The argument of the existence of evil states that if God exists then he knows how to‚ wants to‚ and is able to prevent all suffering. If such a God existed‚ though‚ then we would expect him to prevent all suffering. Suffering‚ though‚ is a familiar part of the world around us; it has not been prevented. There is‚ therefore‚ the argument concludes‚ no such God. The question of omnipotence is posed as a paradox‚ which asks‚ “can God create a stone so heavy that he cannot lift it?” If he can create
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YANN MARTEL: LIFE OF PI A Research Paper Submitted to the School of Information Technology MAPÚA – IT CENTER Makati City In Partial Fulfillment of the Course Requirements in INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY HUM14 Submitted by: Carl Diane R. Namuag Submitted to: Dr. Reynaldo A. Padilla JUNE 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to express my gratitude to the people who have helped me and supported me throughout this research
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Sunday 14th October 2012 “Religion has responded successfully to the challenge of atheism “15 marks. Religion has responded successfully and unsuccessfully to the challenge of atheism as there have a number of ideas that have developed over the years that could potentially overthrow many religious believers. Two of these reasons are due to science and empirism. Religions response to science has been widely assessed however both religion and science have agreed that nothing from the challenge
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in Christianity‚ about 1.3 billion people believe in Islam and about 1.1 billion people believe in atheism‚ agnostic and irreligious. What is Atheism? Atheism is defined as a person who actively denies the existence of any Gods‚ Goddess‚ Satan‚ Angeles‚ demons‚ etc. Also‚ the people who are atheists who actively deny the existence of God are generally called “strong Atheists”. In practical atheism‚ also known as apatheism‚ individuals live as if there are no gods and explain natural phenomena without
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1. How do theist beliefs define atheist beliefs? Compare and contrast the two. Theist and atheism are positions of belief/disbelief. Theists beliefs include the following: a- There are one or more gods that are the creator(s) and ruler(s) of the universe. b- God(s) is (are) supernatural and interacts with our world. c- Participating in religious rituals can bring enlightenment. d- Believe in the afterlife On the other hand‚ atheist‚ that is a position of disbelief‚ based their principles on: a-
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Belief has been defined by dictionary as “An acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists.” or it is a “psychological state in which an individual holds a conjecture or premise to be true”. However‚ this is just the basic definition of belief‚ and if we think beyond the meanings of this word‚ we would probably realized that these do NOT make sense. There is a scale for belief‚ from -10 to 10‚ from impossible to certain. People believed that after they die‚ they will go to hell
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel is a fantasy adventure story‚ but with an underlying theme that I never expected. Let me begin with a brief synopsis. This is the story of Piscine Patel‚ nicknamed Pi‚ and his misadventures. He is a young teenage Indian boy‚ son of a zoo owner. Importantly‚ he is a practicing Hindu‚ Christian‚ and Muslim. His experiences growing up with animals‚ his family‚ and his faiths are the main topic of the first part. The second part of the book is about his misadventures at sea
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deity are responses to an assortment of inquiries. We cannot know if one of the arguments is successful‚ unless we can comprehend the question the argument aims to answer. In addition‚ we need to know who is asking the question. For instance‚ an agnostic may be asking a question directed towards both a theist and atheist. She also believes dialogue between open-minded individuals is more productive than a debate with a dogmatic individual. The open-minded dialogues can lead to a better understanding
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Page 1 Does God really exist? The existence of God has been a controversial question for as long as time has existed. As many arguments can be made for and against the existence of God. In this essay‚ I wish to explore arguments both for and against and eventually come a conclusion that God does indeed exist. The very essence of Man‚ all his values and his beliefs‚ are wrapped up in this question‚ "Does God exist?" Most of us were brought up to believe that God does exist‚ and as such it
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religions and creates a debate within the reader’s mind of what truly is the better story between religion of a God and atheism. Gregory Stephens quotes Charlotte Innes as describing Life of Pi as "a religious book that makes sense to a nonreligious person” (Stephens‚ "Feeding Tiger‚ Finding God: Science‚ Religion‚ and ’the better story ’ in Life of Pi"). Both religion and atheism can relate to Pi’s struggles with living life based on faith or reason. The following will be an analytical review of
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