of God who do so without looking carefully at the arguments of both sides and thinking about it in an objective manner. There are theists and atheist who hold to their convictions primarily on emotional subjective grounds. This fact does not make theism or atheism more or less true. A true idea can be believed for bad reasons. This does not make it any less true. If there are sound reasons to believe in an eternal mindful energy that designed then why would this idea be so difficult for rational
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In the world today‚ the only common qualities that we can expect from others are our differences. Living in a pluristic world‚ we commonly come across people with different worldviews. These worldviews can range from Christian theism all the way to New Age spirituality. These foundations by which people live can be shaped by their specific surroundings or upbringings. They can also be modified as the person changes or gains new experiences. To view a figure who has recently shifted their worldview
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One burning and enduring problem in philosophy to which we have given considerable examination is the question of the existence of God--the superlative being that philosophers have defined and dealt with for centuries. After reading the classic arguments of St. Anselm and St. Thomas Aquinas‚ the contentious assertions of Ernest Nagel‚ and the compelling eyewitness accounts of Julian of Norwich‚ I have been introduced to some of the most revered and referenced arguments for and against God’s existence
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Introduction A 40 day guide designed for finding one’s purpose in life. “What on Earth am I here for?” The author answers this question as he guides us through the journey of a purpose driven life in Christ. That choice of 40 days and not 7 or 14 is due to the fact that in life’s manual (the Bible) God places a lot of emphasis on this number 40‚ when transforming individuals’ life. Day by day we go deeper and deeper into finding each purpose God has pre-destined in our lives and we execute actions
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Agnosticism Theists‚ atheist‚ and agnostics all believe in something. Whether it is the theists that believe in one supernatural being that has power over us. Or maybe it is the atheists that strongly believe there is no existing supernatural being that has control over the people. Or it might be someone like me that is Agnostic‚ which means I believe that the truth will never be known. All of these philosophical arguments conclude to whether there is a supernatural god or not. I could completely
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Wilfred Owen’s Exposure : Brains aching‚ dying‚ eyes becoming ice‚ all this sounds like a nightmare. In Wilfred Owen’s "Exposure‚" the speaker talks about the nightmares of not war but the cruelty of nature. In Exposure‚ Owen describes the fury of nature and how soldiers in the war die not only because of war. Exposure to the severe cold is killing everyone. The speaker starts off by saying‚ "Our brains ache." The negative nature of this statement gives one a clue as to the negative themes in
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Madyson Dellaquila‚ a student at Elk County High School; to the young followers of Christ and any individuals that autism has affected. My young cousin was recently diagnosed with autism and it has considerably affected the lives of our family. Although the condition has impacted the family‚ Eli still shows great spirit and has honestly became my biggest role model. If you or a loved one has the unfortunate experience of acquiring autism then as a faithful individual of God’s love and mercy‚ I urge
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How do I know that I am growing up spiritually? First of all‚ if we want to know whether we are growing up spiritually or not‚ we must know what the meaning of growing spiritually is. Spirituality is our human capacity for God which allows us to recognise God or the movement of God in our lives and‚ in the light of this recognition and experience of God‚ our lived response to God (quoted from SF from the heart pdf). We can define growing up spiritually as the processes when our human capacity to
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A Snapshot of a pineapple story Johanne Wayne Colorado Christian University Cross-Cultural Communications COM314A Dr. Jacob Kitonsa February 13‚ 2014 A Snapshot of a pineapple story One of the great missionary accounts for me was Otto Koning’s pineapple story. God used his pineapple garden in Dutch New Guinea to conquer a huge weakness of his. The account happened over a period of seven years and the lesson to learn from this story is about yielding your personal rights. When you learn to
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Rodjanét Williams History 101 Professor Panski March 13‚ 2013 A Model of Christian Charity by John Winthrop Essay John Winthrop began his and his fellow Puritan’s journey to the New World with words meant for comfort‚ guidance‚ and inspiration. Instead‚ what he delivers is a speech of timeless philosophy and life guiding principles. “A Model of Christian Charity” was a sermon delivered to the passengers aboard the Arabella in 1630. Winthrop delivered this sermon as he led a massive expedition
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