Examine the main strengths of the cosmological argument for the existence of God (21 marks) The main question the cosmological argument ponders thought on is ‘Why is there a universe at all?’ The cosmological argument asks the scientific question behind the universe as the design argument asks an emotional one. One of the main strengths of the cosmological argument was brought forward again recently by William Lane Craig. The argument tries to say that the world couldn’t have just occurred‚ there
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2.1. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA): 2.1.1. What is CDA? 2.1.1.1. Critical‚ discourse and analysis Before beginning to address what CDA is‚ it is important to be clear about what is meant by the concepts of critical‚ discourse‚ and analysis: The notion of ‘critical’ is primarily associated with the critical theory of the Frankfurt School where social theory should be oriented towards critiquing and changing society. In CDA‚ the concept of ‘critical’ is applied
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of the Sermon on the Mount discourse‚ which is one of the five discourses of the Gospel of Matthew (5-7‚ 10‚ 13‚ 18‚ and 23-25). This passage locates relatively earlier in the Sermon. Professor Dallas Willard (1998)‚ in his book The Divine Conspiracy‚ claims that “The later parts of the Discourse presuppose the earlier parts and simply cannot be understood unless their dependence upon the earlier parts is clearly seen” (p. 138). If the sequential order in the discourse is important‚ then the earlier
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Discourse communities are groups of people that share the same goals‚ ambitions‚ and equal beliefs. I believe that one single person can belong to many different discourse communities depending on who they are‚ on the inside. For example three discourse communities that I belong to are the Faulkner county sheriffs department‚ my church youth group‚ and my group of buddies I play video games with. Faulkner county’s sherrifs department was a big part of my career. Even though I don’t work in the jail
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Given the low risk‚ I feel comfortable sharing things in a conversational and amicable manner‚ resulting in lower anxiety. However‚ as the stakes creep higher‚ so does my anxiety towards opening my mouth. A recent example of this was in my Public Discourse in the US class‚ where my argument was well structured in my mind but left my mouth jumbled and lacking a precise point. This disconnect in high-stress situations is how I attribute the jump in my group discussion and meetings scores. I hope that
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People may think that being in a band is boring‚ uncool‚ and just not for them. This might be true‚ but in a band you must be a leader as well as a follower. In a band there are also different ranks. You also have to communicate in various ways. You have to be able to follow hand commands‚ voice commands‚ and whistle commands. These commands are used to communicate with the band to better performances and enforce discipline. For those who might not know‚ the band consists of a very important thing
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our society is broken up into small groups. These individual groups can be classified as a discourse community. For example‚ a youth choir at church‚ a football team‚ and Girl Scouts are all classified as a discourse community. What is this so called discourse community? Well‚ a discourse community is a group of people who all share a set of common goals with each other. Although‚ there are numerous of discourse communities‚ they all use different languages to communicate with the members that are within
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Pre Existence of Christ Christ existed before his birth this was the pre-existence. This will always be a essential part of Christology in the sense that if Christ did not exist before the virgin birth‚ then what can we believe of the Bible? The Bible gives us up front statements concerning Christ’s pre-existence. These statements as one can see the meaning of the preexistence
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Discourse: based on ideas of Michel Foucault‚ discourse theory refers to the idea that the terms in which we speak‚ write and think about the world are a reflection of wider relations of power‚ and since they are also linked to practise‚ are themselves important in maintaining that power structure In the Order of Things (1970) Foucault focuses on fields of knowledge‚ such as economics‚ or natural history and the conventions according to which they were classified and represented in particular
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1. The UTRUM: "Whether or not it is the case that there is proof for God ’s existence." 2. The VIDETUR: "It seems that the existence of God can be proven in five ways by the Cosmological Argument." Saint Thomas Aquinas‚ put forth his own theory on the existence of God. In his text "Whether God Exists"‚ he stated that through his five arguments he could prove God ’s existence. His five arguments are from motion‚ from first efficient cause‚ from possibility and necessity‚ from gradation
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