have wondered if there really exists an extraterrestrial being. Many have questioned‚ who were they? Why did they come? What did they leave behind? Where did they go? Will they come back? The beliefs that extraterrestrial beings exist dates back centuries. These beliefs date all the way back to World War II. There are ancient architectural buildings that are believed to have been built by extraterrestrial beings. So the question is‚ do they exist‚ and did ancient aliens really help to shape our history
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* Descartes’ Proofs for God’s Existence * www.prshockley.org * In sum‚ 3 Arguments for God’s Existence are used by Descartes in Meditations: 1. The argument for the existence of God from the fact that I have an idea of Him (1st proof in Meditation 3). 2. The argument from my own existence. Here it is argued that a cause more perfect than myself must be assumed to explain my coming into being and my continued existence (2nd proof in Meditation 3). 3. The Ontological Argument for God’s
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Does listening to music help with concentration? Music is a significant part of our lives. We hear it at a lot of places‚ whether we are voluntarily listening‚ or hearing it play in stores‚ restaurants‚ or from the general public. From the Guardian‚ writer Dean Burnett argues whether music is beneficial in the way one thinks‚ or if music is a form of distraction‚ in his article “Does Music Really Help You Concentrate?”. Burnett uses experiments from multiple researchers on how the human brain has
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Is the author really dead? “The birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author.” – Roland Barthes Must the author be dead to make way for the birth of the reader? In his essay “The Death of the Author‚” Roland Barthes asserts that the author is dead because he/she is no longer a part of the deep structure in a particular text. To him‚ the author does not create meaning in the text: one cannot explain a text by knowing about the person who wrote
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Descartes Essay: Existence of God Descartes’ Third Meditation focuses on the existence of God. He describes God as ‘a certain substance that is infinite‚ independent‚ supremely intelligent and supremely powerful‚ and that created me along with everything else that exists – if anything else exists’ (Descartes‚ 25). In this Meditation‚ he states a fundamental principle that ‘there must be as much [reality] in the cause as there is in its effect’. This is the question of the existence of infinity
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Does ‘Pascal’s Wager’ provide a convincing argument for belief in God? Published in 1670 and named after French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal; the philosophical theory of Pascal’s Wager reasons that to believe in God is a decision made in a time of uncertainty. The Wager also explains that whether or not God exists‚ we can estimate the outcome; an infinite reward or an infinite punishment. This suggests that the rational choice to live as if God exists is the better of the possible
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The issue of policing schools has been widely debated across the country. As a high school student myself‚ I believe policing schools would be extremely beneficial and would enhance the safety of schools everywhere. The article “Does America Really Need More Cops in Schools?” by Susan Ferriss states‚ “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is with a good guy with a gun‚" National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said after a young man shot his way into his former grammar
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existence of God‚ is number 19 “The Common Consent Argument.” In my own words this argument argues that it is common that all individuals worship‚ respect‚ and admire God‚ many individuals has had their wrong opinion and been wrong their beliefs‚ and that everyone should believe in God and that God really do exist. It argues that there is some kind of God is intrinsic or innate and has existed deliberately in almost the whole humankind in history and if God didn’t exist‚ then God wouldn’t be as
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The God of the bible can be described as good because he is seen to act in morally good ways in the world. He creates a world in which everything is seen to be good. “God saw everything and it was good.” In the Bible God’s commandments are the moral laws. The Ten Commandments state that is good according to God. They provide a summary of people’s religious and social duties. God could be said to be showing his love for this through these laws. Another common biblical image of God is that of a judge
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE GOD DELUSION DEBATE Question 1: I chose to listen to Dr. John Lennox because I personally believe that there is a God that exists in our midst‚ and it would be great to have an open mind to see the perspective in the other point of view which does not believe the presence of God. In the debate between Prof Richard Dawkins and Dr John Lennox‚ the strength that Dr John Lennox has is that he stands by firmly in his belief that he greatly challenged the remarks made
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