Category: Philosophy

What is the nativist perspective? The nativist approach was put forward by Noam Chomsky, stating that children’s brains contain a Language Acquisition Device which holds the grammatical universals. This theory came about as children have been observed to pick up grammar and syntax without any formal teaching (in spoken language). Why do people copy others […]

Is happiness measurable? The truth is that happiness is multidimensional; it cannot be measured on a single scale. Exercises like the World Happiness Report are worthwhile, as a counterweight to GDP per capita as the measure of well-being. Is money can buy everything? Money allows you to undertake investment projects, organize business operations. However, not […]

Is Hemophilia A missense mutation? About 75% of people with FIX deficiency have a missense mutation, Miller says. Because some protein is still being produced, a missense mutation usually leads to mild or moderate hemophilia. All of these types of mutations impair the body’s ability to produce factor—if it can produce it at all. What […]

What is a simple sentence give 10 examples? A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought Examples of simple sentences include the following: Joe waited for the train The train was late How many sentences are there? There are four types of […]

Do we want to live forever? Wanting to live forever is different. In trying to escape death, we are attempting to transcend the natural world. Long before using technology to overcome mortality became scientifically conceivable, most of the world’s religions promised some kind of afterlife to their followers. What are the pros of being immortal? […]

Who advocated neo Buddhism? Ambedkar asked Dalits not to get entangled in the existing branches of Buddhism (Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana), and called his version Navayana or ‘Neo-Buddhism’. Ambedkar would die less than two months later, just after finishing his definitive work on Buddhism. Who is known as modern Buddha in India? Ambedkar was born […]

What is a Cronenberg monster? In slang, a cronenberg is a grotesque, often mutilated being that resembles something from one of his movies; to cronenberg something is to mutate it into such a being. What is a body horror movie? Body horror, biological horror, organic horror or visceral horror is horror fiction in which the […]

Are humans omnivores? Human beings are omnivores. People eat plants, such as vegetables and fruits. We eat animals, cooked as meat or used for products like milk or eggs. What’s healthier vegan or meat? They found that people who eat vegan and vegetarian diets have a lower risk of heart disease, but a higher risk […]

Can you die of homework? You may have received harried text messages over the past few days which say something like, “Studying any more today will literally kill me.” We would usually take issue with the seemingly poor use of the word “literally” here, but precedent shows that it actually is possible to die from […]

How is the kingdom of God paradoxical? The law of the Christian life is a paradox. It is made up of seeming contradictions. All its teachings are contrary to the common opinions of man. According to this law, giving is getting; scattering is gaining; holding is losing; having nothing is possessing all things; dying is […]