week 11

I kinda am in both with Mill opinion of the harm principle. I agree that people are allowed to choice what they want to do and the decisions shouldn't effect others. But I also disagree with the statement. For example if your father was an alcoholic it will harm you and your family. Although he morally made the decision of drinking it doesn't mean it shouldn't effect others. The outcome would be that many people will be effected by this decisions/ action. Overall people actions will hurt someone at the end and it should be a concern at times.

week 8

I do agree with the fact that faith is important for religious conviction, because having faith is one of the many traits you must have while following a religion. You must have the faith of able to trust your god and the decisions it makes for you. You can't trust him because that just means why believe. When being part of a religion you put all your faith and you pray for every little thing possible. It's important to have faith as a religious person.

week 6

Is there any difference between the programming of computers, and the 'programming' of humans by society?

I believe it’s very similar on how people are told to be to be accepted by society. It’s very interesting on how people are told to not express their feelings because they might seem weak to society. Just kinda like the computer it has very dull answers and emotions. And sometimes that’s how some humnas are, they act very hard with no emotions. 

week 5

 I'm 100% persuaded by the arguments of Decarte that we are made out of two different substances. Why am I persuaded? well heres why, I totally believe that physicalism make a great point to say how both the brain and the body are two different things, as shown in the movie freaky Friday you can really tell how although there was body switch the brain/ self conscious stayed the same. This shows how honestly although our body and mind are attach to the same body doesn't mean that they are related to one another and effect one another. Just as shown in the movie just because the mom was in her daughter body it didn't make her feel younger because she knew she wasn't that young. The mom was conscious that just because a body swap happen it doesn't mean the way she thinks will change. You can also see it when the daughter switches to her moms body she immediately still acts herself. This is why I'm persuaded by Decrate argument because in many different movies you see this same exact thing. Also side note dualism can mean much more than just the brain and the body but also about God and world, good and evil and so on.

week 3

I do believe and agree that our knowledge is based on the use of our sense. Every body in the world views there surroundings differently depending on past experiences. Some one who has grown up in a upper class environment see the world way differently than someone in the lower class. You can't compare yourself with nobody and that is a reason on why we all are unique in some way or another.

Descartes week 2

Week 2 was a very interesting one. I actually enjoyed reading about methological skepticism and about Descartes and ect. It really opens up your mind and it makes question your life while reading. I do believe that we tend to believe things until it becomes impossible  to believe them, rather than doubting everything we can because we tend to overthink and we tend to believe that things like that only happen in movies. We tend to doubt ourselves as people and our capabilities. Another thing I enjoyed about this week was the discussion board it's always interesting to see what others think about and the similarities you have with others. Sometimes we realize we agree with each others thoughts. So talking about "The Matrix" and how it can relate to what we learn this week was an eyeopener. It made you evaluate the film in a much different way.

How is philosophy supposed to be liberating?

• Philosophy is liberating because it's a way in which you can explore your mind and explore the questions you have about history, humans, and just about everything. It gives you the option to learn about you questions and know the facts and the truth about a topic. It's a way in which you can feel free to study anything on your time. The way you can use different methods to get the answer to your question. It's the ability to gain wisdom!