PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Ontological Argument
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Exercise 4: what is the difference between perfect and imperfect adaptation, an imperfect adaptation is a regular adaptation that is gone through to allow the organism to thrive in its environment, but can be improved or more efficient. Perfect adaptation is a concept of which the existence cannot be easily proved. Universe, local questions are typically based on the history of the. Earth: give three plausible (and new) examples of a posteriori and a priori truths, priori truths are situations that do not need prior information or knowledge in order for the situation to have occurred, or be understood. For example, today is friday, which is also the day after. Thursday; if i am awake, i am not sleeping; if i can run 2 miles/hour, i can run faster than 0. 1 miles/hour. When the subject of the ontological argument was changed from god to the perfect island the final conclusion was different as well.
