School shootings are a recent American phenomenon, I grew up in Eastern Europe and we never had serious behavior problems in schools even though the children mostly were not given corporal punishment. Children were taught to behave according to place and situation, and to respect older people...
I am declaring my majors/minors in September, and need some help deciding. I know I want to double up, but what fields would be the best choices, and what should go where? I have more or less decided on Arabic, Armenian, Persian, Turkish Studies (with focus on Armenian) as a major with a...
I got into The University of Michigan School of Lit, Science, and the Arts (most compet) with a 3.72, while people I know with 3.9 were rejected. As long as your GPA is respectable, it doesn't make or break anything. Like Monigue and SpaceTiger said, it depends more on the other things youve...
Of course, Pascal's Wager works only for people who are considering the Judo-Christian-Islaamic "God" and are open to the possibility. Not to mention people who can make themselves believe something for a reward...
I agree with Dayle on the Greeks. Although they were sadly religious, they...
We are talking about complete devout belief = closed mind. I never claimed that Atheism itself is an illogical position (I obviously don't find it to be such...)
Pascal's Wager! I wrote a paper on it. He did take an interesting and original approach. :cool:
I have only one problem with his logic...I can't force myself to believe something even for a possible reward/avoidance of punishment. Thats not how one forms a belief. Maybe there are...
I believe that its more difficult to study in Britain, the standards are higher in terms of material etc. Plus, I can't speak for you, but I would enjoy living in Britain more than in US. I don't know where you live currently, but if you are European you will likely think many US citizens are...
Well, haven't we been known to act "against our personality"? Sometimes a situation is important enough to us that we are motivated to act in a certain way even if its against our typical reaction. Just brainstorming here.
wow interesting question lol I am not big on math, although I've done well in it and didnt have trouble. I stopped after college trig (Im a college sophomore) Even I had this experience, it just means that youre an independent thinker. Its a good thing.
As for the one sentance question: My...
I saw that movie recently on tv on a friend's recommendation. I didnt really enjoy it much, but it was interesting/thought provoking. I really think that intention is what counts, not the action.
This idea is accepted and incorporated by many law makers in this country and others around...
I also have the greatest respect for Buddhism out of all major world religions. Its much more reality and humanity based. Plus, the philosophy of life behind it is pure goodness. ie One doesn't hear about wars, genocides, take overs, and terracts over Buddhism for a reason.
Although I...
It is illogical to claim that one knows for 100%, so I suppose it is illogical to think that possibility of any diety is 0% such as what traditional Atheism suggests. It is wise to go with what one believes to be most likely while staying open to the other possibilities, and accept simply not...
I spoke about this just yesterday with a professor of mine. She gave me some videos to watch on String Theory. Explain something to me.
My professor said that with the holographic universe theory, it is proposed that each part of the universe contains all of the universe within it. What...
The reason Lenin is loved and Stalin is not, is exactly that Lenin was not the evil personality that Stalin was. He was a devout Marxist, and did what he did for what he believed to be the greater good. I grew up in the former SU, people there were taught to love and respect Lenin. He was...