The French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote in his Pensées about a very interesting way to believe in the Christian God. Pascal argues that people have to choose how to act: whether to believe in God or not. However‚ Pascal arrives at the conclusion that belief in the Christian God is the rational course of action‚ even if there is no evidence that He exists. Pascal’s claim is that it is better to believe that God exists because the expected value of believing that God exists is always greater than
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will you wager? Reason cannot make you choose either‚ reason cannot prove either wrong Let us weigh up the gain and loss involved in calling heads that God exists. Let us assess the two cases; if you win‚ you win everything and if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate then; wager he does exist. This passage is something that I feel is definitely important in the aspect of God‚ It questions whether he exists or doesn’t
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Qi Saiyang Philosophy 101 Midterm Paper: Answers to Five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Explain Socrates’ view of himself as a philosopher. Answer: From the Oracle representing the God of Delphi‚ Socrates firstly got the message that no one is wiser than him. Considering both the facts that it’s impossible for him to be the wisest man and also impossible for god to lie‚ Socrates starts thinking and
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[pic] [pic] ERODE - 638 052. PERISTALTIC SELF-INFLATING TYRE SYSTEM (A self inflating tyre system for automobiles using a peristaltic pump) PRESENTED BY R.PRAVEEN KUMAR (26ME71) P.VIGNESH (26ME108) 3rd year mechanical
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What is the tension in the string in the figure? T = W - FB where T is the weightof the Al and FB buoyant force due to thealcohol T = ρAl V g - ρE V g =(ρAl - ρE) V g =(ρAl - ρE) * 10E-4 *9.8 converting the volume to m3 Using 2700 for the density of Al and 790 for the density ofethyl alcohol T = 1910 * 10E-4 * 9.8 = 1.87 N A wood block with a density of 700 floats in water. What is the distance from the top of the block to the water if the water is fresh? (a) density
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problem 261 A steel rod with a cross-sectional area of 0.25 in2 is stretched between two fixed points. The tensile load at 70°F is 1200 lb. What will be the stress at 0°F? At what temperature will the stress be zero? Assume α = 6.5 × 10-6 in/(in·°F) and E = 29 × 106 psi. Solution 261 For the stress at 0°C: answer For the temperature that causes zero stress: answer problem 262 A steel rod is stretched between two rigid walls and carries a tensile load of 5000 N at 20°C. If the
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Physical Science Investigating Boyle’s Law Contents page: What does Boyle’s Law state? .....................................................2 An outline of what this project is about....................................2 Title.....................................................................................................2 Investigative question.....................................................................3 Hypothesis............................................
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Pressures Students Face Imagine sitting in a classroom full of college students. They are from all walks of life. What could possibly be going on in the heads of those students? For instance could it be about the girl or boy that they have a crush on? Maybe they are wondering what they will do after school today? No‚ most of these students are working jobs to pay bills and tuition for the college they are attending. Also trying to maintain a good grade average which has to be a C or higher. These
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Mechanical Engineering CONSULTANCY SERVICE FOR RYOWO (HOLDING) COMPANY‚ LIMITED Uniaxial Tensile Test on SMC Panels by Dr. P.C. Tse (Associate Professor‚ BSc‚ MSc‚ PhD‚ MHKIE‚ CEng) Department of Mechanical Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Date: 19 April 2006 1 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Department of Mechanical Engineering Contents (A) Summary (B) Uniaxial Tensile Test and Fibre Mass Fraction Measurement
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Florida Institute of Technology • Chemical Engineering Department CHE-2101 • Chemical Engineering Fundamentals I • Fall 2012 Homework # 5 [Problems 1‚ 3‚ 4‚ and 5 due: Wednesday‚ September 19th‚ 2012] Problem # 1: Solubility of formaldehyde in a solvent is measured by a spectrophotometer operating at 570 nm. The data collected are optical density versus concentration expressed in grams per liter. Concentration‚ c 100 300 500 600 700 Optical density‚ d 0.086 0.269 0.445 0.538 0.626 Based on Beer’s
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