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05/09/2013

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Term
to evoke in the individual a sense of grateful, affirmative
Definition
awe before the monstrous mystery that is existence
Term
mythology is to present an image of the cosmos
Definition
an image of the universe
round about, that will maintain and elicit this experience of awe. [or] …to present an image of the
cosmos that will maintain your sense of mystical awe and explain everything that you come into
contact with in the universe around you.
Term
f a mythological order is to validate and maintain a certain sociological
system
Definition
a shared set of rights and wrongs, proprieties or improprieties, on which your particular
social unit depends for its existence
Term
of myth is psychological
Definition
That myth must carry the individual through the
stages of his life, from birth through maturity through senility to death. helping figure out oneself
Term
what are campbells four functions of myth
Definition
affirmative, cosmos, sociological,psychological
Term
Campbell definition of myth
Definition
We still like to make up stories, just as our ancestors did, which use personification to explain the great forces of our existence. Such stories, which explain how the world began or where the sun goes when it sets, we call myths. Mythology is a natural product of the symbolizing mind; poets, when not making up myths of their own, are still commanding ancient ones."
Term
correspondence
Definition
a claim is true if it corresponds to what is so (the "facts" or "reality") and false if it does not correspond to what is so
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issues with the correspondence
Definition
Is the correspondence theory itself true? If so, what does it correspond to
Term
Coherence
Definition
a statement is true if it is logically consistent with other beliefs that are held to be true.
Term
issues with coherence
Definition
a belief can be consistent with all our other beliefs and yet have no independent supporting evidence.
Term
what are the five sexes
Definition
male
female
herms - both sexes
ferm - ovaries and males attributes
merms - testes and female attributes
Term
sex / gender distinction
Definition
sex is physical gender is of the mind
Term
the five sexes
Definition
Anne Faustus Sterling
Term
the tragedy of the commons
Definition
Garrett Hardin
Term
technical solution
Definition
technology will be able to feed and fix all problems
Term
HARDIN PLAN
Definition
SLOWLY CUTE OFF THE COMMONS FROM SOCIETY AND LET THEM DIE OFF SO THE REST OF THE PRIVILEGED CLASS CAN SURVIVE
Term
Richard Dawkins
Definition
the ultimate Boeing 747
Term
irreducible complexity
Definition
for something that create such a complex idea god must exist
Term
William Paley
Definition
the teleological argument
Term
teleological argument meaning?
Definition
the world is like a watch it needs a complex creator to build everything
Term
cosmological
Definition
First Cause is what we call God
Term
ontological
Definition
god is real because i said so damn it!!!
Term
antony flew
Definition
verification principle
Term
the verification principle
Definition
god does not exist because there no proof of god
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