Explain the cosmological argument for the existence of God (25 marks) Thomas Aquinas famously formulated his version of the cosmological or "first cause" argument. According to this argument‚ the things which we see around us now are the products of a series of previous causes. But that series cannot go back in time forever. Thus there must be some first cause which was not itself caused by anything else. And that first uncaused cause is God. A lot of the argument is based on Aristotelian views
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Religion Hinduism is one of the oldest and perhaps the most complex of all organized religions. It is its complexity that has led it to be the subject of debate for several reasons. The primary dispute appertains to the fact that Hinduism encompasses a broad spectrum of Indian religious ways as if they were only one tradition (Fisher‚ 2014‚ pg. 71). In its defense‚ Hinduism’s great age can account for much of its extreme variations. It is an evolving religion. Hinduism has evolved from early Vedic
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The Women’s Liberation Movement AKA: Women’s Lib Feminist Movement or Women’s Rights Movement "Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings" -women fighting male power structure Women‚ you may be feminist if you: -had lots of choices after high school -had the option of college/grad school -have a career/job and family -plan to be a doctor‚ lawyer‚ engineer (professional) -support fair work salary for any work -workplace is free of sexual discrimination -participate
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"Is the Existence of Evil incompatible with the existence of God?" "Without darkness there can be no light (Shestov)." This quote says a lot about our world as we know it. To truly know something we must also know it’s opposite. We would not know silent if there was not sound. There would be no young if we did not know old. So how could we believe that there is a good without an evil? To believe in the existence of a greatest good‚ which we call God‚ there must also be exist a source of evil as
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Thesis: Both Hinduism and Confucianism have similar ideals and beliefs. However‚ Confucianism is considered to be more a philosophy than a religion. 1. Direct Comparisons a. Similarity: revolved around the idea of looking into a deeper meaning of life b. Similarity: try to better people’s lives c. Differences i. Confucianism: based on work ethics a. Positions of authority are the philosophers/politicians ii. Hinduism: based
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Thomas Nichols Wendell Berry’s “Mad Farmer liberation Front” makes a strong argument for the simple life‚ preservation of nature‚ and individualism. Wendell Berry clearly states how Americans and people should live their lives. Berry’s points are valid and to the point; he believes that an independent person is a strong person. This very argument is ageless; used by people throughout time. One could say Wendell Berry is somewhat of a modern day Thomas Jefferson seeing how they share similar ideas
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(A) Explain how Descartes developed Anselm’s argument that God’s existence is necessary. Anselm used the Ontological Argument to prove that God’s existence is necessary. The origins of this argument are found in Anselm’s writings‚ he began with a quotation from a Psalm “The fool says in his heart‚ ‘there is no God’…” and then reflected on the truthfulness of this. Anselm defined God as ‘that than which nothing greater can be conceived’ assuming you accept this a priori definition Anselm went on
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Contrast Essay: Hinduism and Buddhism The Hindu religion dominated India thousands of years ago‚ which defined the government and social views throughout the country. Around 534 BCE‚ a Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama saw that the Hindu social views were impacting his country in an oppressive way. Thus‚ he felt the time for religious change in India had come‚ leading to Buddhism. Siddhartha’s ideas changed the religious and social views for many Indians. Although Hinduism and Buddhism shared
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Both Hinduism and Buddhism originated in the Indian subcontinent and share a very long relationship‚ which in many ways is comparable to that of Judaism and Christianity. The Buddha was born in a Hindu family‚ just as Christ was born in a Jewish family. Some people still argue that Buddhism was an offshoot of Hinduism and the Buddha was a part of the Hindu pantheon‚ a view which is not acceptable to many Buddhists. It is however widely accepted that Buddhism gained popularity in India because it
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Write your name here Surname Other names Centre Number Candidate Number Edexcel GCSE Biology Unit B2: The Components of Life Higher Tier Additional Sample Assessment Material Time: 1 hour You must have: Calculator‚ Ruler Paper Reference 5BI2H/01 Total Marks Instructions se b ink or • Uill inlack boxesball-point pen. page with your name‚ F the a the top of this • centre number andt candidate number. nswer all uestions. • Answer theqquestions in the spaces
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