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  There is a scientific explanation behind everything. Finding it depends on whether you give in to the much simpler supernatural explanation -Abhijit Naskar- Thousands of years ago, our explanations about how the world worked were not very good. Things we couldn't understand were attributed to praise or vengeance from gods or thinking the world was random. Thanks to science, we have a much better idea about why things are the way they are. Science is the study of the natural world through observation and experiment. A  scientific explanation  uses observations and measurements to explain something we see in the natural world. Scientific explanations should match the evidence and be logical, or they should at least match as much of the evidence as possible. EXAMPLES OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION We have good, scientific explanations for most of what we see in the natural world. For example, why do objects fall to the ground? Well, there is a force called gravity that ...

  Sexual orientation is about who you’re attracted to and who you feel drawn to romantically, emotionally, and sexually. It’s different from gender identity. Gender identity isn’t about who you’re attracted to, but about who you are (male, female, genderqueer, etc). sexual orientation Sexual orientation is the emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction that a person feels toward another person. Sexuality is an important part for us as humans. Beyond the ability to reproduce, sexuality also defines how we see ourselves and how we physically relate to others. Sexual orientation is usually divided into these categories: Heterosexual:  Attracted to people of the opposite sex Bisexual:  Attracted to people of either sex Homosexual:  Attracted to people of one's own sex Pansexual:  Attracted to people of any gender identity Asexual:  Not sexually attracted to other people How Do People Know Their Sexual Orientation? ...

  "Race" and "ethnicity" are complex terms and often used interchangeably.   These terms were initially separated to designate “race” as a biological quality and “ethnicity” as a cultural phenomenon. This distinction mirrors efforts to distinguish sex and gender. Unlike “sex” and “gender,” however, there is little agreement on core distinctions between race and ethnicity. Race The dictionary by Merriam-Webster defines race as “a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits.” 1  Race is usually associated with biology and linked with physical characteristics, such as hair texture or skin colour and covers a relatively narrow range of options. Yet people of similar complexions/hair textures can be defined as different races, and definitions in the United States have changed over time. While some may be considered to be of a certain race, Black for example, people may identify more with their individual ethnicity, as opposed to race. T...

  -"A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world"- What is ethics? At its simplest, ethics is a system of moral principles. They affect how people make decisions and lead their lives. Ethics is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy. The term is derived from the Greek word  ethos  which can mean custom, habit, character or disposition. Ethics covers the following dilemmas: how to live a good life our rights and responsibilities the language of right and wrong moral decisions - what is good and bad? Our concepts of ethics have been derived from religions, philosophies and cultures. They infuse debates on topics like abortion, human rights and professional conduct. Approaches to ethics Philosophers nowadays tend to divide ethical theories into three areas: metaethics, normative ethics and applied ethics. Meta-ethics deals with the nature of moral judgement. It looks a...