...Will they be Friendly? One question that has plagued the minds of many an educated mind while living on planet earth is the existence of alien life. The earth, which is often referred to as ‘the world’, is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest of the eight planets in our Solar System. The earth is only a tiny part of our universe, which is made up of many planets, galaxies, clusters and super clusters. With such an enormous universe, it would be outrageous to even contemplate that there is no extraterrestrial life out there. With this question being so prominent, another question arises and that is ‘if there is other species of life out there, will they be friendly?’ From this question, we can make an assessment on whether we should be advertising our presence by sending messages to stars or just staying quiet. Extraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from earth. ‘Referred to as alien life, or simply aliens these hypothetical forms of life range from simple bacteria-like organisms to beings far more complex than humans’1. Earth is moderately young compared to the rest of the universe, so therefore one can only assume these extra-terrestrials would be far more advanced and complex then ourselves. Although many scientists consider extra-terrestrial life to be plausible, no direct evidence has yet been found. If they do exist, we come back to our will they be friendly question, and we can use certain theories to explore this. A phrase that originated...
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...Even the death of a person is very terrifying, the end of humanity and universe is not imaginable. Humankind has been wondering how and when the Earth ends for thousands of years. The reasons of wondering may be for different topics such as; to be prepared spiritually or religiously or to spend all the money that a person has or enjoy the life more. Related to how the Earth is going to end, the concepts of exemptionalist, environmentalist, universe and judgment day should be known. Initially, exemptionalists are the people who see the humankind that can handle every problem, so they claim that the problems which occur do not require worrying about. On the other hand, environmentalists are the people who see humankind as a part of a nature so they point out that humankind is related to environment directly, hence humankind is affected all the problems about environment. Universe is the place where everything stays and occurs in. Universe was created from nothing with Big Bang. This place applies physical laws. Judgment day is the time many religions accept that God will end the life which we live. Mainly theories about end of the world can be separated into three groups which are the end because of human based problems, physical destruction of universe and the order of God. Although the human based damages on the Earth are getting more and more serious and physical collapse of universe makes sense scientifically, the decision of end of the world only depends on the owner of everything...
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...That thou among the wastes of time must go, Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake And die as fast as they see others grow; And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defence Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence. William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 12 is written in an iambic pentameter in the Shakespearean format. It is a contemplation of one’s progression of life and the absolute emergence of ones death, with an ultimate purpose to convey the answer of an individual receiving eternal life. The sonnet is a short narration of definitive mortality that focuses on the passing of time through metaphoric images of nature and through the description of ones youth evolving into the dreaded phase of old age. It is a brief description of the passing of time here on earth. It showcases the passing of time in three quatrains: the end of youth, the end of the harvest season, and the end of ones life. The poem emphasized the importance of procreation and bearing children for one to continue the cycle of life and in a sense, promote the gift of eternal life by living through ones children and ensure survival of the subsequent generations. In the sonnet, there are rhetorical devices used to elucidate the theme of the poem; some of the devices found include personification, antithesis, internal rhyme, imagery, and metaphor to...
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...Buddhists worship in temples. The most common are the Pagoda and Stupa.The main characteristics you will notice about these places are their unique shapes. Pagodas range from four to seven stories. They have kind of a rectangular shape and the tips wing out at the ends almost like an umbrella. A Stupa is a stone structure built on top of presumed artifacts of Buddha. Inside these temples there may be a worship hall, mediation hall, and gold warrior-type figures, which are said to be the gaurdians of heaven. A statue of Buddha will usually be the main subject of interest. Highlighting the characteristics of the lotus sitting Buddha is psychedelic lighting. Some statues of Buddha were carved with solid pieces of white or emerald jade. The walls are usually green, orange, or yellow. Christians worship in Churches, Cathedrals, and Chapels. The look of every church is different depending on what denomination you are. Usually they all have steeples going around the sides. The insides are filled with detailed stain glass windows. On them are pictures of Jesus or his mother Mary. People sit on pues to listen to the sermon of the preacher before them. Christianity offers a comforting sense of purpose for those who believe. As a human, we are all going to make mistakes. Christianity offers every one a way of knowing that God has forgiven our sins. It shows that we are loved, and it lets us know how we should live our lives in order to be who God wants us to be. Christians believe that God...
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...was a medieval scholar and in this article he blames technology, Christianity, and anthropocentrism as the “Roots” of our ecologic crisis. He states, “All forms of life modify their contexts,” but believes that this modification should be for the good of the earth like the coral polyp. He states Man must coexist with nature. Man had always been a dynamic element in harmony with the earth. This all changed sometime around the 1850 when the “Baconian Creed” of scientific knowledge started influencing the people. As a result man began to exploit the earth through new advents in technology. White cites the invention of the eight-oxen plow as the beginning of man’s “ruthlessness” towards nature. White continues to argue that Christian Axioms fueled this newfound exploitive attitude towards earth. To White, Christianity’s story of creation and notion that “no item in the physical creation had any purpose save to serve man’s purpose (White).” only served to justify these actions and put Christianity as “the most anthropocentric religion the world has seen.” White continues to argue that simply applying more science and more technology to our ecologic crisis is not going to solve the problem. To him the issue is essentially religious. White suggests a Franciscan model towards earth and all of it inhabitants and ends by proposing Saint Francis of Assisi as a patron saint for ecologist. White proposes an interesting argument; I agree that the Bible promotes anthropocentric thought...
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...Buddhism teaches that the beginning of this world and of life is inconceivable since they have neither beginning nor end. Buddhism never claimed that the world, sun, moon, stars, wind, water, days and nights were created by a powerful god or by a Buddha. Buddhists believe that the world was not created once upon a time, but that the world has been created millions of times every second and will continue to do so by itself and will break away by itself. According to Buddhism, world systems always appear and disappear in the universe. The Question of Identity Buddhism see’s the question of identity within the context of enlightenment. They teach that we do not exist as separate beings but that one must see pass the human tendency to identify with a limited sense of existence. If one does this they will discover that the belief in an individual small self is a root illusion that causes suffering and removes us from the freedom and mystery of life. The Question of Meaning/Purpose Buddhist texts do not outright say there is a meaning of life, but rather talk about the capacity for humans to end suffering, which is one of the things Buddhists should strive for. Buddhist believes in enlightenment through study, meditation as a way to ending suffering. In his first sermon after attaining enlightenment, the Buddha taught the "Four Noble Truths," which form the foundation of belief for all branches of Buddhism. All of life is marked by suffering, suffering is caused by desire...
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...dictionaries, forever means an extremely long time, for everlasting time, continually, endlessly, always and so on and so forth. A simple and short word yet gives a sweet and big meaning but does ‘forever’ really meant forever? Was it merely an illusion, to satisfy a person and give some sort of hopeful fantasy, or a reality that we can hold unto? If you start a conversation about ‘forever’, it will always be linked to the word ‘love’ and sometimes ‘life’. However, life is limitless and not endless. At anytime of the day, our life may come to an end hence there are a lot of quotes about “life is too short..”. Human life on this world will very likely continue to exist after you have ceased to do so however at some point in time, either catastrophe or evolution, human beings will cease to exist. In addition to this, in the very far future, all life on Earth will cease to exist; and in the very far future after that, the world may comes to an end. And I think I could conclude that according to science, life on Earth and even the world itself is not forever. “I love you forever”. A phrase that a person is reeling to hear from the person they love. They could be a friend, a family or a lover. Hearing someone you loved blurt these sweet words magically lifts you up and places you in a cloud 9. These sweet words can be sweeter if it’s sincere and when it’s coming from the person you give your heart to without any doubt. That’s why there are a lot of people who believe...
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...Introduction: * Eschatology literally means ‘the study of the end things’ and it is a part of the theology or philosophy concerned with the final events in the history of the world and the ultimate destiny of humanity. * Apocalypse means ‘lifting of the veil’ and apocalyptic teaching focuses on revealing or ‘unveiling future events’. Paragraph 1: * In Christianity, eschatological teaching focuses on teaching humans about the values of living a good moral life whilst on earth and the rewards that humans will reap in heaven as a result. * Matthew 25 contains 3 parables of eschatological literature: 1. The Parable of the Wise and Foolish bridesmaids (1-13) – the five virgins who are prepared for the bridegroom's arrival are rewarded, while the five who are not prepared are disowned. The parable has a clear eschatological theme: be prepared for the Day of Judgment 2. The Parable of the Talents (14-30) - the overall theme is end-time events, warning, and parables. "The direct cautions and warnings must be for the disciples (his audience)—warnings to be watchful and to be ready for Christ’s coming". 3. The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (21-46) - The common futurist explanation of the discourse is that it tells of the Last Judgment, and the division of all the world'speople into the blessed, on the Right Hand of God, who are welcomed by the Father to inherit the Kingdom and eternal life, and the cursed, who are cast into the eternal fire along with the devil and his...
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...Rapture…………………………………………………………………………….……1-2 What is meant by the term “Rapture?” The Tribulation………………………………………………………………………….…..2-4 The Outpouring of the Saints………………………………………………………………..4-5 Seven seals and seven trumpets The Millennium, Revelation 20:1-6…………………………………………………….…..5-11 The Millennial Kingdom Satan Bound Christ reigns on Earth Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..11 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………...12 The 1000 Years of Revelation; The Millennium Introduction The millennium refers to 1000 years of Christ’s future reign on earth which will immediately precede eternity. The focus of the millennium is not on Satan as some would think. The central focus, however, is on the savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. Christ will bind Satan for 1000 years so that He can deal with sin perpetrated on the earth among the inhabitants of the earth. Then Satan will be “turned loose for a little while” and he will deceive the hearts of many believers who will turn to him rather than God. The war of all wars will be fought and the rapture will come. Then, “after these things” Christ will leave heaven and come to earth a second time to judge sin and save the lost. He will bring with Him those who have been beheaded and those that persevered in Him to help judge the world. The Rapture: Rapture is a term in Christian eschatology which refers to “being caught up” discussed in 1 Thes. 4:17, “When the ‘dead in Christ’ and ‘we who are alive and remain’ will be...
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...Summary The man-apes of the world, who lived by gathering berries and nuts, were facing a lack of food. A giant monolith appeared on Earth one day and began to experiment with many of them, probing and developing their minds. Among those in whom the monolith took an interest was Moon-Watcher, the only man-ape who walked fully upright. At night, a few select man-apes were taught and during the day, they innovated. Moon-Watcher discovered that he could fashion tools with which to kill animals for sustenance—the man-apes' hunger problem was solved. Time passed and the man-ape evolved. His brain grew, he invented language and organized into civilizations, and he invented weapons—first knives, but then guns and finally nuclear missiles. Such innovations had been central in man's dominion over earth, but "as long as they existed, he was living on borrowed time." Eager to embark on another space mission, Dr. Heywood Floyd arrived at the Florida launch location after meeting with the president. He offered no comment to the press, nor would he reveal the details of mission to the crew that served him so faithfully on board or to his Russian friend whom he encounters at the joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. space station, a stop on his journey to the Moon. Upon his arrival, Floyd is greeted by a top official of the Moon colony and whisked off to a meeting. A lead scientist explains that they had found a magnetic disturbance in Tycho, one of the Moon's craters. An examination of the area had revealed...
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...flowers that I could gallant it like you, And be as little vain! You come abroad, and make a harmless show, And to your beds of earth again. You are not proud: you know your birth: For your embroider'd garments are from earth. You do obey your months and times, but I Would have it ever Spring: My fate would know no Winter, never die, Nor think of such a thing. O that I could my bed of earth but view And smile, and look as cheerfully as you! O teach me to see Death and not to fear, But rather to take truce! How often have I seen you at a bier, And there look fresh and spruce! You fragrant flowers! then teach me, that my breath Like yours may sweeten and perfume my death. THE POET: Henry King, English bishop and poet, baptized in January 1591. Henry King died at Christopher on the 30th of September 1669. His works include poems, Elegies, Paradoxes and sonnets (1657). This poem is an example of an ode, a formal way to address someone or something, it is a tribute. The poem is basically about a man wanting to accept death as it is. He watches the flowers accept death as nature. He then learns that the flowers are brave as they go back to the earth. He puts the flowers situation in his and which that they could teach him not to fear death and to be as brave when its time. As a human, I fear death and the consequences of it. It always seems hard to accept that life must come to an end, and that one day we all must die. In this poem by Henry King he makes...
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...“In the future there will be neither darkness nor thunderbolts; neither ferocious ignorance, nor bloody retaliation in the future no one will kill anyone else, the earth will beam with radiance, the human race will love. The day will come when all will be concord, harmony, light, joy and life.” VICTOR HUGO Les Miserable COSMIC The Milky Way. The group of sum four hundred billion stars orbiting a galactic centre and of those four hundred billion stars, the one orbiting star that is closest to us is the sun. Planets orbit around this sun and one of these planets is our Earth. So then out of this Earth of ours, have come fauna and flora and bacteria. Out of this world have come we, as the eyes, and the ears, and the consciousness and the breathing of the Earth itself, as its children. We all come from the same galaxy the same nebula the same universe and so we reach the point, why do we see opposites and one another? We all exist in the same atmosphere. Why then do we separate and distinguish? We are Earthling, so, we are human, animal, tree, not the same but equal. The creatures that which we are concerned namely us were not so long ago, noisy, quarrelsome, clever, tool using, with prolonged childhoods and tender regard for their young. Their descendants had multiplied all over the planet, killed off all their rivals, devised world transforming technologies and posed a mortal danger to themselves and to many other beings with whom they shared their small home. It is a common...
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...in accomplishing everyday tasks, but this convenience has come at a high price. Many humans, in addition to our environment, have suffered terribly because of the effects of these advances. There are billions of people around the world that are living in poverty, without a steady supply of food or water to live off and no resources to live a clean, healthy life. Our environment is severely polluted and global warming is becoming a bigger and bigger problem everyday. It is in question whether or not the world will provide enough resources to sustain human life. Experts have come to the general consensus that if something does not change, our future will not be bright. There are several theories as to what might happen if the world continues to work the way it does now. The textbook Global Issues by John Seitz displays different scenarios about the future depending on the course of action that we decide to take as a population. The first scenario “Business As Usual” describes what will happen if we continue to live the way we are living now. With the increase of the population there will be a high demand for food, water, and other natural resources. Seitz says that these high demands are unsustainable due to a limited supply of resources and land. He concludes “if we continue with business as usual, increased pressure on natural resources will result in a global demand for resources that would require at least two Earths by 2050.” (Seitz, 2012, p.236) This scenario also takes into...
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...from nothing and bestowed life to all things which means that he is the origin of all. In this paper, which is about Genesis I will be analyzing and interpreting the meaning of the passages according to my understanding. According to Genesis the Creation of the entire cosmos (universe) took place in six days. In these six days various relationship between humankind’s to God can be seen. Day one God separated light from darkness and named the light as day, whereas the darkness as night. God saw light as good and dark as bad. Day two Earth’s formation of atmosphere took place which separated the water into oceanic and atmospheric water. Day three God gathered all the water into one area so that the dry land may appear and God created dry land and oceans. That day God also created vegetation, seed-bearing plants, and trees that bear fruit in this God saw well. The fourth day God created the sun, moon, stars, and the other planet so that they can serve as signs for the set times for the days, weeks, months, and years. The fifth day God created the aquatic creatures and birds, he also made them fertile to ensure a continual form of living. The sixth day God created all kinds of animals such as small, big and animals which can be used as livestock. He made all of them fertile so that they can increase and fill the earth. On that day God also created the first man Adam as well as first woman Eve from his rib. It can be seen that God is clearly creator and life-giver of...
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...world are christians. Twenty-three percent are muslims. Many more come behind them, but which ones affect society negatively? Which ones affect society positively? Religions are only as good as the people who practice it. Many people may state that a certain amount of religions affect society positively; however, others might state that they affect society negatively. Around the seventeenth century, Science arose and the scientific revolution came with it. The Law of Planetary Motion by Kepler, Galileo’s telescope observations, and all of the experiments with gases by Robert Boyle, are all scientific occurrences that have happened in the seventeenth...
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