I believe in open mindedness, even if you can’t see or test something it does not mean that it is not true… seeing is not always believing.…
William K. Clifford sets out to show in “The Ethics of Belief” that “it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence…” In this paper, I will show that his argument lacks key definitions needed in order to found his inference upon and that it begs the question as to what qualifies as “insufficient” evidence. Furthermore, I will show that the primary issue is not the belief but the results of the belief that is important and that all judgment and interpretation should be based upon said results.…
1. Putnam’s claim: As stated in paragraph 5, in today’s society, it’s not always necessary to stay married for the sake of the child. I agree with this statement in a sense, meaning that every situation is different. For example: two people may need to separate for the safety of the child or other spouse. People sometimes discuss divorce in an almost pious reverence because I believe that most people view marriage as a symbol of wholeness, or sacredness, and when you talk about divorce, we tend to picture half a person.…
When we do anything, it is influenced by our past and the people around us. This is the same case for scientific concepts and theories as we try to compare and test them against what we have learned before, even if neither of them is factual or heavily supported by most people. For example, when my family and I were visiting an apartment, the landlord kept talking about the benefits of Vitamin C, referencing a novel. Once we left the complex, my father told us that there weren’t as many advantages to Vitamin C as the landlord had told us. Both of the landlord and I depended on certain people to determine what is right and wrong, but are either of us correct? On one hand, my father has enough experience to make him credible, but he didn’t give…
That argument is very logical hinting the repetitive phrase, “I’ll believe when I see it.” However, there are a lot of things that are not visible that we believe in. For example, in America 9 out of 10 Americans believe in God. God is not visible to us, so why don’t 9 out of 10 Americans believe in Bigfoot? Now in no way am I comparing the greatness of God to some creature in the woods, but when it comes to our belief in the things we cannot see, I feel as if we can treat certain things like we treat our belief in God. Also, in many science courses we learn about different things like carbon monoxide and air that we breathe that we can not see but we believe that those things contribute to our lives, so why not believe in something that we have not seen? Another argument that would challenge the theory of the existence of Bigfoot is that there is not any clear physical or visual evidence that proves Bigfoot is real. Well, a Bigfoot believer would quickly say, what on Earth can make an abnormally large footprint the size of 15 inches in the woods? That question more than likely cannot be answered without some deep thought and research and the question still may not be able to be answered. Also, throughout research and studies, a definite classification cannot be determined. If we can not conclude on the classification of Bigfoot, then of course proof will be…
To start with, circumstantial evidence does not contain any scientific analysis. For example, in the Ted talks, Francisco Carrillo was convicted of a murder case. Science has shown that people only have the ability to see an object in three feet during the night of the murder. The murderer is in a moving car that is more than three feet away from the victim, there is no way that they can clearly see the murderer’s face. This case was overturned after Francisco Carrillo had served twenty years in prison (Fraser). Another example is…
Now, your argument is that there is a pen. The skeptic however argues you do not know that there is a pencil with certainty: (1) You do not know that ‘there is a pencil’ immediately, (2) That ‘there is a pencil’ does not follow logically from anything you do know, (3) If (1) and (2) are true, then if I know that ‘there is a pencil’ it is only through analogy or inference, (4) What is based on analogy or inference cannot be certain knowledge. In light of this argument, which of these argument is to be more likely; that there is a pencil right in front of you or knowing the four assumptions made by skeptics? It is extremely clear that the former is obviously likelier based on common sense.…
Foundation 's work. Although all of the evidence is sourced and compiled systematically, they are not…
Grounded in one’s core beliefs’ is the assumptions that guide their thought process (Walsh, 2013). People's assumptions are the second major concept within CBT, and this includes how a person perceives themselves and how they view others (Gladstone, 2017). In the case study, Asif has constructed a false misconception of himself that has been reinforced by his tendency to think negatively about the past and current life events (Walsh, 2013). This point confirms that there is a connection between one’s schemas and the assumptions they make. One of Asif's assumptions is based on the belief that no girls would like him because he is a "nice guy." He expressed that he witnessed girls who only friend guys that behave as "jerks" as boyfriend material.…
The two main conditions that could have affected his skepticism were his relationship with the process owner he was auditing and the materiality levels set forth for the audit. Jessica Randle, the wife of Will’s best friend, was the process owner for the area Will was currently auditing. This presents an issue in that skepticism can sometimes be influenced…
This essay will explain what My Foundations Lab is as well as explain what a Path Module is. Also this essay will tell you about my learning’s, my weaknesses and my strengths as well as the module I completed. You’ll find where to get help and different path module names and styles.…
How I know if certain information is true depends on the credibility of the source stating the information. If the source is from a single person, I can deem their credibility depending on their expertise in the field they are providing information from. The quality of expertise should meet the criteria of them having an extensive academic background knowledge on the topic, as well as personal experience within the field. Many professors and PhD’s would fall under this category as they have all had years of experience as well as having studied their area considerably. Online sources on the other hand can be more deceptive in my personal experience, take “The Daily Mail” online newspaper for example. Upon initial viewing of the website, the…
Mom and Pop sit down to read the daily newspaper. When they come across an article that peaks both their interest they begin to think into the matter and talk about it. This newspaper article is saying that children who were spanked are more likely to have health, behavioural, and emotional issues later in life when compared with children who were not spanked. They are able to come up with a few possible explanations however do not do any additional research into the study. They themselves believe they hold the trump card of experience in the matter and believe that from their time as parents which included raising four children that they are certain spankings do not affect children in that way because their own children experienced spanking and they saw first-hand that it would cause their kids to behave better. Their logic however shows serious flaws that can be explained. Mom and Pop have a pet belief from their personal experience on this issue and their argument shows signs of confirmation bias. On instance of this confirmation bias is an example of a biased search. Meaning that they only searched through their own memories for cases of spankings and came to the conclusion that their children behaved better after spankings and our productive members of society so the spankings could not have had negative effects. This however is biased because only using the example of four children who grew up in the same social setting is not representative of the general population and is therefore an invalid argument. Mom and Pop now understand that their argument did not include enough data to be used as a valid argument however are not ready to totally switch sides on the matter. They ask for a report on the argument made by the study and want to know about the validity of its findings. Upon reading the piece it becomes apparent that it too does not give everything needed to be a valid argument. It withholds the…
The identification and organization of a set of activities scheduled to ensure the achievement of the goals and aspiration of a system of education based on an existing design or model.…
Science involves trial and error - trying, failing and trying again. Science doesn't provide all the answers. It requires us to be skeptical so that our scientific "conclusions" can be modified or changed altogether as we make new discoveries.…