Philosophy & Ethics – QUESTIONS Philosophy 1: BELIEF ABOUT DEITY (a) [1 mark] What is a miracle? (b) [2 marks] State two Christian beliefs about the nature of God. Name two things that Christians might believe about miracles. (c) [3 marks] What do Christians believe about Jesus? Give three reasons why Christians might believe in God. (d) [6 marks] Explain Christian beliefs about miracles. Explain Christian about the Trinity. Explain Christian beliefs about God intervening in the world. Explain
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After delving deeper into the study of heredity‚ Galton proposed a eugenic vision consisting of breeding “undesirable traits” out of the human race. Because Galton supposed that characteristics such as talent and intellect were genetically determined — not environmentally — he thought it would be possible to construct a society consisting of only the most “moral" and intelligent humans. In 1904‚ Galton said‚ “what nature does blindly‚ slowly‚ and ruthlessly‚ man may do providently‚ quickly‚ and kindly
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The Protestant Reformation was a movement that spread across Europe throughout the 1500s and 1600s. Many talented preachers banded together to educate the common people about the injustices of the Catholic church and its teachings. One of these reformers was a man named Ulrich Zwingli. Ulrich Zwingli had an extremely well educated upbringing that would eventually aid him in developing his aversion to the Catholic church and changing churches throughout Zurich‚ Switzerland. Ulrich Zwingli’s family
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How can a Church full of sinners be holy? Catholicism has always been the religion with the highest incidence of followers in the world. The most traditional and one of the oldest beliefs is now so common that one often listens to people saying they are ‘non-practicing Catholics’‚ that is‚ one who is baptized in the Catholic Church but is not actively part of it. Non-Catholics are then sub-classified into two groups: those who do not belong to the Christian Society and those who call themselves
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The details of Guru Ravidas ’s life are controversial. According to some he was born in 1376/7 or else 1399. According to history he was born in a village named Seer Govardhanpur‚ near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh‚ India. His father Baba Santokh Das was a Chamar leather merchant and Mata Kalsa Devi was his mother. His father got him married to Mata Lona Devi at early age and they had a son named Vijaydas. Saint Ravidas was the disciple of the famous Swami Ramanand of Varanasi. He was a close friend
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Hypatia of Alexandria “You almost expect to hear: she was a fine philosopher‚ for a ‘woman’ when hearing about ancient female prodigies. After all‚ our predecessors’ opportunities‚ especially if they were ‘respectable’ women‚ were nearly non-existent. Hypatia‚ however‚ defies all such qualifiers.” Hypatia’s Accomplishments “Hypatia of Alexandria was‚ simply‚ the last great Alexandrian mathematician and philosopher. She was the first woman to make a substantial contribution to the development
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The Green Room ’The Green Room’ is the name Munch gave to a series of eight or so works painted in the later part of 1906 and in 1907. They are: ’Weeping Girl‚’ ’Zum Sussen Madel‚’ ’Desire‚’ ’Hatred‚’ ’Jealousy‚’ ’Consolation‚’ ’Cupid and Psyche’ and ’The Murderess’ motifs. The series is a cheerless combination of the Love‚ Anxiety and Death motifs in ’The Frieze of Life;’ there is none of the rejoicing of love found in ’Eye in Eye’ or ’The Dance of Life’ nor is there the acceptance that the pain
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Is Lazarillo de Tormes a subversive text? Illustrate your answer with examples. In this essay I am going to discuss whether or not we can consider Lazarillo de Tormes as a subversive text and the reasons behind why or why not we may believe it to be so. To accomplish this‚ I will explore the background behind Lazarillo‚ the different methods and literary devices used to convey dual meaning and give the text an undertone of subversion. The word ‘subversion’ is defined as “a systematic attempt
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Satan in Sacred Texts By: Carrie-Anne Prudence 201494547 RELS 3302-001 Within the bible there are a distinctive and shocking amount of passages referring to Satan. More specifically‚ the topic of misogyny and barbarity towards women‚ which has sparked a lot of debate. Central to this debate‚ are the Pauline and duetero-Pauline epistles‚ which hold conflicting views upon Satan and the treatment of women. Within this essay 3 different texts will be analyzed and compared in relation
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spiritual perfection within a religion either through union with God or through the attainment of Nirvana. Monasticism is a way of life in which persons decides to leave their worldly lives behind to join a community and take religious vows‚ such as celibacy‚ poverty and obedience to an order so that they may be completely focused on the goal of salvation. Monastery is derived from the greek words monazein (to live alone) and monos (alone). (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monastery)There are
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