is impossible for any being to be the efficient cause of itself because then it would have to bring itself into being‚ and to bring itself into being‚ it would have to exist before it existed. If a being exists‚ it is because some being prior to it was its cause. Therefore‚ if no first cause exists‚ neither will any other being exist. Therefore‚ there is a first efficient cause--God. Matter is just as suitable of a conclusion to us as a being and it answers the first efficient cause argument. Matter
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scientists have not come to a 100% conclusion on whether it was true or is not true. Thus why it is called a theory and not a law. A theory being not 100% scientifically proven‚ and a law meaning evidence shows that is 100% true. So how did humans come into existence? Was it really natural selection that made humans what they are today? With the evidence provided with research and debates‚ I have a belief that it
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the intellectual aspects that go into every religion‚ the psychological factors of religion‚ and the sociological influences on religion. We’ll take an in depth look at each factor and also my own opinion on what religion is. It seems that religion exists as a belief system to help people explain events that would otherwise be unexplainable. In fact Kenneth Dick said in "Man‚ Father of the Gods" "All religions start as a mere imaginary explanation for something not understood‚ and that is all they
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Diversity exists. How could you be oblivious to it? Unfortunately‚ even though there is a visual aspect of diversity‚ not everyone can grasp the concept of diversity. The concept of diversity embraces respect and acceptance within our culture. There are so many dimensions of diversity‚ which include race‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ physical appearance‚ sexual orientation‚ and‚ but not limited to beliefs. Physically you can see the difference‚ but morally is it accepted by everyone? There are so many different
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had a great power to take lives of Jewish people. Today‚ similarly to Hitler’s reason‚ there is a problem called smuggling of people. Generally‚ people who are smuggled are from either Africa or Middle East‚ they were never European. Smuggling still exists because superior races think that they can employ them illegally. Second‚ in aspect of inferior people‚ there is a fear of superior ones. Being a criminal race produces that kind of fear. As Russell (1998‚ p.124) mentions Wilson’s thesis about black
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Why does rape exist and what causes it? What is it about our society that makes rape one of the fastest growing violent crimes in this country? The causes and reasons for rape are deeply entrenched in our social structure. We can explore some of the motivations and circumstances‚ which lead men to rape. We have learned that some men rape out of anger and a need to overpower‚ dominate‚ and humiliate. We can also look at some of the historical attitudes from which today ’s beliefs and stereotypes have
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Michelle Chai Why does war exist? Conflicts occur everyday between individuals such as siblings or even between the local grocer and his/her customer. When conflicts are magnified at the national or even global level‚ it can result in a war between the two parties. More explicitly‚ war occurs when two groups are in conflict with each other for any reason over a period of time. Therefore‚ war exists because people are not happy with the government and also because of greed. War exists because people
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- - - “WHY DOES INCOME INEQUALITY EXIST?” Submitted to: - Submitted by: - - - - 4. Why does income inequality exist? Income inequality‚ also known as economic inequality or wealth and income differences typically refers to inequality among individuals and society‚ but it can also refer to disparity among countries. There are many reasons for this phenomenon to happen within the societies‚ most of them are often inter-related. However‚ we could say that the most important
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How does one find the excuse for slavery to be acceptable? Most people when they hear the term‚ slavery‚ they automatically think of the colonization of the Americas‚ the triangular trade‚ or the civil war. What some forget to think about is the fact that slavery is still a huge epidemic occurring all around the world today. Many children from democratic countries develop an overall idea of what slavery is and that it has a negative connotation. So why does slavery still exist? Do the owners
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continue to help spread racism and make it an even bigger problem than it was before. A big misconception is that racism is only seen by the lower classes and that more underdeveloped countries have these problems‚ but this isn’t that case at all. Racism does happen in under-developed areas such as in Zimbabwe‚ where there has been increasing racial tension because of a lack of money and land so the poor black farmers are blaming the white farmers for this and are racist to them‚ but racism is also seen
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