TITLE: Western Concepts of God DISCUSSANT/s: Lopez‚ Abby Domingo‚ Jetter Alexis Barreda‚ Maria Claudette Obias‚ Stephanie Tiamzon‚ Carlo Listana‚ Christian Dave Jacobo‚ Michelle Samson‚ Brixton WESTERN CONCEPTS OF GOD Western concepts of God have ranged from the detached transcendent demiurge of Aristotle to the pantheism of Spinoza. Nevertheless‚ much of western thought about God has fallen within some broad form of theism. Theism is the view that there is a God which is is the creator and
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did the same thing and created gods.these gods vary from small to large and even control different elements. Some more important than others . The first thing you always do is pray to the gods. The best one has to be Poseidon. God of the sea and earthquakes this god has a spectacular historical feature and life. Poseidon and his family were both loved and some hated. He had a brother named Zeus and Hades‚ Zeus was the god of the sky and hades that god of the underworld. His father was named cronus
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Aquinas’ Five Proofs What real evidence can be supplied for God’s existence? St. Thomas‚ in his Summa Theologica‚ sets forth five separate proofs for the existence of God‚ Unlike St. Anselm’s proof‚ which deals with pure concepts‚ St. Thomas’ proofs rely on the world of our experience-what we can see around us. In these proofs we can easily see the influence of Aristotle and his doctrine of the Four Causes. l) The Proof from Motion. We observe motion all around us. Whatever is in motion now
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Introduction: The scientific developments of the renaissance were powerful and they stimulate new ways of thought that one can be tempted to disregard any role medieval thinking plays in the general development of both renaissance and post renaissance philosophy up till today. It would be a mistake to take it that Descartes‚ Locke achieved a total radical break from the past and inaugurated a completely new philosophical era. One cannot understand scholars like Descartes or Locke without having some
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John Nguyen July 28‚ 2016 TFM 363 Professor Powell The film‚ City of God‚ is based in the slums of Rio De Janeiro‚ Brazil where drugs dealer run the community and violence is built in the structure of the culture. The film is narrated by Rocket who is a main character along with Lil Ze and how they take two paths through life. Rocket wants to become a famous photographer and escape the City of God‚ while Lil Ze becomes a powerful gang leader and drug dealer. The film shows three decades of character
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God speaks in silences‚ and only those who are quiet of heart can hear what he says. The underlying reality is that there is no friendship with God without silence. This "silence" does not mean just keeping noise levels low; it is the form of pure truthfulness. Unless one has learned to stop‚ be quiet and listen to another‚ then one remains locked in one’s own little world. In silence we make the wonderful and liberating discovery that we are not gods‚ but just creatures. Silence can disturb
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Poseidon is a Greek god. He is the son of a Titan named Cronus. Poseidon had five siblings; Zeus‚ Hades‚ Hestia‚ Hera and Demeter. He had lots of children and lots of wives. When he was born he chose the sea to rule because it was full of adventure and unknown (“Poseidon”). Poseidon was the god of the sea. His symbols were the horse‚ and the trident. He was the god of the sea and earthquakes. He also created a lot of animals trying to impress his loved ones. He can control water and start earthquakes
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Jessica Garcia Mr. Geiger 15 January 2013 The Gods Must Be Crazy The vast majority of the world has adapted to the modern civilization and has also progressed with the advanced technology and science like in the top market economy countries like America for example‚ however‚ there are still small societies that exist and practice traditional economy. In the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy a small tribe named the Kalahari Bushmen and resides in the Safari demonstrate how they feel like all their
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Jonathan Edwards uses the three appeals pathos‚ logos‚ and ethos in his sermon “Sinners in the hands of an Angry God” to persuade unconverted members of the congregation to become born again through Christ. He uses pathos‚ which is emotional appeals to evoke the audience’s emotions such as fear‚ anger‚ sadness‚ and many more. By using connotative diction‚ syntax‚ and personal anecdotes he is able to create an emotional appeal. Edwards uses logical appeals‚ which is logos to appeal to the audience’s
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unbelief aims to show that God cannot exist given the widespread disbelief in God. The argument runs as follows: Suppose God exists‚ if God exists‚ then he is omniscient‚ omnipotent‚ and omnibenevolent. An omniscient being would know how to ensure everyone believes in his existence. An omnipotent being would have the power to ensure everyone believes in his existence. And finally‚ an omnibenevolent being would want to ensure everyone believes in his existence. Now‚ if God would know how to ensure everyone
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