This book written by author‚ William J. O’Malley asks the questions about God and the existence of God. O’Malley tries to show people why faith in a God is important and in this book he goes through atheism‚ science‚ and different world religions to make a case for the profound significance of God. He debates the belief and unbelief of if there really is a God and why it matters to decide what a person believes. In the first chapter‚ O’Malley talks about human nature and the question of "Are
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and women‚ and there is religious tolerance. There are many religions that exist in Utopia‚ all believing in a single god. Although each religion may believe in a different god‚ they all show complete tolerance of the other religions‚ except Atheism. Atheism is seen as immoral and is the only religion that is not tolerated. The church and priests are the shared amongst the religions. This religious tolerance is ideal‚ especially during the 1800s when most religions were very self-righteous‚ believing
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in the future-a move that the anticlerical Machiavelli “might have taken as a backhanded compliment”. Unger argues that because Machiavelli’s works were placed in the Index of Prohibited Books‚ this give credence to the argument of Machiavellian atheism. Machiavelli’s goal in his writings encourages the hearkening back to the ancient writers such as Aristotle in an effort to bypass Christianity with paganism. Christianity proved too weak in the mind of Machiavelli‚ therefore something older and more
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Chapter 3 – Why does anything at all exist? G. W. Leibniz‚ codiscoverer of calculus and a towering intellect of 18th century Europe‚ wrote: “The first question which should rightly be asked is “Why is there something rather than nothing?” -“The Principles of Nature and of Grace‚ Based on Reason” His conclusion was that the answer is to be found‚ not in the universe of created things‚ but in God. God exists necessarily and is the explanation why anything else exists. LEIBNIZ’s Argument There
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Cited: 1. "Affirmative Action & Ethics: Affirmative Action & Qualifications." Agnosticism / Atheism - Skepticism & Atheism for Atheists & Agnostics. Web. 09 Oct. 2011. <http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/phil/blphil_eth_aa_qualif.htm>. 3. "Affirmative Action And Its Effects." Study world: Study Guides‚ Research Papers‚ Book Reports‚ and Essays
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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 God‚ or Theism‚ is at least equally logical‚ and perhaps more logical than Atheism. I will be presenting three arguments supporting belief in God: the Scientific Argument‚ the Moral Argument‚ and the Practical Argument. The Scientific
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Firme‚ Denice Anne “Faith must come from within‚ not from without” As far as I can actually remember‚ from the moment I gained my consciousness for the world‚ I belong and I was raised by both Roman Catholic parents. My mom and dad were religious believers of God and the Catholic Church . So being such‚ I was embeded qith several religious rituals. I remember how we always attend the mass every Sunday‚ wherein I have to look presentable because we will be inside the church‚ I was required to
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His existence. I could not agree with his stance more‚ without God mankind is “doomed” (Craig 72). Ultimately‚ without a God to define morality and help man discern right from wrong‚ we have no value or purpose. So‚ for McCloskey to conclude that atheism is comforting is troubling because he is referring to comfort in the since of evils occurring‚ placing blame on God for morally evil acts and accidents (67). Whereas‚ Craig presents the counter argument that discusses how life is meaningful if the
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Scriptures and Rituals of Christianity and Hinduism Hinduism and Christianity can both be similar and very different religions depending on what viewpoint they are examined from. C.S. Lewis was converted from atheism and while doing so he sought out knowledge about different religions. He narrowed his choices to Hinduism or Christianity. “Religions are like soups‚ he said. Some‚ like consommé‚ are thin and clear (Unitarianism‚ Confucianism‚ modern Judaism); others‚ like minestrone‚ are thick and
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the most thoughtful of monologues‚ the music would kick in‚ allowing the audience to stew in the thoughts they just heard and guiding them towards the emotional undercurrent of those thoughts. For instance‚ after Lewis’ first monologue about his atheism‚ the music was slow and thoughtful. This contrasted against the audience’s expectations about the play. Most people know C.S. Lewis was a Christian‚ but not as many people know he was such a staunch atheist. Starting the play off on that note made
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