| | |Write your answers in this column. The cell will expand as you type. | |A. Core Christianity (textbook): “Introduction” | | | |How did the term “Christian” originate? |It was originated as a sarcastic attack towards the desciples
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William Paley’s View on the Watch and the Watchmaker. He was an English theologian and philosopher who lived in the 18th and early 19th centuries. He is best known for his influential work "Natural Theology‚" in which he presents the famous analogy of the watch and the watchmaker. With his argument‚ which is often referred to as the argument from design‚ which asserts that the complexity and orderliness observed in the natural world are symbolic of a divine creator‚ just as the intricate design of
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Aquinas’ Five Proofs What real evidence can be supplied for God’s existence? St. Thomas‚ in his Summa Theologica‚ sets forth five separate proofs for the existence of God‚ Unlike St. Anselm’s proof‚ which deals with pure concepts‚ St. Thomas’ proofs rely on the world of our experience-what we can see around us. In these proofs we can easily see the influence of Aristotle and his doctrine of the Four Causes. l) The Proof from Motion. We observe motion all around us. Whatever is in motion now
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The argument of the existence of god has been debated by many philosophers over the years and lives as a common issue between the ones who believe and don’t believe. The philosophers that theorize that god does or doesn’t exist end up running into the same problem when trying to convince the other they are right which is the lack of evidence and support. Because of the lack of evidence to prove one right‚ the truth of whether a god exist or not should rest in the opinion of a singular person and
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Reflection Theo 104 October 10‚ 2011 Liberty University Online Introduction My paper is to reflect on what I have learned from my class and my understanding of the Christians view. I will focus on three important factors for my paper. One of them is Did Jesus claim to be God? My second focus will be if a person is a Christian‚ does it matter how they live their life. Finally I will focus on what can the local church do to better communicate God’s love to your community. Did Jesus Claim to
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Ivory Russell April 15‚ 2012 Theo 104 It seems as though in today’s age and time that Satan’s existence is more real and prevalent not only among society‚ but among Christians‚ as well. But‚ it isn’t the talk of Satan that is alarming so much as the type of attention and talk that he is receiving. Our modern day society has transformed him from being the evil‚ factual being that we know him as into a sinister‚ more humors fictional character used to make ‘great’ movies and entertainment. Producers
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The Cosmological argument is a philosophical argument for the existence of God. It is explained that everything has a reason‚ is the first reason‚ the first reason is of no significance. The cosmological view tries to prove the existence of God by observing the universe. Scientists believe that the universe must have a beginning‚ it needs something to give it existence. So that we can contact to God‚ God is always there‚ no reason‚ no beginning‚ no limit‚ beyond time‚ is infinite. Moreover‚ according
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attributes of God? A.Omnipotent‚ Omniscient‚ Omnivorous B.Omnipotent‚ Omniscient‚ Omni-benevolent (goodness) C.Omniscient‚ Omniferous‚ Omni-benevolent (goodness) D.None of the above Answer Key: B Question 2 of 10 The "onto" in ontological argument refers to what? A.The nature of the argument B.God’s nature of being C.Mankind’s nature of faith D.The physicality of being Answer Key: B Question 3 of 10 Kant criticizes the ontological argument by saying:
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Ontological argument attempts to prove to the atheist that God exists. There are many different forms of the ontological argument for the existence of God. The first being an argument postulated by Anselm in the Proslogian. The ontological argument is a priori meaning knowledge is independent of experience an analytical meaning from logic. The Ontological argument follows the analytic method of knowledge; in this instance‚ for example‚ this is to be found when Anselm reaches the conclusion of God by analysing
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the universe and how it all fits together. One major topic in metaphysics is the existence of God‚ and there are many philosophical arguments from the theist and atheist side trying to prove whether God exists or not. In philosopher Ernest Nagel’s “A Defense of Atheism” he proves to dispel the classical arguments for the existence of God as well as give an atheistic view on why there could not be a God. Instead of just dispelling the theistic arguments Nagel brings forth an argument in defense of Atheism
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