The theorist I am going to debate is Auguste Comte's theory on Positivism. Positivism states that the only authentic knowledge is scientific knowledge, and that such knowledge can only come from positive affirmation of theories through strict scientific method. I agree with Comte's ideas to a certain extent. I do believe that many theories and issues can be explained through science. For example the idea of gravity. Gravity is used to explain many issues that scientists in many fields question in their experiments and methods. However, some scientists could question many controversial issues that gravity cannot explain. Coming from a religious back round I believe in faith and the power of will. An example that came to mind where power of will was in great effect in this case. This is the controversial issue of Stonehenge. I find the placement and organization of these rocks to be very interesting. I believe these were placed not by the help from gravity or any scientific experiment, but placed religiously. As you read the article it is still unknown to how these ginormous boulders came to where they lay and I love this aspect about these stones for the fact that many scientists have not explained or looked into these rocks very much. I chose this example because these boulders were placed years ago and many people wonder how any person would have the strength to lift these with the materials they had at that time. Even though scientists could have a logical explanation to how they got there I still believe that faith had a major effect on the placement of these rocks.
Surprising Stonehenge
I liked your post because I also believe that things were done for religious reasons and we need to look at these when trying to explain why some things were done. It would have been nice if you had found a more current example to show that religion is still present and impacting the world.
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