In the movie the Blade Runner, do you think Rachel and Deckard will be identified as persons? Discuss the movie in light of humanity and human rights and the violation of such rights.

What will be an ideal response?


Answer will vary.

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Bringing a Christmas tree into your home or placing a historic stone at the corner of a new building is an example of

a. how the relationship to the divine in nature persists in contemporary society. b. rites. c. superstition. d. how humans persist in performing useless rituals.

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William Paley’s argument seeks to show that

a. at each and every moment, the universe requires a divine cause to sustain it in its continued existence. b. the universe is similar to a human artifact in that it is a mechanism that requires a designer. c. God has revealed his moral laws in physical nature. d. the universe is infinite and therefore requires an infinite cause.

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Craving for a life of excess, like that of the rich and famous, is an example of

a. dukkha. b. Dharma. c. anatman. d. nirvana.

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The point of William James’s story about the squirrel was

a. the need to get clear on the facts involved in a dispute. b. the difficulty of knowing what we are observing. c. the need to make our concepts as clear as possible. d. there are no true opinions about anything.

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