Lauren Cole ‘A disembodied existence after death is entirely possible’ Discuss. Plato takes a dualist view and therefore believes that a disembodied existence is entirely possible and the soul is distinct from the body. At our death‚ the soul is set free from the body where it has been ‘imprisoned’ and it is now able to achieve its ultimate goal and reach the world of the forms. The soul is the only immortal part of the body and survived the world of the forms before it came entrapped in the
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Philosophy The Existence of God by Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican monk and priest and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology‚ and his influence of Western thought is quite considerable. He is very well known for his discussion of the relationship between faith and reason‚ as well as his development of proofs for the existence of God. In the short article‚ The Existence of God‚ Saint Thomas
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AO1: Explain Anselms Ontological argument. Anselm wanted to prove the existence of God‚ so he proposed the ontological argument. The ontological argument is deductive‚ and uses a priori reasoning. This means that it starts with a statement that is known to be true solely through definition (God is the greatest conceivable being) and develops the implications of this statement in order to reach a reasonable conclusion. The deductive reasoning allows him to simply showing what the definition means
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1. What factors seem most important in the transition from traditional to modern society? Why do they seem so crucial? 2. AND...In what ways was socialism a response to that transition? In what ways did it look toward a new transition? Individual identity‚ racism‚ political morality economics‚ ecology‚ nationalism and globalization are the most important transition factors moving through 1500 to 1800. When it comes to traditional society to modern society‚ individuality is a characteristic
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Does God exist? Some say that the Earth and the life on it was just a product of random chance‚ and not created by any intelligent deity. Others say that it couldn’t have occurred simply by random chance‚ and it must have been created by an intelligent Creator. I agree with the latter statement‚ and am writing this to articulate some of the reasons behind why I believe in God. Atheism is sometimes portrayed as being more logical than believing God created the universe‚ but I think that belief in
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religious expectancy. Such experiences may be individual‚ in which a person becomes aware of the presence of the divine; or corporate‚ in which a gathering of people experiences feelings beyond expression – the ineffable. St Teresa of Avila described her experiences as: “God established himself in the interior of this soul in such a way‚ that when I return to myself‚ it is wholly impossible for me to doubt that have been in God and God in me”. Scholars are divided over religious experiences. Schleiermacher
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And on the 8th day‚ God looked down on his planned paradise and said‚ "I need a caretaker." So God made a farmer. God said‚ "I need somebody willing to get up before dawn‚ milk cows‚ work all day in the fields‚ milk cows again‚ eat supper and then go to town and stay past midnight at a meeting of the school board." So God made a farmer. "I need somebody with arms strong enough to rustle a calf and yet gentle enough to deliver his own grandchild. Somebody to call hogs‚ tame cantankerous machinery
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Do you find yourself constantly worrying or thinking that bad things are going to happen? Do you feel tense and anxious all day? Are these feelings interfering with your thoughts and stopping you from living life as you feel that you should? Everyone worries from time to time about a whole host of things and morbid thoughts can sometimes enter your head. But it’s when these thoughts start dominating your life and preventing you from functioning normally on a daily basis that they can be thought
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(polymer). Pigments do not fade like dyes and do not bleed through paper. Solvents for the old markers (up until the 1990 ’s) were nasty-smelling organic chemicals such as xylene. Nowadays‚ the solvent of choice is an alcohol (ethanol or isopropanol)‚ which is more environmentally friendly and better smelling‚ while still evaporating quickly to prevent messy smearing‚ etc. Finally‚ there is a resin or polymer that is added as a "binder" that promotes adhesion. A permanent resin is not permanent unless
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Outsourcing Journey - Assignment #5 Question: Why do you think Lego’s outsourcing “failed”? (What factors explain the short-lived outsourcing relationship between Lego and Flextronics?) To answer this question‚ I want to state the fact that short-lived relationship between Lego and Flextronics was not a total failure. And to begin with‚ I want to list some of things that Lego learned through this outsourcing. From this list‚ we can also see why their relationship was short-lived. * There
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