Conceptualizing divine trust

Does God trust human persons? Very little in philosophy of religion has been written about God's trust, which seems striking for two joint considerations. First, many of the Abrahamic faith traditions posit that union and close personal relationship with God is the telos of human life. Second, trust seems to be an essential element in ideal, close relationships between persons. While there is much in the faith literature that emphasizes the role of trust on the human side of the divine–human relationship, there is very little on divine trust. To fill this lacuna, this article addresses the conceptual issue of how divine trust could be understood within the Abrahamic faith traditions (particularly in Christianity and Judaism). I begin by examining whether an account of divine trust can be developed alongside divine attributes like divine foreknowledge. After identifying some plausible conditions of trust within the philosophical literature, I present a couple of trust scenarios as a means of demonstrating that divine trust is not only conceptually plausible (i.e. compatible with divine foreknowledge), but that divine trust is best construed as a particular trust type – therapeutic trust. That is, I argue that divine trust aims at inspiring humanity's trustworthiness.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

The Effects of Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning on the Transportation of Natural Gas

This qualitative single case study describes the effects of an advanced analytic and machine learning system (AAML) has on the transportation of natural gas pipelines and the causes for failure to fully utilize the advanced analytic and machine learning system. This study\u27s guiding theory was the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model and Transformation Leadership. The factors for failure to fully utilize AAML systems were studied, and the factors that made the AAML system successful were also examined. Data were collected through participant interviews. This study indicates that the primary factors for failure to fully utilize AAML systems are training and resource allocation. The AAML system successfully increased the participants\u27 productivity and analytical abilities by eliminating the many manual steps involved in producing reports and analyzing business conditions. The AAML system also allowed the organization to gather and analyze real-time data in a volume and manner that would have been impossible before the AAML system was installed. The leadership team brought about the AAML system\u27s success through transformation leadership by encouraging creativity, spurring innovation while providing the proper funding, time, and personnel to support the AAML system

The Morale of Consciousness Wails

This creative thesis, by renown African American poet, John Stigall addresses issues of race in America through poetry

Development of a Learjet Model 24D for the UMR Flight Simulator

A flight simulator was recently developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla for a single engine aircraft. The need soon arose for a higher performance aircraft. After exploring several possibilities, a Learjet Model 24D was chosen to include the high performance aircraft. The purpose of this project was to develop a model for the Learjet 24D. This was accomplished by examining the computer code previously written and determining the changes needed. The code for the simulation is located in various subroutines. Each subroutine was analyzed to determine if changes needed to be made. When a modification was needed, appropriate methods were used to determine the parameter. When this process was complete, the aircraft was flown on the simulator. Each flight was used to analyze the performance of the aircraft and then compared to the Operating Manual for the Learjet. After evaluating the performance of the flights, changes were again made to meet the performance of the Learjet. Several assumptions were made in this process with the end justification being the performance of the simulation. The completed Learjet model has produced a simulation which flies much like the actual aircraft. This report will outline the steps employed to develop the Learjet model, the assumptions made, and the results of evaluating the model performance

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Ungoverned Spaces, Transnational Crime, and the Prohibition on Extraterritorial Enforcement Jurisdiction in International Law

This Article explicates the international legal framework governing State action against transnational crime; it also explores the disparity in what international law permits military actors to do in situations of armed conflict versus what actions civilians may undertake in the course of extraterritorial law enforcement operations. This Article argues that the trend of militarization in the U.S. approach to transnational crime law is, in part, a function of this legal disparity and that this trend could be reversed a degree if international law recognized a greater degree of flexibility for certain limited categories of extraterritorial law enforcement actions by civilian entities. To that end, it is argued that permitting such an exception would simultaneously promote 1) policies of refocusing the military on war-fighting by limiting its role in combating transnational crime and 2) rights-based approaches and government transparency by addressing transnational criminality in a way that comports with constitutional due process and international human rights norms. Otherwise stated, permitting greater latitude in the international legal framework for extraterritorial law enforcement activities conducted by civilians—especially for those activities occurring in areas where there is effectively no sovereign capable or willing to take action—would benefit military readiness while contemporaneously promoting human rights and the rule of law

The Civil Codes of Libya and Syria: Hybridity, Durability, and Post-Revolution Viability in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring

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UR-94 EmoHydra: Multimodal Emotion Classification using Heterogenous Modality Fusion

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