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The World citizenship opposes idea of nationalism
Nussbaum’s main argument is about idea of world citizenship and role of literature which can contribute on understanding of people around the world. It is logical that through studying foreign languages and religions, literature people can understand each other. However there is problems with idea of world citizenship. As in some powerful states such as China, Russia idea of nationalism is dominating. So this idea of world citizenship opposes to idea of nationalism .
Although, this idea has some results in terms of creating small version of world citizenship To be european in creation of European union. UN contributed to this idea. However, this idea seem ideal and some powerful countries do not want to establish it as their rulers can lose their power.

“Science without Religion Is Lame, Religion without Science Is Blind”(Albert Einstein)
Pinker’s main arguments is that the “world can be understood through science” and that “every theory and claim can be refuted”.(Pinker)
However, Pinker’s idea that “all religions are mistaken concerning origins of life” can be refuted. In Koran it has been said that “men was created from sand”.(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYOWFDhwDeI) While “human tissue consists of 6 main elements, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen,hydrogen, phosphorus, sulfur” .(ibid) “Combination of all these elements will give “sand”.(ibid) Furthermore, in Koran it has been said that “God Created universe from nothing, and big bang theory proves it”.(ibid) So science and religion are connected with each other. Through science people can more understand God. Regarding the one of the claims the “world is intelligible” science yet did not find th...

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The Nietzches’ main argument that people should fight against internal enemy.(CIHSS 2013) Internal enemy is our egoism which harms us and others, or prevents us from doing good things. (CIHSS 2013) For him internal enemy was “certainty, and mastery”. Because certainty leads to silliness as “every claim can be refuted” and human mind is limited to be certain about everything so people should open their mind towards knowledge.(ibid 2013) While mastery of something will lead to an opinion of knowing something. So it will stop you from developing (ibid 2013).
I agree with the idea of intention of Nietzche. As God will look not to our acts but to our intention and heart. (ibid) May be idea of Nietzche is somehow similar to Protestantism.(ibid) As for them every one has own way to God. Because God has a different life exams for different people.(ibid)

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