Utilitarianism or God‚ do we have to choose? During many years that question is being formulated and many scholars had a very difficult time to decide if it was possible to follow God’s will and the principle of utility maximization. The principle of utility maximization was a theory created by John Stuart Mill and presented in his book Utilitarianism (1863). Societies throughout the years have argued that those theories are hard to combine‚ since Utilitarianism seeks for self-development and
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Can religious experience be used to justify belief in God? Religious experiences mark the crucial events of the major religions and are the primary substance of their sacred texts. They also have been the foundational source upon which billions of people anchor their beliefs‚ faiths and practices from Taoism to Mormonism. Here we will first outline the term religious experience‚ how it will be used and the constraints that define it. Next we will show how a religious experience is actually a miracle
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Belief in God by C. Stephen Evans 1. Name of author‚ title‚ appropriate publishing information‚ followed by a verb such as argues‚ believes‚ reports‚ and finally a "that clause containing the author’s thesis or major assertion. In "The Mystery of Persons and Belief in God" from the web site http://www.orgins.org/articles/evans_mysterypersons.html‚ C. Stephen Evans asserts that if we examine human nature and desires with a Christian mindset‚ we will discover good reasons for believing in God. 2.
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reasonable to believe in God in the 21st Century? In a scientific age‚ it is getting harder and harder to believe in god due to the frequent scientific discoveries but does that really change the thoughts and opinions of those who choose to believe in such a thing? This is a very hotly debated question as over 51 per cent of the population believe in God but there is evidence to suggest that a hundred years ago‚ a smaller number but a higher percentage of people believed in a God. So therefore why has
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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 choices; yet
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divine Lord if we had not seen him yet even once? When we have said that we only believe what we can see… If you think about the quote made by man‚ “To see is to believe.” And how men believe in God‚ they’re two contradicting thoughts. We don’t see god‚ therefore why should we believe in him? What caused God to live from generations to generations when we can’t even see him‚ has anyone seen him besides the prophets? We know that we have friends‚ neighbors‚ teachers‚ parents‚ siblings‚ and other
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Why God Does Not Exist! According to the dictionary God refers to the one Supreme Being‚ the creator and the ruler of the universe. Many people believe in God‚ with blind faith‚ hoping and believing that there is a life after ours expires. Humanity would rather believe that there is a safe haven and to be “forgiven” for the wrong’s that they have done‚ then to question the existence of the supreme being that they put so much faith in. Fortunately‚ there are people such as myself who question
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The question of “Does God exist‚” is a question that many people have tried to answer throughout many centuries. Although the answer to whether He exist or not is unsolved and most likely never will be solved‚ the answer to whether we can prove that he exists is a relatively easy one to answer. The answer is simply‚ no. We cannot prove whether He exist‚ but on the other hand no scientist or philosopher has ever been able to prove that He does not exist. Although the answer is quite simple‚ we can
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The existence of God has been a question since the idea of God was conceived. Descartes tries to prove Gods existence‚ to disprove his Evil demon theory‚ and to show that there is without a doubt something external to ones own existence. He is looking for a definite certainty‚ a foundation for which he can base all of his beliefs and know for a fact that they are true. Descartes overall project is to find a definite certainty on which he can base all his knowledge and beliefs. A foundation that
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010 Leibniz and the Existence of God The existence of God has always been a controversial subject though despite what others thought Leibniz did believe in the existence of God. Leibniz goes on attempting to explain God using a priori and a posteriori arguments and also proving God using monads. Leibniz’s a priori explanation of God is that the concept which everyone has of God is that of a most perfect being‚ a greater being cannot be conceived. Therefore God must really exist; otherwise
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