He claims that we can be certain of what we clearly and distinctly perceive without knowing that God exists, but only at the time when we perceive it. God’s existence adds a general certainty to what we clearly and distinctly perceive to be true. Descartes says, “When I said that we can know nothing for certain until we are aware that God exists, I expressly declared that I was speaking of knowledge of those conclusions that can be recalled when we are no longer attending to the arguments by which we deduced them.” This meaning that when in regard to the earlier quotes of, “I am certain that God exists only because I am certain of whatever I clearly and distinctly perceive and I am certain of whatever I clearly and distinctly perceive only because I am certain that God exists,” of which is claimed to be circular, Descartes claims there are two interpretations to these. According to the first statement, while we are clearly and distinctly perceiving some particular proposition, then we can be certain of that proposition, but because of the possibility of the evil demon, I lose this certainty as soon as we turn our attention away from it, as we may have been deceived that we did in fact actually perceive it clearly and distinctly. So, therefore we do not actually know that the proposition is true unless we are actually attending to it.
For Anselm, God cannot not exist. Descartes supported Anselm in his book ‘meditations’ and developed Anselm’s argument particularly in terms of necessary being. He based his argument for God’s existence on the idea that God is a ‘supremely perfect being’. Descartes believed that we can conclude that God exists, because existence is a predicate of a perfect being; therefore God must exist to avoid being self contradictory.
He states that someone can easily substitute God or final reality for fairies, if the outcome is the same. There is no compulsory argument in favor of one or the other. It’s all ‘between our ears’. James did have deep respect for religion that enriches the human life; he believed that all cultures turn to a god (or gods). There is said to be no compelling rational argument to be found either against or for the existence of God, but James believed there to be some sort of God for everyone because he studied the effects of people involved in religion and people who were not.
Our environment shapes how our genes affect us though. Genes work in mysterious ways and we may not enjoy what the give to us. Good or bad, genes are what turn on nurture so our environment can shape who we are, how we behave, and possibly who we love. Ridley certainly backs his theories with much evidence and this book strongly displays his opinion of how nature brings about nurture. From the text, I gathered that Ridley wrote The Agile Gene from a biological perspective of psychology.
The relationship between a theistic God (considering there is one) and morality cannot be explained in simply a few sentences. One may immediately come to the conclusion that God decides what is moral and immoral. This is known as Divine Command Theory which says that morality is dependent on God’s commands. However, this gives rise to the other side that says an action is moral because God approves of it. This is known as the Autonomy thesis which says that morality is not dependent on God’s commands.
Pausch explains how to get through obstacles in life and to just live life because you never know what could happen. Pausch uses his life problems to teach us lessons for ours. Everybody has their goals in life and something will most of the time get in the way. “Brick walls are there for a reason. They give us a chance to show how badly we want something” (79).
He says that when we are babies one of our first instincts is to obtain food. To get food we depend on others to get it for us by crying and Lee describes that as a very basic level of selfishness. Lee also mentions that our view of the world is also very self-centered. As an infant, you’re unaware of the full scope of the world around you. All you know is you and your needs.
Free will means that God does not have any set destiny for us. If God were to create free agents that could only choose good, that would mean that God laid out a destiny of good for all agents. Even though God is omniscient, free will is still possible because while God may know the choices we are going to make, he is not the cause of them. Since God does not choose or cause our destiny, we still have free will. In response to the option in which God creates a world with free agents and no evil, a world with no evil would mean a world with no good, so it would be impossible for God to create a free agents that only choose good, since evil does not exist.
The Character I Have Formed Character is defined as “the group of ethical and mental characteristics that mark a person or group.” I believe many experiences in our lives define who we are and the character that is produced. Helen Keller once said “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” My character has been formed by learning from my mistakes, my parents, and those around me who influence me. I believe the main way a person’s character is formed is through making mistakes and learning from them, specifically for me. I have made several mistakes in my life but that is okay because
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