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In James’ paper on “The Will to Believe”, he characterizes a belief as being alive, forced, and momentous. James explains that being alive means to actually be a genuine option. One example of this for me personally could be that if I were personally asked if I believed in aliens or fairies, it wouldn’t beContinue reading “James’ “Will to Believe””

Throughout Tolstoy’s paper, he describes three different ideas in which to measure the communication and infection that art gives between the artist and the audience. Tolstoy believes that art is all about infection and expression, which together is the union. The three different ways to measure the art is on the “greater or lesser individuality”Continue reading “Tolstoy’s View of Art”

In Aristotle’s paper, “Poetics”, he mentions how poems are imitations in part one by “language, rhythm, and harmony”. As people he feels that we are drawn towards imitation. All of our art or poetry or theater is imitations of real life. Aristotle also feels that poems should be a form of tragedy rather than aContinue reading “Aristotle and Poets”

In the game of TranscendenZ, the players never know when they are in reality or in the game, because of how realistic the game feels to them and how close it is to real life. In the same way, Plato’s view of reality states that those who are not living in the truth are neverContinue reading “ExistenZ the Movie”

I believe that we are fooled by media and the movies that we watch, just like the men in the cave that were not able to turn their heads, but just watch what was put before them. In media we will normally just accept what we read or watch to be true and not digContinue reading “Cave vs. Media”

Any beliefs you may hold influence your actions some way or another. (pg. 7) Actions based on beliefs often cause harm or when trying to do good, is based off of bad reasons. (pg. 6) Therefore, It is unjustified (wrong) to believe anything that is not based upon solid evidence. (pg. 7) This argument isContinue reading “The Shipman’s Argument”

All baristas know how to fly; I am a barista; So I know how to fly. Baristas can make both coffee and Frappuccino’s; Alec is a barista and know how to make coffee; So Alec can also make Frappuccino’s Coffee is black in color; The liquid in the cup is black; Therefore the liquid isContinue reading “Barista’s Approach on Arguments”

My life started in Jackson, CA with my mother, father, and one sister. At the age of two, my parents got a divorce, causing my mother to disappear out of my childhood and most of my adult life, leaving me with my mentally unstable father. My father struggled with mental illnesses for all his life,Continue reading “About Me”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”