address any kinds of arguments or issues. Mere assertion: Stating something but not giving any reason for it. "God doesn’t exist." The most common atheist "argument" is no argument at all but simply a statement of fact. Of course‚ in the case of atheism‚ atheists are arguing from negative evidence‚ which is much harder than simply making the assertion. Circular reasoning: Using the premise itself‚ or something that follows from the premise‚ in order to prove the premise. "I know God exists because
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Ochoa 0933-425-0773/0926-343-8294 josefina_ochoa2003@yahoo.com Consultation hours: Thursdays 2pm-5pm Course Title : Psychology of Atheism Course Description This course PsyAth 235 - Psychology of Atheism analyzes the intriguing question of whether God exists. Atheism is defined as disbelief in God. The psychology of atheism tries to understand the factors that lead to disbelief in God. Opinions vary over whether belief in God is only wishful thinking or there really exists
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Response Paper H. J. McCloskey‚ a renowned philosopher in the mid 20th century‚ wrote a provocative article in 1968 titled‚ “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey argues for atheism as the preferred and better belief system based upon his refutation of the theistic arguments. He argues against the existence of God by attempting to refute the cosmological and teleological arguments; as well he endeavours to discredit a God based upon the presence of evil. In doing this‚ he extends the boundaries for
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Atheism vs. Theism The most wanted thing in the world is happiness. We work so hard in order to create or maintain it‚ so much so that it’s counterproductive. Does practicing a religion create happiness? Why is lack of religion associated with condemnation while certain attitudes believe anyone not associated with them is inferior? Religion is ultimately blinding people to their own world. By saying one knows the “ultimate” truth stops the search in the first place. People become static‚ people
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upbringing‚ I find myself struggling to understand how others do not believe in God‚ Jesus‚ and the Holy Spirit. Because of this is internal struggle to understand the absence of God in someone’s life‚ I decided to conduct my field research on Atheism. I wanted to gain insight into what I perceive to be a totally different perspective on religion without God as the core component of a person’s belief system. When something is bothering me or someone I love is in trouble or hurting‚ I gain my
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there is meaning behind the gratuitous suffering or not. These two arguments establish two completely different ideas and conclusions about God’s existence. The only way these conclusions could maybe be considered compatible‚ is with Rowe’s friendly atheism. This would mean compatible in the sense that Collins is justified in his belief that God exists for his own reasons. The arguments themselves are arguing two different things: design and suffering. They both somewhat use probability in order to make
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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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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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Is Freud’s Religious Belief of the "Father-Figure" Sound? In the May 2002 edition of the National Review‚ James Como states‚ "throughout Freud’s life‚ his God-denial existed alongside a preoccupation with what he called the "infantile fairy tale" of God’s existence. He protested too much on this latter point; he also constantly quoted the Bible‚ favored religious reading (for example‚ Heine’s Lazarus)‚ and had an enduringly respectful fascination with Easter. Often he does seem on the verge
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Daoism: A religion hard to pin down but pervasive in influence as its ideas are found throughout Asian society and even in other religions Contrast with Confucianism which is a religion of strict social code and ethics Arose around the time of Confucius and in “competition” with and as an alternative to the structure of Confucianism Daoism is “allergic to doctrine” – Prothero Dao characteristics/beliefs; Hard to pin down as Daoists will disagree with everything; like Christians Wandering: purposeless
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