Argumentative Essay: Paley vs. Hume and the existence of a higher being Criticism of religious theories and practices is clearly valid and necessary. After all‚ what caused Jesus’s crucifixion was likely his disapproval of the resistance against his practices and beliefs. Accordingly‚ religious criticism is certainly more effective if it is respectful rather than dismissiveness‚ as it has the potential to elicit meaningful dialogue. While some claim that we come from cells that evolved into organisms
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that the whole world is created by the God. Because there are so many well designed creatures exist in the world. They are so perfect that it is only possible for God to create it. Obvious function and superb design are present everywhere in the biological world. Well adapted organisms & well designed systems are everywhere in the biological part nature. Such theory is called “ Teleological Argument”. So for my paper‚ l shall argue that the Teleological Argument is not convincing. In particular‚ l
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there is a God‚ He is infinitely incomprehensible‚ since‚ having neither parts nor limits‚ He has no affinity to us’’ (Pascal‚ 2). Throughout Pascal’s argument he makes the constant notion believing in order to gain finite happiness‚ how is it possible to know if God is willing to provide this infinite gain if he is infinitely incomprehensible? This critical mistake is the very reason Pascal’s argument doesn’t work‚ we just don’t have the knowledge to know about what truly happens after death. Pascal
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"The discoveries in ways of Hearing God are never just theory. They come out of your own adventures." Loren Cunningham Have you ever questioned yourself on hearing God’s voice‚ whether it is for a life changing decision or a passing thought? Have you ever been inches away from your goal and wondered‚ "Is this really you‚ God?" If so‚ then this book is for you. Is That Really You‚ God? Hearing the Voice Of God is the story of how one man’s dream of seeing young people impact
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him and asked him a question‚ “Do you think Julia is pretty”. Pompey pondered the question with interest and replied‚ “Why do you think Julia is pretty”. Now Jamie did not know how to reply to his question even though he started the conversation. “Um never mind I’m going to go eat downstairs”‚ said Jamie. After Jamie left Pompey started wondering about Jamie’s question “Julia is pretty but why would Jamie ask that”‚ he thought to himself. Pompey did not think about the question any further and continued
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the academic of Philosophy is in relation to the external world and its existence. Ever since Descartes Meditations‚ philosophers have long been engaged in discussion regarding whether the existence of the external world can be proven. On one hand‚ skeptics’ claim that one cannot know for certain whether the external world exists given that there is no proof thereof. Skeptics’ declare that one cannot begin to know anything about the external world as there is no way of distinguishing between reality
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Methods and Meditations on First Philosophy is a discourse by Rene Descartes‚ which largely focuses on the nature of humanity and divinity. This essay is a discussion of this discourse‚ and will summarize‚ explain and object to various parts of his work. The majority of this essay focuses on Descartes Sixth Meditation‚ which includes his argument that corporeal things do exist. 1. There clearly exists a passive faculty of sensing and I use it involuntarily. 2. If there exists a passive faculty
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The Teleological Argument for God There are many theories about how the universe‚ earth‚ and humans came into existence. Some aim to prove the existence of God‚ that a large explosion created all life‚ or even that everything has just always existed. One of these theories works to answer questions about creation and prove the existence of the Christian God; this theory is known as the Teleological argument. To expand my basis of knowledge on this subject I consulted Matthew Esters‚ who recently
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Burn after Reading is a movie based on a mixture of bad decisions as well as reasoning. Although most of these decisions portrayed in the movie come up in our day to day lives‚ the characters end up having a hard time dealing with each consequence from these decisions. From typical feelings of insecurities‚ divorce problems‚ multiple scandalous acts in love affairs to one’s paranoid thoughts‚ this movie portrays a lot of average people on missions to different things they believe they need to succeed
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“Isipin mo na lang best friend mo ko.” This is the text message I received from her which started it all. These words gave me the privilege to call Mikee “bes” and have her as my one and true best friend. Best friends are the best when it comes to being an inspiration for improving oneself for the better. This is what Mikee made me realize. Although we’ve just been best friends for quite a short time‚ she already influenced me with her unique attitudes and characteristics. She’s one of the main
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