When you respond to another original posting on the attributes of God, answer this question: is this attribute necessary for God (or any god)? Why or why not?

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What, or who, is God?

This was the first topic of Christian systematic theology.

This doctrine attempted to answer the following questions:

    • Can God be known at all? If so, how?
    • Can God be described?
  • Are there qualities or attributes, which God must possess in order to be God? If so, what are they?

Early Christian theologians identified the following as attributes of God:

Benevolence Immateriality Omnipotence
Eternity Immutability Omnipresence
Goodness Infinity Omniscience

Please select one of the attributes above to discuss.

In your initial posting, address the following questions:

    • What is this attribute? How does it describe God?
    • Are there any problems associated with this attribute?
  • Which other attributes are compatible with this attribute? Why or why not?

After you have posted your initial response, please respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Only respond to postings on an attribute that you did not discuss.

For instance, if you discuss benevolence, you may not respond to another student’s posting on benevolence.

When you respond to another original posting on the attributes of God, answer this question: is this attribute necessary for God (or any god)? Why or why not?

By Week 4, Day 3 post your initial discussion response in the Discussion Area. By Week 4, Day 7 read all of the other postings and post comments in the Discussion Area on at least two of them.

Describe an example in your own experience of misattributing a body function to a mental function or misattributing a mental function to a body function. For example, did doing chores as a kid really make you tired?

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Discussion 2 – Brain Localization and Mind Limits

Step 1: Watch Green, “Meet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain”

Step 2: Listen to the podcast at https://curiosity.com/topics/the-limits-of-the-human-body-may-be-more-mental-than-physical-curiosity/  or follow the transcript at https://gretta.com/curiosity  The podcast lasts 45 minutes but there is nothing to memorize, so you can relax and enjoy. Note: You may ignore everything but the podcast or its transcription at those websites. LATER NOTE: Gretta.com is down. You may substitute the interview at https://www.theverge.com//alex-hutchinson-endure-fitness-science-health-exercise-running-body-limits   for the video and transcript at the “Curiosity” and “Gretta” websites if you prefer a printed reference.

Step 3: Read this discussion of the evidence mentioned in the podcast in Step 2: https://www.outsideonline.com/2112241/fatigue-all-your-head

Step 4: Address the following questions in discussion in one paragraph for each of the three question items:

Questions

1. Choose two parts of the brain described in Step 1 for this week and discuss how they might be related in function. How might a neuron in one structure depend for its function on what is happening in a neuron in the other structure?

2. Draw a conclusion about the way we localize functions in the brain: Was Broca justified in labeling a speech center in the brain with so few patients? How many brains are necessary to draw a conclusion? What does localization mean, after all? There is no strictly right or wrong answer to this question, but only thoughtful responses.

3. Describe an example in your own experience of misattributing a body function to a mental function or misattributing a mental function to a body function. For example, did doing chores as a kid really make you tired?

4. Post responses of 75 to 100 words each to two of your fellow class members.

Identify the major historical scientific discovery that is the foundation for the natural science news story you have examined throughout the course.

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Discussion 1

Review the “Top 10 Greatest Scientists Who Changed the World” video, and the article “What Has Science Done for You Lately?” in this module’s resources. Consider what scientist and milestone scientific discovery helped pave the way for the natural-science topic you identified in your news story in Project 1. Provide a response to the following in your initial post:

Identify the major historical scientific discovery that is the foundation for the natural science news story you have examined throughout the course.  Provide a brief (2- to 3-paragraph) summary of the scientist who made the historical scientific discovery you identified in the first question. Use examples from your news story to show how this historical scientific discovery impacts our world today.

Discussion 2

In this short answer assignment, you’ll discuss what you already knew about your chosen topic and choose a single question that you’d be most interested in studying if you were a natural scientist.

1. What prior knowledge and assumptions did you have about the science topic in your article before reading your news story? In other words, describe what you already knew—or thought you knew—about the topic. 2. In Project 1, you thought like a natural scientist and identified some questions you might ask about your chosen topic. Now it’s time to narrow it down. Which question would you be most interested in studying if you were a natural scientist? Share your chosen question and justify why you chose it.

Discussion 3

In this short answer assignment, you’ll read about and discuss what can happen when special interest groups spend money to try to fight scientific research that would harm their businesses. For discussion 3 there is an attachment with the assignment questions on it below