The existence of god has been a question that has plagued mankind since people began to think logically. Many philosophers argue that there may or may not be a god‚ or that there may even be different types of gods. It is difficult to say whether or not god can exist because there is a lack of knowledge or limited knowledge regarding the issue. Mankind has only been around for so long and can only know so much. Who knows what we could be possibly be missing in this quest to find the ultimate answer
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nature of God is. Some people see God as the gentleman who presents his plan and allows people to work it out; others see Him as the God who is all about peace‚ love and happiness and there are those that believe God is their buddy‚ or the Big Guy upstairs. They have created a God that fits right into their world; they have created a God that is like them. The God of the Bible has been replaced with a God people are comfortable with. People in this day and age have forgotten that God is sovereign
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Do you believe in God and why? With over 20 major religions in today’s world‚ God is the most recognized superior power. We are told to believe that this God is a supernatural being: one of a group of supernatural male beings in some religions‚ each of which is worshiped as the personification or controller of some aspect of the universe. God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism‚ or a single deity in polytheism
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with hell and the hiddenness of God‚ as argued by McKim and Adams‚ is that both propose the possibility that God is imperfect and uncaring. The problem of hell‚ according to Adams‚ the existence of hell suggests that irremediable evil has not been prevented making God‚ who is all knowing‚ all powerful‚ perfectly good and capable of preventing irremediable evil‚ primarily responsible for any tragic outcomes of human life‚ such as eternity in hell‚ implying that God is not perfectly good‚ all powerful
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The One God There are many different religions across the globe; from tribal spirits and demi-gods‚ to having no gods‚ to having One God. Today‚ I will be explaining the similarities between three religions of the One God; Christianity‚ Judaism‚ and Islam. Though having very radical believers amongst some‚ I believe understanding those who are not of the same religion as you will eventually lead to peace in the world. As the old saying goes‚ “Knowledge is power.” Understanding and acknowledging
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is not a convincing argument for one to believe in God‚ but it can be applicable to a catered category of people. Pascal’s Wagers main issue is that it is not an epistemic argument. Before just dismissing Pascal’s Wager as not an epistemic argument‚ one must understand what an epistemic argument is. An epistemic argument is an argument that must be rational‚ reasonable and justified in order to be believed. For instance‚ if one believes in God because one experienced a miracle and then claims the
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omnipotence of God. He criticizes George Mavrodes article‚ because he believes that he does not provide any evidence besides it being a reference and the support of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Frankfurt‚ 2016‚ p. 25). Frankfurt looks specifically at the aspect of if God can do one unfeasible task‚ then why can he not do two tasks that are not feasible. He inevitably believes that God can do the unimageable‚ so he can do anything he puts his mind to. When I look at the omnipotence of God‚ George Mavrodes
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Introduction As I was a Christian‚ my parents use to ask me to read different types of books about God and religion. One of my favorite books that I had read during my high school years was a book by Thomas Aquinas. Thomas Aquinas believed in a unique combination of faith and reason in his believes of God‚ and had brought up five different arguments on his believes in political and ethical in the existence of God. 1st: The First Mover Aristotle got the idea that the whole universe is in motion from Heraclitus
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In the beginning some God created something that we walk on today. History has taught us‚ if anything‚ that stories are an extremely important part of our culture and our day to day lives. Without having a purpose or explanation for being here‚ some people would question the point. So to avoid this‚ fortunately there is a massive amount of myths that one can choose from to satisfy their beliefs. Some favorites I have found include the creation stories of the Enuma Elish‚ the Hebrew Bible‚ and Hittite
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Is there any similarities between Plato’s form of Good and God? St Augustine was a follower to Christianity. He thought that religion should include not just faith but reason. He wrote a lot about religious philosophy about Christianity and used some ideas from Plato. St Augustine used many ideas from Plato about the form of Good‚ and concluded that there were many similarities between the concept of God and Plato’s form of Good. He saw this because St Augustine’s philosophical ideas were based
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