In this post, I will be responding to Elizabeth Pitroff's post, entitled "A Response to A Conglomoration of Posts and General Concepts"
http://elizabethpitroff.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-response-to-conglomoration-of-posts.html
Elizabeth, I really enjoyed your post about the addition of religious figures into the theories of various philosophers. I feel like the addition of God into philosophical theories negatively affects the credence of the arguments. I also find Darwin's theory the most valid due to the lack of credit he gives to a God. I really liked your example of eating a salad and discovering the worms to describe how you feel about theories that include religious figures. I loved this example because it describes perfectly how I feel about it, too. I couldn't agree more with your post.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Response to "Discussion-based Topic" by Elizabeth Pitroff
In this post, I will be responding to Elizabeth Pitroff's post, entitled "Discussion-based Topic"
http://elizabethpitroff.blogspot.com/2013/05/discussion-based-topic.html
In regard to Elizabeth's question at the end of her post, I also, like Elizabeth, strive for academic excellence. However, I do not feel as though my goal of getting good grades is hindering my desire to gain knowledge. I do realize that some students could care less about what they are learning, they only care about getting good, or at least decent, grades. However in my case, I care about actually gaining knowledge and enjoy my classes. I think one of the reasons why some students only care about grades is because of the way students get rewarded for them. For example, students with good grades can graduate with honors, get recognition for making the Dean's List, and receive scholarships among other benefits for their academic excellence. Although I enjoy these benefits, I care more about gaining knowledge than simply getting good grades.
http://elizabethpitroff.blogspot.com/2013/05/discussion-based-topic.html
In regard to Elizabeth's question at the end of her post, I also, like Elizabeth, strive for academic excellence. However, I do not feel as though my goal of getting good grades is hindering my desire to gain knowledge. I do realize that some students could care less about what they are learning, they only care about getting good, or at least decent, grades. However in my case, I care about actually gaining knowledge and enjoy my classes. I think one of the reasons why some students only care about grades is because of the way students get rewarded for them. For example, students with good grades can graduate with honors, get recognition for making the Dean's List, and receive scholarships among other benefits for their academic excellence. Although I enjoy these benefits, I care more about gaining knowledge than simply getting good grades.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Creationists' Opinion on the Fate of Humanity
Question: Do creationists agree or disagree with the
theory that the sun and planets will eventually get too cold to support life?
Although I am not positive, I am guessing that if creationists do accept this theory, they probably claim that it is God's decision to end humanity in this way. Some religious groups believe that when the world does end, they will be saved by God because they were faithful to him, and they will be spared from the dreadful fate of humanity. Overall, I think that even if creationists accept this theory, they will just twist it into something religious, and claim that it was all God's decision.
Although I am not positive, I am guessing that if creationists do accept this theory, they probably claim that it is God's decision to end humanity in this way. Some religious groups believe that when the world does end, they will be saved by God because they were faithful to him, and they will be spared from the dreadful fate of humanity. Overall, I think that even if creationists accept this theory, they will just twist it into something religious, and claim that it was all God's decision.
Response to "Memes to Genes?" by Corbin Brassard
In this post, I will be responding to Corbin Brassard's post, entitled "Memes to Genes?"
http://corbinbrassard.blogspot.com/2013/04/memes-to-genes.html?showComment=1367204638809#c265019588609016359
In his post, Corbin ponders whether memes facilitate natural selection. He asks, "Are those who don't follow memes weeded out?" Although I am also not positive what the answer is to this question, I do feel like memes can at least somewhat facilitate natural selection. I feel like there are some memes that could cause people to be "weeded out" if they do not follow them. For example, say there's a group of people living together in the same community. If every person in this group spoke a common language, except for one person, that one person would probably have a much harder time surviving. If the person cannot learn this language, and they cannot communicate with the rest of the group, they have a greater chance of dying, and therefore not passing on their genes to offspring. This would also be true if the group were in a life or death situation in which the group could not save everyone, because the group would be more likely to save the people who they can easily communicate with. Therefore, the people who do not speak the common language of the group, or do not follow the meme, die and do not pass on their genes. As previously stated, I am in no way claiming to have the right answer to this question; however, I do believe that memes can, at least somewhat, facilitate natural selection.
http://corbinbrassard.blogspot.com/2013/04/memes-to-genes.html?showComment=1367204638809#c265019588609016359
In his post, Corbin ponders whether memes facilitate natural selection. He asks, "Are those who don't follow memes weeded out?" Although I am also not positive what the answer is to this question, I do feel like memes can at least somewhat facilitate natural selection. I feel like there are some memes that could cause people to be "weeded out" if they do not follow them. For example, say there's a group of people living together in the same community. If every person in this group spoke a common language, except for one person, that one person would probably have a much harder time surviving. If the person cannot learn this language, and they cannot communicate with the rest of the group, they have a greater chance of dying, and therefore not passing on their genes to offspring. This would also be true if the group were in a life or death situation in which the group could not save everyone, because the group would be more likely to save the people who they can easily communicate with. Therefore, the people who do not speak the common language of the group, or do not follow the meme, die and do not pass on their genes. As previously stated, I am in no way claiming to have the right answer to this question; however, I do believe that memes can, at least somewhat, facilitate natural selection.
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