philosophy class
Between 1000-1500 words, using high school senior tone. It is a philosophy class. I will give the Powerpoint that include the questions’ topics. You can check the keywords in Powerpoint after you select the topic. 
Do not forget the Works Cited page. You can use online resources.
Please select one question from the list below, and make sure to clearly state the question you are answering at the start of your essay.
Questions:
(1) What is the ‘Mary’ problem against physicalism, and how effective is it?
(2) What are philosophical zombies, and what problem are they meant to pose for physicalism? How plausible is the zombie argument?
(3) What is the argument from illusion, and how is it used to motivate indirect realism over direct realism? Is it effective?
(4) What is the problem of fiction, and how do you think one should respond to it?
(5) Can the B-series capture everything there is about the nature of time? If not, what does it leave out?
(6) What are abstract objects? Are there any?
(7) What is the most persuasive mereological account of the relationship between parts and wholes? Defend your answer.
(8) What is an indispensability argument? What problems do such arguments face?
(9) How should we demarcate genuine science from pseudo-science?
(10) Critically evaluate the merits of scientific realism by focusing on what you take to be either the strongest argument in its defense or the strongest argument against it.
(11) Why is there something rather than nothing?
(12) What is the problem of evil, and how compelling is it as an argument for God’s non-existence?
(13) Is it ever rational to have faith in God?
(14) Does immortality have any essential role to play in an account of the meaning of life?
(15) Is death necessary for one’s life to be meaningful?
(16) If all that exists is the natural world, then can life ever be meaningful?
Answer preview
The finitude of life makes it a precious thing. The realization that death is inevitable has forced humans to utilize the available time before it exhausts. Life is like a commodity that will ultimately end. With a limited number of days in life, every day is precious compared to when life is endless. If, for instance, life days were infinite, then they would not be precious since a wasted day does not count. Everything in the world that is rare such as gold or diamonds are valuable. The less a gold supply, the more expensive they are, and this can be equated to life. When we know that we have limited days, we will make the most out of it. Therefore, finitude makes life meaningful as it makes it rare, and hence the presence of death makes life meaningful.
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