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What is the slippery slope argument regarding euthanasia? Is it an argument for or against euthanasia? What is the “interesting counterargument” against it that I discuss in my Lecture this week? *** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, and Google Translate violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone or something else as your own.

What was the Global Ethic proposal?Identify/discuss three of the core values of this proposal that you believe could lead to the most “good” (ethical progress) in the world today.*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own.

What are the key characteristics of fundamentalism?Why do we find (and why would we expect to find) that most fundamentalists are exclusivists?Identify and briefly discuss the examples of Christian and Muslim fundamentalism I discuss in this week’s lecture, including which of the key characteristics of fundamentalism each reflects.*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own.

What is the “personhood” issue in the abortion controversy (that our text/author really doesn’t explore in much detail but that I discuss in my lecture)?*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own.

In my Lecture, I discussed some US opinion poll data strongly suggesting that “atheism” is unpopular with many Americans. What did I discuss as being the most likely explanation for this (= what most likely explains atheism’s unpopularity in polls like this)?*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own. 

In this week’s Lecture, what examples do I discuss relating to Sikhism that raise difficult questions regarding the separation of church and state in the United States?*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own.

Discuss the key ideas you came away with from the Sikhs in America video I assigned you to watch this week (discussed at the end of my Lecture and linked at the end of the posted PowerPoint)?*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own.

In what ways does our look at newer/“younger” religions force us to return to the fundamental question/problem we tackled at the start of the course—how do we define “religion”?Aside from being a fundamental question in the academic study of religion in courses like this, in my Lecture, I discuss how being able to define “religion” with respect to the First Amendment has important implications for many United States governmental entities, including the IRS and the VA. Why/how?*** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, or Microsoft Editor violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone/something else as your own.

Summarize/discuss one of the three holidays I discuss at the end of my Lecture, particularly with respect to how the holiday incorporates religious ideas. *** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, and Google Translate violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone or something else as your own.

Based on our course materials this week, which is more central to Judaism: belief or practice? Justify your answer, giving examples. *** Remember, submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created using generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc., or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms like Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, and Google Translate violates my Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus). Like other forms of plagiarism, it is academic misrepresentation/fraud because you are submitting work created by someone or something else as your own.