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• Encyclopedia of Science and Religion
  ...|origins of life]], the [[nature]] of [[sin]], and the [[philosophy]] of [[science]] and [[religion]].
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• Human Trafficking
  '''''Human Trafficking''''' provides an examination of this controversial topic and describes the suffering caused by human trafficking as well as th [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Controversy
  ...feelings]], and one's own direct [[observations]] and [[experiences]] on a controversial issue.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversy] [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Usurper
  ...to use) is a derogatory term used to describe either an illegitimate or [[controversial]] claimant to the [[power]]; often, but not always in a [[King|monarchy]], [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Oxford Companion to the Politics of the World
  ...ssioned these essays to provide an informed and often passionate debate on controversial topics. Discussions include Lani Guinier and Glenn Loury on Affirmative Act [[Category:Political Science]]
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• Credibility
  ...tific method]]. The method most commonly used to assess the [[quality]] of science is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer_review peer review] and then publica ...otechnology biotechnology]. However, both the credibility and authority of science is questioned by groups with non-mainstream views, such as some advocates o
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• Groupthink
  ...luences [[literature]] in the fields of communication studies, [[political science]], management, and organizational theory, as well as important aspects of d Groupthink requires individuals to avoid raising [[controversial]] issues or [[alternative]] solutions, and there is loss of individual [[cr
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• Ballantine Books
  Following [[Fawcett Publications]]' controversial 1950 introduction of Gold Medal [[paperback]] originals rather than reprint ...ction line included the unusual ''[[Star Science Fiction Stories No.3|Star Science Fiction Stories]]''. With cover paintings by [[Richard M. Powers|Richard Po
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• Music
  *1a : the [[science]] or [[art]] of ordering [[tones]] or [[sounds]] in succession, in combinat ...ubtle]], sometimes open to personal [[interpretation]], and occasionally [[controversial]]. Within [[the arts]], music may be classified as a performing art, a fine
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• Geo-engineering
  ...ests, and attempts to move to real-world [[experimentation]] have proved [[controversial]]. Some limited tree planting and cool roof projects are already underway. [[Category: Earth Science]]
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• Terrorism
  ...und over 100 definitions of “terrorism”. The concept of terrorism may be [[controversial]] as it is often used by state [[authorities]] (and [[individuals]] with [[ [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Mind Control
  Mind control is a general term for a [[number]] of [[controversial]] theories proposing that an [[individual]]'s [[thinking]], [[behavior]], [ [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Valentin Tomberg
  ...ds as well, by its chairman Zeylmans van Emmichhoven, due to his being too controversial. ...friend. His thesis was published as ''Degeneration and Regeneration in the Science of Law'', followed by the thesis ''Peoples' Rights as Humanity's Rights'' i
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• Tolerance
  The [[concept]] of toleration is controversial. For one, "toleration" does not raise the level of an actual principle or e ...a.org/wiki/John_Rawls John Rawls] devotes a section of his influential and controversial book [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Theory_of_Justice '''''A Theory of Ju
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• Treason
  ...ss, or other group to which they may belong. Often, such accusations are [[controversial]] and disputed, as the person may not identify with the [[group]] of which [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Exoticism
  ...y encountered: [[exotic]] [[elementary particles]] as yet [[unknown]] to [[science]]. ...opular play about a courtesan called Olympia. This subject was extremely [[controversial]] for an artist to portray a woman like this because of traditional [[visio
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• Genetic Engineering
  The term "genetic engineering" was coined in Jack Williamson's science fiction novel Dragon's Island, published in 1951, [2] two years before Jame In materials science, a genetically modified virus has been used to construct a more environment
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• Ideology
  == Ideology in Cognitive Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, Post-Modernism and Critical Theory == ...es that among these aspects ideology is the most generic term, because the science of ideas also contains the study of their expression and deduction.
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• Master Seraphim
  ...al forms, but they are not the source of ultrasectarianism and meaningless controversial divisions of professed religionists. The corps now functioning on Urantia i [[Category: Political Science]]
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• The Sciences
  ...re is sometimes termed [[pure science]] to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
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• Duality
  ...ded into two overarching categories. However that definition is considered controversial. In this sense, it is dualistic when one perceives a tree as a thing separa ==In philosophy of science==
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• Catastrophism
  # Stephen Toulmin and June Goodfield (1965), The Ancestry of Science: The Discovery of Time, p. 64, University of Chicago Press (cf. The Contrib # Sivin, Nathan (1995). Science in Ancient China: Researches and Reflections. Brookfield, Vermont: Ashgate
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• 2011-03-06-Champagne Dinner
  ...vested interests in energy, banking, the automotive industry, government, science and the military; to name just a few of the arenas they are in, bought the ...the first place. You’ve no doubt heard the phrase: “Well, it isn’t rocket science!” when somebody gets in a pickle with something, and in many instances th
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• Science
  ...here is sometimes termed 'pure science' to differentiate it from [[applied science]], which is the application of scientific research to specific human needs. Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines:
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• Cognitive Science
  ...ive science programs, and many others have instituted courses in cognitive science. ...ers mentioned in this paragraph can be viewed as the founders of cognitive science.
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• Genius
  ...zed, or be particular to a discrete field such as sports, statesmanship, [[science]], or [[The Arts|art]]. In Ancient [[Rome]], the genius was the guiding or A controversial [[hypothesis]] called multiple intelligences put forth by Harvard Universit
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• Metaphysics
  ...stigating principles of [[reality]] transcending those of any particular [[science]]. [[Cosmology]] and [[ontology]] are traditional branches of metaphysics. ...al situation of metaphysics being integral with (Aristotelian) physics and science, has, in the West, become reversed so that scientists generally consider me
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• 2020-01-05-Think Deeply About Meaningful Ideas
  ...with Universal Mind — unity thinking. Many of the greatest discoveries in science, inventions, and medical cures and treatments, have come from inner guidanc ...mechanics of this remedial path (of souls) is complex, misunderstood, and controversial as it seems to suggest to some the evidence of past lives that sometimes su
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• 2018-06-03-Soul Fragmentation Prerequisites
  “You may ask, ‘Why now, Helena, have you come to [[clarify]] this most controversial subject that has perplexed mankind for many thousands of years?’ [[Opport ...ay [[investigations]] by psychiatrists, psychologists — men and women of [[science]], recording the testimony of patients under [[hypnosis]] and drawing concl
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• Intention
  ...[[artificial intelligence]] and [[philosophy of mind]] intentionality is a controversial subject and sometimes claimed to be something that a machine will never ach *intentional idiom is problematic for [[Natural science|science]];
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• Spiritual economy
  ...s theory according to the insights of my general approach to spirituality, science within consciousness, we can easily see what these higher needs are. The basic elements of the developing science within the primacy of consciousness are as follows:
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• Multiverse
  ...multiverse, as one might call it, and not a universe." was popularized by science fiction author [[Michael Moorcock]]. ...o Tegmark, "is ironic given that this level has historically been the most controversial". In September 2007 [[David Deutsch]] presented what is considered a proof
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• The Hague
  ...suburbs. Attempts to include parts of the suburbs in The Hague were highly controversial. In the 1990s, with the consent of the Dutch Parliament, The Hague did succ [[Category: Political Science]]
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• Sociology of religion
  ...development]]. As Christiano states, "Marx did not believe in science for science’s sake…he believed that he was also advancing a theory that would…be ...give rise to modern [[capitalism]], as he asserted in his most famous and controversial work, '''''[https://books.google.com/books?id=fo9OIS7I0XAC&printsec=frontco
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• 2011-02-17-Apple Pies and Reincarnation
  ...subject not usually talked about, or taught, and many people find it very controversial; but unless it is factored into the equation, you cannot totally understand ...rt of an evolving soul, it is how you all learn, but throughout the world, science, business, the media, most religions, do not understand, do not want to und
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• Responsibility
  ...apy]], and large [[group]] awareness training programs. In programs as non-controversial as [[books]] on the [[power]] of positive [[thinking]], it functions as a [ ...phrase, "[[mind]] over [[matter]]." In this realm the doctrine can present controversial propositions such as, "you chose to have cancer and can just as easily beco
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• Author
  ...is very common in some and issues of authorship are sometimes complex and controversial. In these contexts, authorship can encompass activities other than writing ...n, Constance. Schatten: Pitt Panel Finds ‘Misbehavior’ but Not Misconduct. Science. 17 February 2006, vol 311: 928.)
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• Personal
  ...ch as [[religion]], [[medicine]], [[ethics]], [[economic]] and [[Political science|political]] theory, [[human rights]], and [[animal rights]]. ...ices]] to convey personhood; especially as it relates to [[fantasy]] and [[science fiction]] [[Kiln People]], ISBN 0765342618
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• Intellectual History
  ...]. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, or literature. ;*[[The Enlightenment]]: [[Human rights]], new science, [[democracy]] (scholarly sources; [[Immanuel Kant|Kant]], [[Wilhelm Dilthe
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• Ethics
  ...at is worth valuing. This is a major concern of [[sociology]], [[political science]], and [[economics]]. ...n be seen as an applied ethical topic since it involves a specific type of controversial behaviour. But it can also depend on more general normative principles, suc
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• Roman law
  ...r took place. The decemvirate of 451 is believed to have included the most controversial points of customary law, and to have taken upon itself the leading function ...ect of law—a subject which the Greeks themselves never treated as a science.
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• Gravity
  ...began in ancient times. [[Indian philosophy|Philosophers]] in [[History of science in early cultures#India|ancient India]] explained the phenomenon from the 8 ...eavenly bodies,<ref>K. A. Waheed (1978). ''Islam and The Origins of Modern Science'', p. 27. Islamic Publication Ltd., Lahore.</ref> foreshadowing [[Newton's
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• Tarot
  ...as the Pope, the Devil, the Grim Reaper and the Last Judgement) and indeed controversial Christian images such as La Papesse — often thought to represent the lege ...[Switzerland|Swiss]] Tarot'' or the ''Tarot of [[Besançon]]'', removes the controversial Papess and Pope and, in their stead, puts [[Juno (mythology)|Juno]] with he
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• Academic
  ..., and later become specialized disciplines in their own right ([[cognitive science]] is one recent example). In short, there is an ongoing historical process ...the 17th century. At that time, the act of publishing academic inquiry was controversial, and widely ridiculed. It was not at all unusual for a new discovery to be
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• Art History
  ...nn Holly. Page 107.</ref><ref>Rethinking Art History: meditations on a coy science By Donald Preziosi. Page 157.</ref> They are described as: ...sexual]]. The use of posthumous material to perform [[psychoanalysis]] is controversial; furthermore, the sexual mores of Leonardo's time and Freud's are different
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• Prophet
  In modern times the term "prophet" can be somewhat controversial. Many Christians with pentecostal or charismatic beliefs believe in the con Certain other controversial movements have claimed to have prophets, [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]] and [[Ellen
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• Jewish philosophy
  *How can one reconcile the findings of science with religion? ...ence and philosophy. Moreover, by science and philosophy he understood the science and philosophy of [[Aristotle]]. In some important points, however, he depa
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• Physical Cosmology
  ...f human history, it has been a branch of [[metaphysics]]. Cosmology as a [[science]] originates with the [[Copernican principle]], which implies that celestia .../content/abstract/300/5627/1914?siteid=sci&ijkey=eJV6VmToFgZIE&keytype=ref Science 20 June 2003:Vol. 300. no. 5627, pp. 1914 - 1918] Throwing Light on Dark En
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• Chakra
  ...s predominant Western view of the Chakras by Theosophists, and largely the controversial (in theosophical circles) C. W. Leadbeater in his book ''The Chakras'', whi Mercier introduces the relation of color energy to the science of the [[light]] [[spectrum]];
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• Democracy
  ...ps (such as wealthy men of a particular ethnic group), but still remains a controversial issue with regard to disputed territories, areas with significant immigrati ...racy: Economic Development and Political Legitimacy." ''American Political Science Review'', '''53'''(1): 69-105.
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