The question about the existence of God or‚ more generally speaking‚ of a supernatural entity that steers the course of the world‚ is probably as old as humanity itself. Many great philosophers were concerned with this basic and yet so important question which remains to be a controversial issue to this day! In the following I will commit myself to the above-mentioned question by firstly reconstructing Anselm´s proof of God´s existence and secondly considering his position in the light of the critique
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prove the existence of God? Throughout time many philosophers have been searching for an answer to creation and whether it is actually possible to prove (or not prove) if God exists. Some of the philosophers include Thomas Aquinas‚ William Paley and Blaise Pascal they came up with various different theories and arguments to prove the existence of God and why they believed he did exist. Another philosopher Karl Marx thought that his theory could convince people not to believe in God. One philosopher
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Human behavior can be predicted most of the time‚ but not all the time. People are product of their environment in a way but then how can we explain these strange things when a child grows up in a nice family but become a criminal. Human beings do not react only by innate reflex‚ the education play a really important role. For example‚ the innate reflex of the fear of a snake‚ without education and without recognition specific of the species of snake‚ the snake fear established prescriptively among
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FREE ANTIVIRUS SYSTEM FOR HUMANS Today most of the children know that their PC (Personal Computer purchased from market) must have an Antivirus system to safeguard it from different virus attacks which results in crashing of their PC. There are many soft- ware companies selling their Antivirus soft-ware. Free of charge / Trial packages are also available on line. Intelligent children can find out free Antivirus Programs from different websites. Latest operating systems coming in with Antivirus
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The Greek gods and goddess carry many attributes‚ most human. They are very much like humans in the way that they have weaknesses and strengths. Even though the gods display their characteristics much more drastically than humans do‚ the similarities are obvious. In Rosenberg and Baker’s book‚ the Greek gods have many human characteristics such as vengeance‚ jealously‚ and love. An example of a human trait is that the Greek gods and goddess displayed excessive vengeance. Whenever anyone
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Human Physiology – Article Summary 1-30-14 “Men go abroad to wonder at the height of mountains‚ at the huge waves of the sea‚ at the long courses of the rivers‚ at the vast compass of the oceans‚ at the circular motion of the stars‚ and pass by themselves without wondering” – St. Augustine. Phillip Bishop used this quote to introduce his article about the evidence of God in human physiology. He discusses three topics to help prove his point: 1) the complexity of man and what it suggests
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Ken S. Ewert correctly asserts that free market is not the root cause of sin‚ but rather‚ the origin is a result of Adam’s fall from grace. In opposition to the Christian Socialists belief that capitalism is tyrannical‚ dehumanizing‚ selfish and fosters materialism (Ewert‚ 1989)‚ I concur with Ewert‚ that it is what is in the hearts of those charged with establishing and overseeing economic regulations that determines whether it will benefit or hinder society. The Fall of the Berlin Wall and the
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What is the relationship of humans and gods in this story? How does it compare to Christian beliefs? There are three main relationships of humans and gods in the Odyssey. They are humans praying to gods‚ humans sacrificing to gods‚ and gods helping humans. An example of a human praying to a god in the Odyssey is in book 2 when Telemachus prayed to Minerva. It says‚ “Then Telemachus went all alone by the sea side‚ washed his hands in the grey waves‚ and prayed to Minerva.” This compares to Christian
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Can one be moral and not believe in God? PHI 103 September 26‚ 2011 The argument set forth is best understood by the first line given by Hamlet in Act 3‚ Scene 1 in this 1600 play‚ “Hamlet‚” written by William Shakespeare (1600). “To be‚ or not to be‚ that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune‚ Or to take arms against a sea of troubles‚ And by opposing end them?...” Believing in a spiritual entity or a supernatural
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intimate‚ loving relationship with God. Today we would say “daddy” or “papa.” Sadly‚ though‚ many do not have this kind of relationship with the Lord. They’re so worried about not sinning themselves into hell that they can’t process the idea that God might actually love them unconditionally.! " Even those who know they are saved still believe God will give them a disease‚ keep them poor‚ or refuse to answer their prayers. They try to put a positive spin on it by saying God is trying to “perfect them‚”
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