SOSC 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Theism, Syllogism, Falconry
28 Nov 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Chapter 3 syllogisms (3. 6) do not need to know 3. 7. Chapter 4 standardizing conciliations (necessary vs sufficient conditions {m\c}) Main conclusion: homeless are entitled to health care. Premise 1. 1: simply by virtue of being human, all people are entitled to the basic necessities of life. 1. 2: health care is a basic necessity of life. Therefore: everyone is entitled to health care, 2the homeless are no less human then others. Therefore: the homeless are also entitled to health. In the first place, as an empirical hypothesis about the psychology of human beings it is questionable. There is no unambiguous evidence that theists are more moral than non-theists. Not only have psychological studies failed to find a significant correlation between frequency of religions worship and moral conduct, but convicted criminals are much more likely to be theists than atheists. Second, the threat of diving punishment cannot impose a moral obligation, for might does not make right.
