LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Apologetics Application Paper: Scientific Naturalism Submitted to Dr. John Knox‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course APOL 500 – C01 Introduction to Apologetics by Oliver M. Brown April 8‚ 2016 Table of Contents I. Introduction 1 II. Summary of the Scientific Naturalism Worldview 2 III. Evaluation of the Scientific Naturalism Worldview 4 IV. Christian Alternative 6 V. Defense of Christianity
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In Galileo’s letter to Castelli‚ Galileo explores the validity of the many interpretations of the Holy Scripture. Galileo states that if the “Holy Scripture can never lie or err and that its declarations are absolutely and inviolably true‚” but its interpretations are not always true. He also states that taking the text literally would create not only “contradictions‚ but also serious heresies and blasphemies”. Galileo explains since Scripture is a dictation of the Holy Spirit has to be dictated
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I am 50/50 with his comments and his essay he said he’s very critical of blind faith which makes sense most people choose not to believe an a god because they think how can someone create something an three days ? How can someone just say let there be this and that an it happens? How can someone let so much evil happen on a place we call earth or better yet call home? The reason why I’m 50/50 is because I sometimes question it too but I choose to believe an I grew up around holy people an there nothing
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To have a worldview is to understand oneself and to understand how to live. There are several different world views. Some might have similar core standards‚ but all vary. Why is that? Why are there disagreements that cause conflict between people? Why can we not all know what is true and come into agreement? I believe the answer is sin. I come from a Christian Theistic background. Throughout this semester the one worldview we discussed that shocked me the most was Nihilism. It is the complete opposite
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The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist Chinese activist with a clear argument in the Sunflower’s Symposium. He has more of a moral point of view on whether Wiesenthal a Jew at a concentration camp should have forgiven a Nazi soldier. Some evidence: a quote from his essay states “One should forgive the person or persons who have committed atrocities against oneself and mankind. But this does not necessarily mean one should forget about the atrocities committed.” In other words‚ forgive but don’t forget. He
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I’ve chosen to focus on the letters between the King and Sinuhe as the assignment’s requirement of the significance of an inanimate object. Sinuhe’s journey begins of him as a spineless coward fleeing his King in order to ensure the longevity of his own life. However‚ as the story progresses Sinuhe overcomes his cowardice through various acts of bravery‚ the most notable being his victory over a warrior who challenges Sinuhe to combat‚ catapulting his status from a coward to ruthless conqueror.
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Feiner does a fine job illuminating the challenges faced by Mendelssohn as a public Jewish intellectual. Mendelssohn’s philosophical acumen was both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand‚ he became wildly famous‚ and indeed‚ members of the Prussian Royal Academy of the Sciences elected him to become a member‚ although the King‚ Friedrich II‚ refused to grant approval to this appointment‚ ostensibly because Mendelssohn was a Jew. Mendelssohn was also widely sought out as a conversation partner by
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The second paragraph Dodds is giving examples to support his view that fate does not make us determined in our ways. With the use of secondary sources Dodds is able to elaborate on his belief that Oedipus acted on his own will rather than being a forced by fate. Dodds made a reference to philosopher A.W. Gomme and Jesus Christ who both spoke about actions being fate bound. He cited Gomme because Gomme made it unquestionable that the gods may say something will happen but they do not give a direct
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In the world of philosophy there are many unanswered questions. One such question is whether or not God exists. Philosopher Thomas Aquinas attempts at logically reasoning through this question. In doing so‚ he combats an objection to the existence of God‚ which is known as the problem of evil. The problem of evil states that no omni benevolent being would will that evil exists‚ and whatever an omniscient‚ omnipotent being wills must be accomplished. Evil exists so‚ according to the problem with evil
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In our growth as Christians‚ we will learn that there are many questions we must face in order to gain proper understanding about God. One such question asks‚ “If God is omnipotent (all powerful)‚ why is there suffering and evil in the world?” It is also known as the Theodicy question. This a question that many Christians struggle with. However the Bible does provide some answers as to why God allows evil to exist. Christian Theologians throughout the ages have also provided some insight into the
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