The Ontological Argument: An explanation and critical assessment Phil 361 Lec 01 Professor: Reid Buchanan Ryley Braun‚ 10013764 April 16‚ 2010 The ontological argument is an attempt to refute skepticism of God and prove His existence through reason alone. The philosopher‚ Saint Anselm‚ presented his work on the ontological argument‚ or argument from reason‚ in his text the Proslogium. The argument‚ on the surface‚ is very logically convincing and attempts to allure even the skeptic of
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Alcohol and Age of consumption Debate Being as young as we are alcohol can affects us in more ways than one. It can affect our behaviour‚ body and emotions‚ and we can see this in our generation of teenagers. So why is our alcohol consumption legalized to age 18? As well as the effect of alcohol on a teen’s body‚ it can affect a community in many ways‚ as they are the people dealing with the commotion of drunken teens. I strongly believe that the legal age for alcohol consumption should be
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In discussions of the death penalty‚ one controversial issue has been is it a good idea for the United States to use. On one hand‚ proponents argue that the death penalty is good for America. On the other hand‚ opponents contend that the death penalty is a horrible . Others even maintain stating that the death penalty costs america billions of dollars; however‚ my own view is that the death penalty is a useful and simplistic way of dealing with extravagant criminals. Death penalty is a just punishment
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One of the biggest problems in society today is the arguments over reproductive rights. It is an issue that has been taken and used by members of the neo-conservative right in order to hijack the vote of citizens of faith. The difficulty of this issue is it is an easy knee-jerk reaction issue. No thought is needed‚ all a person hears is ‘killing babies’ and they suddenly become Republican. Little consideration is given to the mother‚ society‚ or the Bible these leaders supposedly take their inspiration
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abolishing youth wages and the dangerous circumstances young people may be put into in to by employees seeking to exploit them. Our third speaker Judith will be summarizing our arguments and rebutting the opposition. Before I start to elaborate on my topics‚ I’d like to point out some major flaws in the opposition’s arguments. “sustaining distinct youth wages is truly a win-win situation" and my team here today would like to convince you that we should NOT abolsish youth wages First‚ abolishing
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During this debate there are arguments constantly going and many‚ many fallacies being made non-stop and rhetorical strategies always being used. Most of the arguments that appear throughout the debate were based off of an question that was asked by the audience or the host‚ and this is when everything happens due to the candidates committing so many fallacies to persuade Americans that they are fit for the position to be the President. During the debate the candidates were questioned on things that
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Good evening chairman‚ ladies and gentlemen. The topic for our debate is that we should ban academic streaming in schools. We the negative team believe that this should NOT happen. Before I get into the topic at hand I would just like to rebut some of the opposition’s points: Our first speaker Nevin has already stated the academic benefits of streaming
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Good morning‚ one and all! Today’s debate is quite interesting‚ as we are the victims‚ rather the part of the society who sees it very closely than the rest. Now‚ frankly speaking‚ within each one of us‚ somewhere or the other we feel‚ very strongly feel ‚ that board exams are a curse or rather some dangerous‚ ferocious animals. Truly the very spirit of examination aims at something noble‚ but unfortunately the implementation process is very unrealistic. The present examination systems‚ as I said
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still a huge debate in the sports world of whether or not this rule is the right choice. Before the rule was set in place‚ NBA commissioner David Stern said‚ “We have the right to set an age limit in the collective bargaining agreement. I believe we can work together to come up with something that is legally correct and will withstand legal challenge” (Should the NBA). The rule he was referring to was eventually put into action‚ but not without disagreement from both sides of the argument. The following
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Debate Over MMR Vaccine Enraged victims of the MMR Vaccine fight for the government to release evidences on the MMR Vaccination and how it is connected to Autism. While a lot of children are getting their regular vaccinations‚ there are some parents who avoid getting their child vaccinated‚ in fear of the regression of their child’s health. Vaccinations were developed to improve the health of children; however‚ the benefits of the vaccinations‚ like the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) Vaccination
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