William James, in the first lecture of his work "the varieties of religious experiences" analyzes the origins of religious phenomena. The theory mostly debated among others is that of medical materialism. According to the theory of medical materialism, every persons ''spir...

Being able to continue my education is one of the greatest privileges I have today. I come from a society where very few people can attend college. I once thought that school was impossible for me due to my family financial situation. Due to this, now that I have the opportunity to further ...

Rene Descartes starts his First meditation with the description of false beliefs, which are common for everyone since early years. He writes that in order to build firm basis of scientific knowledge one has to doubt every uncertain belief he has. From the very beginning Descartes writes that it&ap...