or for personal gain, it more about scientist interest in helping humans to live a better and happier life. ... A better understanding differentiation wil allow biologist to transform stem cell into which ever cell that he or she desires. ...

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He explains our focus on gaining the knowledge and capacity in order to control the forces of nature and take from it the wealth to satisfy their needs. ... The other asset is the satisfaction gained through art. ...

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It proves to be relevant in understanding Moody's developmental process from a contextual perspective, where the main focus is on how it occurs in real world settings. ... In order to understand the main idea of developmental contextualism, one must have a firm understanding of the situation in which a relationship between an individual and their physical and social environment takes place. ...

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When you strip away all the layers that have been influenced by society, family, friends and self-interests, what do we find at the core of human nature? That is, are we naturally inclined to act cooperatively towards other people or do we only act in our self-interests, even if that includes undermining another person's self-worth. This age old enigmatic question has baffled the minds of philosophers and scientists since the Pre-Socratic era (6th c. – 5th c. BCE). ...

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