Lesson 6-Groundless Beliefs Part Five ENTER BTLEW.

Lesson 6-Groundless Beliefs

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ExtensioExtension n I. Oral work

II. Quotes

III.Translation

IV. Poem: They Were Welcome To Their Belief

V.Supplementary reading

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I.I. Oral WorkOral Work

1. Give some examples of funny or bizarre

childhood beliefs, collection of ideas

that adults thought were true when

they were children. It will remind you

what it was like to be a child, fascinated

and horrified by the world in equal

parts.

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II. II. Quotes (on Quotes (on Irony)Irony)

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The trouble with most folks is not so much their ignora

nce, as their "knowing" so many things which ain't so. J

osh Billings

He who cannot reason is a fool; he who will not is a bi

got; he who dare not is a slave. W. Drummond

Every argument that has been used to justify the teach

ing of grammar may be applied with greater cogency to t

he teaching of logic. If it is desirable that a person shall

speak correctly, it is much more desirable that he shall t

hink correctly. Ballard

the following three quotations are from A. E. Mander's book, Logic for the Millions.


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Robert Frost - They Were Welcome To Their Belief

Grief may have thought it was grief.Care may have thought it was care.They were welcome to their belief,

The overimportant pair.No, it took all the snows that clung

To the low roof over his bed,Beginning when he was young,

To induce the one snow on his head.

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But whenever the roof camme whiteThe head in the dark below

Was a shade less the color of night,A shade more the color of snow.

Grief may have thought it was grief.Care may have thought it was care.

But neither one was the thiefOf his raven color of hair.


About the poetFrost, Robert (1874-1963), American poet,

who drew his images from the New England countryside and his language from New England speech. Although Frost’s images and voice often seem familiar and old, his observations have an edge of skepticism and irony that make his work, upon rereading, never as old-fashioned, easy, or carefree as it first appears. In being both traditional and skeptical, Frost’s poetry helped provide a link between the American poetry of the 19th century and that of the 20th century. See also American Literature: Poetry.

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People have slaughtered each other in wars,

inquisitions, and political actions for centuries and still

kill each other over beliefs in religions, political

ideologies, and philosophies. These belief-systems, when

stated as propositions, may appear mystical, and genuine

to the naive, but when confronted with a testable bases

from reason and experiment, they fail miserably. I

maintain that beliefs create more social problems than

they solve and that beliefs, and especially those elevated

to faith, produce the most destructive potential to the

future of humankind.

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The problems with beliefsby Jim Walker


V.V. Supplementary Supplementary ReadingReading Throughout history, humankind has paid reverence to

beliefs and mystical thinking. Organized religion has played the most significant role in the support and propagation of beliefs and faith. This has resulted in an acceptance of beliefs in general. Regardless of how one may reject religion, religious support of supernatural events gives credence to other superstitions in general and the support of faith (belief without evidence), mysticism, and miracles. Most scientists, politicians, philosophers, and even atheists support the notion that some forms of belief provide a valuable means to establish "truth" as long as it contains the backing of data and facts.




Belief has long become a socially acceptable form of thinking in science as well as religion. Indeed, once a proposition turns to belief, it automatically undermines opposition to itself. Dostoyevsky warned us that those who reject religion "will end by drenching the earth in blood." But this represents a belief in-itself. Our history has shown that the blood letting has occurred mostly as a result of religions or other belief-systems, not from the people who reject them.




However, does rational thinking require the adherence to beliefs at all? Does productive science, ethics, or a satisfied life require any attachment to a belief of any kind? Can we predict future events, act on data, theories, and facts without resorting to the ownership of belief? This paper attempts to show that, indeed, one need not own beliefs of any kind or express them in human language to establish scientific facts, predict future events, observe and enjoy nature, or live a productive, moral, and useful life.

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VI.VI. Quiz Quiz

C B


You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.

1. I only know the man by___ but I have never spok

en to him.

A. chance B. heart C. sight D. experience

2. Being colour-blind, Sally can’t make a ___betwee

n red and green.

A. difference B. distinction C. comparison D.

division

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3. You must insist that students give a truthful

answer ___ with the reality of their world.

A. relevant B. simultaneous C. consistent D.

practical

4. In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to

___with some of her most treasured possessions.

A. divide B. separate C. part D. abandon.

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A B


You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.5. The car was in good working ___when I bought it a

few months ago.

A. order B. form C. state D. circumstance

6. The customer expressed her ___for that broad

hat.

A. disapproval B. distaste C. dissatisfaction

D. dismay

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D B


You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.7. In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops,

and care for animals a farmer must indeed be___.

A. restless C. strong

B. skilled D. versatile

8. His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is

rather high in ___to his income.

A. comparison B. proportion C. association

D. calculation

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You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.9. Although he has become rich, he is still very ___

of his money.

A. economic B. thrifty C. frugal D. careful

10. As the manager was away on a business trip, I

was asked to ___the weekly staff meeting.

A. preside B. introduce C. chair D.

dominate

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B D


You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.11. Basically a robot is a machine which moves,

manipulates, joins or processes ____ in the same way as human hand or arm.A. characters B. componentsC. catalogues D. collections

12. Of course, talking about something which affects them personally is ____ motivating for students. A. chiefly B. correctly C. currently D. eminently

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13. Most importantly, such an experience helps ____ a heightened sensitivity to

other cultures and will bring about a greater appreciation of one’s own culture as well.A.coach B. forsake C. foster D. censor

14. When Ann broke the dish she tried to put the ____

back together.A. fragments B. pieces C. bits D. slices

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B C


You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.15. ____ drills that have no real

topic have to remain as they are.A. Manufacture B. ManipulativeC. Manipulate D. Manifest

16. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____ of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch

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C C

You’ll be given ten seconds to do the quiz.17. The audience waited in ____

silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.A.respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable

18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____

.A. counted for B. looked up C. accounted for D. checked up

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19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ ever seeing it.A.refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted

20. Communication between a young couple is a(n) ____

business.A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate

B D


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