Evil exists today in the world we live. People will always try to bring good in this world‚ but evil seems to be in people’s everyday life or in their surroundings. Good and evil are constantly happening to someone or someone is doing good or evil. A lot of philosophers argued that God does not exist because evil exist‚ and that if there is God then he would have gotten rid of evil. Although other philosophers argue that yes God exist‚ but so does evil because it is necessary to keep a balance in
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away from God of their own free will and that is how evil originated in the world. Augustine assumes that evil cannot be properly said to exist at all‚ he argues that the evil‚ together with that suffering which is created as punishment for sin‚ originates in the free nature of the will of all creatures. According to Augustine‚ God has allowed evil to exist in the world because it does not conflict with his righteousness. He did not create evil but is also not a victim of it. He simply allows it to
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Abstract and Referential Ontology: Descartes Versus Spinoza on the Existence of God. The concept of God is central to the development of Cartesian and Spinozan philosophy. Although both philosophers employ an ontological argument for the existence and necessity of God the specific nature of God differs greatly with each account. While Descartes suggests a Judeo-Christian concept of God‚ Spinoza argues a more monistic deity similar to that of the Hindu tradition. The most significant difference
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Good at its best‚ Evil at its worse When good and evil clash‚ does good always triumph? In a theocracy‚ religion is the basis of their living politically‚ socially‚ and economically. Therefore in a place where theocracy is practiced‚ good should always conquer evil. However this is not the case in Salem during the witch trials. Religion in Salem is taken very seriously. All citizens work toward pleasing and serving the lord. They repent all evil and choose the way of the Lord instead the way of
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God of Evil Maybe the biggest question asked since the beginning of time‚ yet still remaining unanswered‚ is how our universe came into existence. As human nature‚ many people are devoted to believing that a God created all we have today. Others will debate that until the end of time. From what others have previously established about God‚ we have grown to believe that he is the all-powerful being. But if he is truly all-powerful‚ then why do we live in such tough conditions today? As Ernest
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having meaning to something you do. Meaningful work can be defined as enjoyment of the worker‚ dedication of the worker to the job‚ and involvement that the worker shows toward his or her job. In “The Physical Genius” written by Malcolm Gladwell‚ he talks about how to become a Physical Genius. Gladwell is an English-born Canadian journalist‚ author‚ and speaker. He has written many books and articles in sociology‚ psychology‚ and social psychology. People who have experienced the meaningful work‚ can
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Surrounded by Small Men "It is your fate to always be surrounded by little men" (92) In Willa Cather’s novel‚ O Pioneers‚ Alexandra Bergson‚ the provider of her family‚ is full of imagination. This ability to think outside the box has brought her success. Although she possesses this gift‚ the men around are considerably close-minded. Since the men in her life‚ especially her brothers‚ Lou and Oscar‚ and her long-time friend‚ Carl‚ are stubbornly unreceptive to new ideas they unintentionally deny
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into their personalities? Have you ever thought of the idea that everyone in this world is evil? In the novel we have been reading‚ the author Paulo Coelho states “given the rights circumstances‚ every human being on this earth would be willing to commit evil.” Could Coelho be true or is it just a lame theory? Too many questions revolve around our minds when we read this statement. If everyone is evil‚ our days would be miserable‚ our lives would be hopeless. When a person is determined to
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“If Only there is No God then there is No Problem:” A Theological Reflection On the Mystery of Evil And Uniqueness of God For a theologian or an ordinary person concerned with the problem of theodicy‚ human suffering appears to be inconsistent with the notion of a God who is all-powerful and good. It is rationally inconceivable to claim belief in such a God when people are faced with senseless suffering in their day-today-life. How do we respond to the events of suffering that challenge our
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of Doubt Throughout Meditation One in The Meditation of the First Philosophy‚ Descartes reflects on a number of falsehoods he has believed throughout his life. He does this to create a system in order to clarify whether they are true or false‚ so that he can build a basic structure from which future knowledge can be based. This approach is called Method of Doubt. Doubt is defined as a feeling of uncertainty. Descartes opens Mediation One by stating that if he wants to establish information that is
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