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Introducing the philosophy of religion
History & The Arts

Introducing the philosophy of religion

...law and history. Those are all different ways of encountering God. So to say there is a God in which there is faith is only the very beginning of the struggle. Winifred Robinson So it begins with faith to which you then apply reason? Mark Goldsmith I think that’s right. It begins with the presumption that there is a God to be found – now go out and find. Winifred...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...law (the relationship between distance and recession speed: redshift). Figure 18 Galaxy data taken from several astronomical surveys: (a) the distribution of each sample of galaxies on the sky; (b) the distribution of their distances. Examine the two graphs, and answer the following questions to compare what we can learn from different types of galaxy survey. a. The SDSS...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth
Education & Development

Engaging with postgraduate research: education, childhood & youth

...laws that explain the occurrence of particular types of events in particular types of circumstance – for example, by identifying the mechanisms involved. Scientific knowledge, in contrast to everyday knowledge, was viewed as value-free and, therefore, objective. Science looks for relationships between variables to explore and explain natural phenomena. In particular,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Tamsin Edwards - Stories of Change

...laws and the observations and so on. So they talk about all of that uncertainty and how you can’t be sure, which is fine – the devil’s in the details. RH: And it’s true, isn’t it, as well? TE: Of course there’s uncertainty, there’s always going to be uncertainty about future predictions. But at the same time they say but they’re very confident that the...
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Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...laws of thermodynamics because the whole of the world runs on them but particularly because of the throughput of energy materials that powers the creation of value; that is what economies do. So I suppose I first got interested in this as a way of thinking about environmental economics in the mid-1980s, the late 1980s, when I was writing that book. And much later the...
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EPQs: finding and using evidence
Education & Development

EPQs: finding and using evidence

...law researcher – do you think this affects their processes? Similarities Thomas and Charlotte both: look at where the article has come from – a reputable source or one where work is reviewed by experts consider the writer’s qualifications to be an expert on a subject review whether other experts or sources agree with the writer check that the arguments or...
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Storïau unigol: safbwyntiau ar waith cymdeithasol
Health, Sports & Psychology

Storïau unigol: safbwyntiau ar waith cymdeithasol

...Cymraeg eraill ar y pwnc hwn https://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ society-politics-law/ openlearn-cymru/ openlearn-cymru-ewch-ach-dysgu-ymhellach cynnwys astudio cysylltiedig gan y Brifysgol Agored http://www.open.ac.uk/ choose/ ou/ open-content y pwnc hwn a deunyddiau'r cwrs, sydd am ddim, ar OpenLearn http://www.open.edu/ openlearn/ astudio o'r tu allan i'r DU? Mae gennym fyfyrwyr mewn dros gant o wledydd sy'n ......
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression

...Law (Head of OpenLearn). We are grateful to Dawn Partner, Dale Harry and Sofia Maruzza for production assistance, Katie Meade for Rights and Debbie Roberts (engagevisually.co.uk) for creative assistance in developing the visual summaries for this course. Parts of the course were redeveloped from S826 Introduction to mental health science. Except for third party materials...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs