nature is even more intricate. With this in mind‚ nature must have a designer because everything regarding nature is complex and it is very unlikely to be created without contrivance. Convincingly‚ Paley came up with the notion that there must be a God or transcendent being that created the universe‚ as well as all of the nature within it due to the fact that it seems implausible for something so complex to have been created with no thought or planning. In chapter eight‚ Pascal writes‚ “…for nothing
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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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Does God exist? Does God exist? This seemingly simple question is in fact loaded with a myriad of twists and turns that scientists and theologians have debated for years without reaching an accepted conclusion. Part of the problem lies in the many definitions of God. Traditionally it is accepted that God is a supreme being‚ infallible‚ perfect‚ and existing outside of the material world of humanity. It is this definition that is generally used when debating God’s existence. There have been several
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---------------Relationship Between Gods and Mortals---------------------------------- -----Observing the relationship between the polytheistic gods and mortals in the time of Homer seems‚ in comparison‚ is odd to our judeo-christian traditions found in our society. Where some may see a omnishient and powerful being as a inactive in the our everyday dealings‚ the Gods in Homer’s time were consistently involved in either hindering or aiding those they found to their liking or disliking. In the
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Nature and Character of God : Who do we say God is? Note- Fail=Found - Daddy - All Powerful - Understanding - Healer - Provider - Protector - Cheerleader/ Coach - Merciful - Loving - Superhero - Just - Giver of Life - Giver of hope - Indescribable - Giver of Peace - Creator - Faithful Movie clip describing Who is God? - Tattoo Artist -I am god and I control my destiny - 13 year old- everywhere and everything
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According to Christianity‚ God is all good‚ omnipotent‚ omnipresent‚ and omniscient. So‚ why did this good God let there be evil (Augustine 121)? It starts with free will. God gave humans free will to love Him and to do good. According to the Adam and Eve story‚ Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit so that they could be like God. They were prideful and acted in a way that did not live up to their full potential for good and thus‚ there was evil. Now‚ that is not to say that Adam and Eve are
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“I hate you‚ God!” I thought to myself. “I want nothing to do with you. You might be real‚ but you are not the good Creator people portray you to be.” I did not always feel this way toward my Heavenly Father. In the first three years after my baptism‚ my walk with God was tranquil‚ blissful‚ easy even‚ and overflowing with confidence in His Word. I indulged my eyes with Scripture every chance available. Church events became the highlight of my week. The feeling of calm I experienced during sermons
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are created by God. Without the omnipotent hand of a creator God we would not exist. Isaiah 45:12 states that it was God’s hands which created the Heavens. 2. The Question of Identity – The question of identity ask‚ “who am I” and “what does it mean to be a person?” (Weider & Gutierrez‚ 2011) These questions are clearly answered within the Bible. A creator God created us above the animals and lower than the angels and therefore is greater than us. In Genesis 17:1 God calls himself the
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The God of Unconditional Love With different cultures come different beliefs – belief on how the world goes‚ how people should live‚ but more commonly‚ how the world came to be. Different myths on the creation of man have been told‚ heard and shared. And even though different Christian religions have their own belief on the creation of man‚ we are blessed to have been given a creation story through a common sacred scripture‚ the Bible… a creation story that can be found in the book of Genesis.
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God science debate Wide spread myth that science has always been on a collision course with the belief in God and so therefore‚ natural science and faith in God are incompatible. Argued by the new atheists - that science leads away from God.- leads to atheism. Myth; significant natural science project of this generation is the human genome project. First director of it was Jim Watson- discovered the double helix structure of DNA he was an atheist. 2d director - Francis Collins hes a Christian
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