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- 2491: The Big Bang
- ... average density of matter forever. There are observational evidences found that can prove the Big Bang model is more reasonable than the Steady State model. First, the redshifts of distant galaxies. Redshift is a Doppler effect which states that if a galaxy is moving away, the spectral line of that galaxy observed will have a shift to the red end. The faster the galaxy moves, the more shift it has. If ...
- 2492: A Study Of Inheritable Traits in Fruit Flies
- ... 5:1. There are many reasons that our results did not match the expected ratios. For example, when transferring flies from one vial to another, a few flies got away which could have a small effect on the numbers. Another factor affecting the results also happened upon transferring flies. A number of flies were imbedded in the cultural medium. We were forced to leave them there so that we didnt ...
- 2493: All About Ants (almost)
- ... each other. All worker ants have two compound eyes, these sense organs are made of many lenses set close together, each lens seeing a tiny part of what the creature is looking at , the combined effect is a fragmented picture of the whole object. This means of vision is beneficial to the ant because it enables them to very easily see movement. Males and queens do not, however, need such a ...
- 2494: The Hindu and Muslim Religions
- ... Supreme Being who is both immanent and transcendent, both: Creator and Unmanifest Reality. Hindus believe that the universe undergoes endless cycles of creation preservation and dissolution. Hindus believe in karma, the law of cause and effect by which each individual creates his own destiny by his thoughts, words and deeds. (1) According to Halverson, The purpose of Vishnus incarnation was for destruction of evil-doers (qtd in Bhagavad-Gita 4 ...
- 2495: Nichiren Shoshu and Buddhism
- ... key writings of Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism are The Lotus Sutra, a book proclaiming to give the actual words of Buddha, and the writings Daisaku Ikeda and Nichiren himself. Karma, the mystic law of cause and effect, is the essence of reality. It is embodied in the Lotus Sutra. Jesus Christ is not recognized in this religion, nor is the Holy Spirit. Fulfilling Worldly desires brings enlightenment, chanting the mantra: "nam-myoho ...
- 2496: The Existence of God
- ... limited by our senses and our limited intellect.(2) We as humans dont know very much about the universe as is, so to think we can make definite predictions about any particular cause and effect based on previous experience is senseless because even that previous experience is vaguely known. Personally, I would like to believe that there is a God. Unfortunately, it is painfully clear to me that an existence ...
- 2497: Comprehensive Arguements for the Existence of God
- ... are limited by our senses and our limited intellect. We as humans dont know very much about the universe as is, so to think we can make definite predictions about any particular cause and effect based on previous experience is senseless because even that previous experience is vaguely known. Personally, I would like to believe that there is a God. Unfortunately, it is painfully clear to me that an existence ...
- 2498: Confucius and Confucianism
- ... said, he was expected to take "as much trouble to discover what was right as lesser men take to discover what will pay". Confucius believed that this type of behavior by rulers had a greater effect on the people than did laws or codes of punishment. So when these types of people were rulers, their moral example would inspire the people to lead good lives. Confucius died sometime around 479 B ...
- 2499: Theory of Religion
- ... is from James George Frazer. He believed that religion, with its ceremonies, prayer, and spiritual beings, was much like a sorcerer and his magic. Neither doubts that the same cause will always produce the same effect with the performance of the proper ceremony accompanied by the appropriate spell. Frazer believes that there is no higher power than himself. By no means unlimited, only as long as he abides by the rules ...
- 2500: Buddha
- ... within other religions, it is evident that they were in some ways influenced by him. Ideas, such as the Middle Path, are clearly communicated in many values of today. Buddhism has even had a major effect on politics in Asia. Tibet used to be controlled a system of theocracy ruled by a Buddhist Priest, or the Dalai Lama. In China and Japan, Zen Buddhism has been used in the practices of ...
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