Christina Boyd APOL 104 Online December 14‚ 2012 Critical Thinking Assignment Part I - Analysis of Humanism Origin- Most Hindu’s believe there is sufficient evidence to support the biologica evolution theory. In India even the God-fearing people believe in this. The classical origin of humans however is different. Hindu’s originally believed that the god Brahma‚ with help from Vishnu and Shiva performed the act of ‘creation’. More specifically “propagating life within the universe”
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Jesus Lopez Apol 104 Week 6 June 25th‚ 2012 Critical Thinking Assignment A prince named Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) founded “Buddhism” in the sixth century before the birth of Christ. Buddhism is better understood as philosophy rather than a religion and follows the concept of the Four Noble Truths and the Eight Fold Noble path. Part I - Analysis of Buddhism 1. Origin – In the Buddhist Worldview‚ life and the world have no beginning or end. “There is no reason to suppose that
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Erica L. Allen 5/2/15 Professor Mabry Apol 104 Critical Thinking Assignment Secular Humanism regarding the question of origin‚ seems to lean toward the determination “that matter has always existed and given enough time and chance‚ the end result is what you see around you today.” (Weider‚ Gutierrez 64). There is a lack of evidence that God exists and man is viewed rather as a machine‚ having no control over their existence and once man’s life has come to an end‚ this machine ends (65). Humanists
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Discussion Board 2 First we should start up a conversation with them. Take time to ask them about their background‚ beliefs‚ interests‚ or other things of that nature. “Understanding a person’s worldview can help you to communicate with them better as well as help you understand what they believe and why they act in certain way.” (Gutierrez & Weider‚ 2011‚ p. 66) Make sure you are actively listening. After that‚ the conversation could be led to beliefs or common backgrounds. At this point tell
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Christy Apologetics 104 Critical Thinking Assignment Buddhist worldview is unique in retrospect that they do not worship any gods nor God. They are looking for enlightenment to reach the state of Nirvana. In regard to the origin of Buddhism they believe there is no beginning nor end. It was founded by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) during the sixth century in Northern India. After he encountered all four kinds of suffering: old age‚ sickness‚ death‚ and poverty Siddhartha became disillusioned
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Apol 104 1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? -The Christian gospel is perceived in different ways. If you are a Christian you will know that the gospel is God’s good news and we can find it in the Bible. They teach us what is the only way to heaven. As a non- Christian you will think of this as just a story that somebody made up a long time ago in order to make you behave and do the right things. 2. What are some specific moral reasons people may reject
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* Question 1 3 out of 3 points | | | “I believe that abortion is morally right because a majority of people in this community believe it to be so”. - This is an example of:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | Cultural Relativism. | | | | | * Question 2 3 out of 3 points | | | Some forms of deterministic thinking describe certain behaviors as a matter of genetic destiny rather than personal choice.Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | True | | | | |
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Critical Thinking Assignment APOL-104 June 25‚ 2012 Critical Thinking Assignment PART ONE: The Question of Origin In Buddhism‚ they do not teach nor do they believe that there is an all-powerful God that created the universe. They look to Buddha‚ the religion’s founder‚ for a model of how to behave. In the Buddhist view‚ the universe is infinite in both time and space and the universe is created and destroyed over and over again in a process we call natural evolution. The Question of
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1. What are some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture? Within our culture the Christian gospel can be professed as misunderstanding or even as Christians portraying themselves as being above that come from other religious backgrounds. One view that is disturbing is that Christians are known to be hypocritical by saying that they are Christian but their actions show differently. In some ways these perceptions are true as some Christians specially carnal Christians have a habit of
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Quiz 5 Question 1 3 out of 3 points Siddhartha Gautama was born into: Selected Answer: A wealthy family Question 2 3 out of 3 points The Eightfold Path consists of eight steps/points which are to be achieved in a sequential (one after the other) manner. Selected Answer: False Question 3 3 out of 3 points Since the “Fall” of humanity (Genesis Chapter 3) mankind has sought to declare independence from God. Selected Answer: True Question 4 3 out of 3 points The title “Buddha” literally
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