Fall 2009 Philosophy of Human Nature Student wiki posts

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Alfino 18:21, 10 November 2009 (UTC)

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• Is Science based on Faith?"Gvanni 6:23, 8 December 2009 (UTC)"

This is a video about science, religion, and NOMA and it talks about the history of what people believed about science and religion. A lot of the time in history, people were forced to think one way or another. It's kinda long, but really informative. There are a lot of things i agree with and do not agree with. Real thought provoker.

• The trouble with NOMA"Gvanni 06:03, 8 December 2009 (UTC)"

This is an article that discusses what we talked about in class on monday. About the conflict between religion and science. This article discusses NOMA and the issues with it and gives a bit of history about it.

• Evil vs. The Butterfly Effect"Gvanni 04:33, 2 December 2009 (UTC)"

This is an article about Good vs. Evil. Bringing up the question "If there is an all powerful God then why doesn't this God stop evil?" This article also discusses the butterfly effect, which i find an interesting topic when it comes to good vs. evil that we have not discussed. This page also has other links to articles about good and evil.

• Women Priests-No Chance"Gvanni 04:18, 2 December 2009 (UTC)"

I thought this would be an interesting article for all to read considering our topic of discussion today. I know most of us would not mind if there were women priests, but here is an article from a man discussing why women have zero chance at becoming priests.

• John Locke's Theory of personal identity"Kwick 03:14, 11 November 2009 (UTC)"

I thought this was a very nice and concise summary of Locke's opinion on the issue of personal identity.

• Helpful Guide comparing Epicureans and Stoics "Kwick 03:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)"

This Chart is very helpful if you are looking for for a couple of simple and straight-forward facts or want to compare Epicureans and Stoics easily.

• Interesting opinion on Egolessness/no-self "Kwick 03:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)"

This article give the three marks and talks about no-self which it refers to as "egolessness".

• Free Will Opinion clip "Kwick 03:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)"

This short clip connects the tree falling in the forest philosophy with science. I just really thought that was a thought provoking question that was asked and this video made me think harder about it.

• Movie on the tree falling in the forest "Kwick 03:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)"

This video is kind of set up as an interview but one guy does all of the talking and he connects science with free will and discusses how they can and cannot be related.

• Ship of Theseus "Kwick 03:15, 11 November 2009 (UTC)"

This youtube video has funny animation(very creative) and explains the thoughts on the ship of theseus in more detail. I also thought this was a very thought provoking question, so I found this video helpful in thinking more about it.

• Good and Evil-"Kwick 10:25, 6 December 2009 (UTC)"

This page is interesting because it gives the thoughts of each philosopher and their perspectives on good v. evil.

• Let's Stick to the Science"-Kwick 10:25, 6 December 2009 (UTC)"

This is an article where Barret argues that he did not state that humans innately believe in God, but they have propensities to do so. Barret tries to keep his conspiracies straight. Grayling, a psychologist, has said some things that Barrett tries to clarify. This article is helpful because it really shows and affirms Barret's beliefs and what he is trying to tell people.

• Evil as Evidence for God"-Kwick 11:11, 6 December 2009 (UTC)"

In this article Koukl discusses how evil and morality relate and he gives "answers" to many common questions about evil and morality.

• The Gospel of Inclusion and Carlton Pearson "-Kwick 11:11, 6 December 2009 (UTC)"

This is some background information on Rev. Carlton Pearson and a summary of his main argumnets in his talk on "The Gospel of Inclusion". This is from another point of view, however.

• Buddhism in America --Abrew 01:42, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

I found this NBC News Special very interesting as it discusses how Buddhism meshes and clashes with American culture.

• Platonism in Metaphysics --Abrew 02:30, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

This article from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy really helped me understand Platonic Metaphysics a little better. It uses some concrete examples that helped clarify a few questions I had about Platonism.

• Mind of a Murderer --Abrew 02:46, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

This is a youtube excerpt of the documentry "Mind of a Murderer" which is related to the article "Damaged" we read last week. It discusses the psychology of serial killers and interviews psychiatrist Dorothy Lewis who was mentioned in the article as well.

• The Buddhist Concept of Anatta --Abrew 22:18, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

I used this website in writing my Buddhism analysis paper. It has some good discussions on the concept of anatta or "no self" along with meditation.

• Free Will: Now You Have It, Now You Don’t --Abrew 22:42, 7 December 2009 (UTC)

This New York Times article related to the idea of Free Will explains the accounts of various scientific philosophers and their perception of it. Their accounts are backed up with a little more specific science than we discussed in class.