The existence of God. The question that millions of people ask themselves each day is does God exist? What is God? Who is God? Throughout my life I have never questioned the existence of God; God just IS. However‚ there exists beings who need an explanation to how God can possibly exist as an eternal‚ all-powerful and all-knowing being. Through three different arguments‚ this paper examines some rational arguments for the existence of and eternal being‚ God. The first argument states that
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The History of God A History of God: The 4‚000 Year Quest of Judaism‚ Christianity and Islam tells the story of‚ as the title might suggest‚ how the idea of God was created and how it has been altered by religious groups and people throughout history. The author‚ Karen Armstrong‚ does this by starting with the first Jews and their belief in pagan gods‚ and going as far as questioning wether God has a place in modern society at all. Mrs. Armstrong was a part of a devout Roman Catholic family‚ but
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Does God Exist? It is one of the most asks questions around the world still to this day. A controversial topic which doesn’t have an answer. No way to prove‚ or disprove the concept that there is someone or something else that has created the universe we live in. But what is the definition of God? The definition of God is that He is omniscient (all knowing)‚ omnipotent (all powerful)‚ and omnibenevolent (morally perfect and all loving). This definition is most used in Philosophy of Religion and is
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moral beliefs‚ God‚ an individual‚ and also many others can determine what is thought to be good or bad. God as well as the individual defines what the good is. James Rachels believes that being a child of God and also an autonomous moral agent is completely incompatible. His argument is that one cannot fully worship a God without giving up one’s own moral standards. Rachels declares that if one confirms that there is‚ indeed‚ a God‚ the thought in itself makes you a servant of god. Working in full
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world comes from free wills other than God. In Greg’s defense he states that God created humanity and chooses to give each individual his or her own freedom. With the freedom that‚ God allows us to experience true love and to be able to deal with the possibility of having the evil we have in the world today. Edward’s questions about God brought another objection about how God whether he knows or does not know the future. He states that God could have prevented all evil by not creating all the bad
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4 Ways to Put God First by Brandon Jubar It’s easy to become obsessed. In fact‚ it’s almost expected these days. Everywhere you look there are examples of people living their lives to excess -- and it’s not just going overboard with bad things‚ either. Drugs‚ alcohol‚ sex -- these are things that normally come to mind when we think of "excess". But even "good" things can become bad in large quantities. Studying is usually a good thing. In fact‚ most parents would agree that their children should
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Best Explanations Approach – Existence of God is the best explanation for certain effects we see in the universe. I can only prove what I can see‚ taste‚ hear – but electrons (we can’t see‚ taste or hear it); black holes (we can’t see‚ taste or hear) we just see the effects that we see that the best explanation is that there are electrons and black holes and god. Defeasible – Possibly could be wrong. Defeater‚ if true could defeat the argument of God’s existence. Cumulative Cases Approach
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with his knowledge of Christianity. This ideology later became known as Augustinianism. Two of St. Augustine’s most notorious pieces are Confessions and The City of God. His book‚ Confessions‚ is essentially an autobiography in which St. Augustine outlines his life and his eventual conversion to Christianity. His book The City of God was a response to criticism that Christianity was receiving about the downfall of the Roman
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God looks within the heart because He is looking for men fit to be kings in His Kingdom. God does not care what you look like on the outside‚ and most people would agree. You can be the most beautiful person on the outside and the most rotten on the inside. Looking good on the outside is not what matters‚ but what is going on the inside does matter. God wants to know what is at the center of your being‚ your heart. God is looking for a heart that possesses wisdom‚ knowledge‚ love‚ obedience‚ and
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talking about God in only negative terms. For example‚ God is not mortal; or God is not human. Both of these tell what God is not‚ instead of what he is. This is because our knowledge of God is limited by our finite human understanding‚ therefore‚ as God is out of this Universe‚ we find it extremely hard to talk about him. Saint Augustine said “If you comprehend‚ it is not God. If you are able to comprehend‚ it is because you mistake something else for God.” Via Negativa allows us to compare God to things
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