An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection. Theories of a social contract became popular in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries among theorists such as Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau, as a means of explaining the origin of government and the obligations of subjects.
Docetist are religious group of
people following the doctrine of Docetism (Dokētaí=illusionists), based on the
phenomenon on Christ being both human and God. This particular doctrine denies
Christ’s historical and bodily existence and claims it to be an illusion.
Therefore, Docetist say that Christ didn’t repay for sins as he wasn’t even
alive. Action and beliefs of Docetist have arisen concern over the figurative
or literal meaning of sentence “The World was made of Flesh” (Gospel of Jon).
A researcher designs a study to examine the relationship between gender and time spent talking in a group. According to the researcher, the outcome of the study is likely to be that males talk more than females in a gender-balanced group. The researcher's statement about the outcome of the study is an example of a prediction.
