Pascal says “If 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
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Religion‚ something most people don’t want to write about‚ except for these people. Puritanism‚ Deism and Transcendentalism‚ the three beliefs that have drastically changed from one another throughout their time. Although they may have some similarities‚ the biggest difference is the biggest supreme being to them‚ and yes‚ it’s God. Puritans believe that they are doing God’s work and must forever serve him or else they face punishment from others. While Deists and Transcendentalists believe in more
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René Descartes and the Existence of God In his Discourse on Method‚ French philosopher René Descartes shares his views on what he has found to be the best way for him to live life‚ and what he believes to be the ultimate purpose of living. In part of this discourse‚ Descartes explains the four metaphysical arguments that he came across during his meditations. This process‚ he states‚ begins by doubting every idea and opinion he had learned in his life that he did not already believe as clearly and
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Do you believe in God? If so‚ at some point in time‚ someone convinced you that God does exist. They used one of the ten arguments listed herein. How solid are these arguments and how do they stand up to basic science and reason? Since the dawn of civilization there have been many arguments for the existence of God. Surprisingly‚ the vast majority of these arguments fall into the ten or so categories below. Not much has changed in the last 300+ years in terms of new claims or evidence. The same
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The Euthyphro Problem Many controversial problems in society still remain unanswered today. One such problem in philosophy is where goodness originates from. In Plato’s dialogue‚ Euthyphro‚ the question is asked as to whether “Piety is good because the gods love it‚ or do the gods love piety because it is good?” Changing the question around a little yields the question as to whether something is good because God wills it to be good or if God calls it good because it is already good. For most religious
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Zera Yacob had a culture entirely theological‚ where he earned respect for his intellectual capacities‚ and went on to pursue the traditional Ethiopian theological education. Zera Yacob mastered Coptic theology and Catholic theology‚ and he had extensive knowledge of Jewish‚ Catholic‚ and Islamic religions. His spiritual vade mecum was David’s Book of Psalms‚ in which he sought comfort and inspiration. Knowing two Christian interpretations of the Bible‚ as well as the two other Abrahamic religions
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The Rival Conceptions of God by C.S. Lewis When you are a Christian you do not need to believe that every other religion is wrong completely. Though if you are an atheist you have to believe that the main point in every religion is completely wrong. Though Christians are free to think that all religions have some aspects of being true. It’s like a math problem‚ there can only be one right answer but there are many answers that are closer than others. Even the dumbest religions have some aspect of
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indefinable something which we all feel but which we do not know. To me God is Truth and Love‚ God is ethics and morality. God is fearlessness‚ God is the source of light and life and yet. He is above and beyond all these. God is conscience. He is even the atheism of the atheist. He transcends speech and reason. He is a personal God to those who need His touch. He is purest essence. He simply Is to those who have faith. He is long suffering. He is patient but He is also terrible. He is the greatest democrat
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were wasted on you). Most of the developed world is or was Christian; historically Science owes much to Christianity‚ however‚ over the last 100 years this has not been the case‚ so what you need to ask is- can you make a case (from facts) that atheism in the last 100 years has been more beneficial than theism‚ as all that I hear from new atheists is how bad their life is‚ like you‚ they are miserable‚ however‚ you have got your dream so live it‚ don’t concern yourself what I do or am‚ as I have
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“How does Atheism affect religion?” First of all‚ Atheism is defines as the rejection of the belief that there is a superior being. All of the things that has happened and those that are still going to happen revolve around science‚ logic and reasoning. However‚ that is contradicted by religion in which it is defined as the acceptance of a superior being‚ an almighty creator. Because of the great contradiction between the two beliefs‚ there are different effects. Many atheists refuse to believe
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