Love’s ladder’s God It was their final conversation. She would soon die‚ although neither of them knew it at the time. St. Augustine and his mother waited for a ship that would take her across the sea‚ to Africa‚ where she had raised him. She had always prayed he would become a Catholic; now‚ after many years‚ he was one. “There we talked together‚” he writes in his Confessions‚ “she and I alone in deep joy.” This common joy stemmed from their shared company‚ but also their shared belief in God:
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Is there a God? The problem with this question is‚ there is no definition of God‚ the perception of God is different in everyone’s mind. This is the one question that every human being asks themselves. The ultimate question. A question with a million answers‚ therefore I cannot tell you the definition of God‚ as an Atheist I don’t have a definition of God because I don’t believe in any gods‚ every concept of God I’ve been presented with‚ I have rejected as baseless‚ if I make up my own definition
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Bhagat Singh 1931 Why I am an Atheist Written: October 5–6‚ 1930 Source/Translated: Converted from the original Gurmukhi (Punjabi) to Urdu/Persian script by Maqsood Saqib; translated from Urdu to English by Hasan for marxists.org‚ 2006; HTML/Proofread: Andy Blunden and Mike Bessler; CopyLeft: Creative Common (Attribute & ShareAlike) marxists.org 2006. It is a matter of debate whether my lack of belief in the existence of an Omnipresent‚ Omniscient God is due to my arrogant pride and vanity
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There is no way of knowing what God is like. Discuss this statement. For this motion‚ although atheists and Christians have a different view of whether God exists or not‚ however they can both agree with this motion. Christians believe that God is infinite (above human experience)‚ so there is no way of knowing him‚ and unlike humans he is not limited. God is often described as being transcendent (above human experience)‚ inscrutable and unknowable so it’s impossible for humans to comprehend
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Why are there no stars during the day ? Even when I was young‚ I was always fascinated by the stars in the night sky. I always stare at them for I treated them as the most awesome things in the universe. Oh how they sparkle in the sky. The strange thing is that they always vanish during the day and I asked everybody‚ “Why is that?” After the sunset the stars become visible in the sky. When the darkness of sky increases‚ the number of stars and their brightness also increases. As the sun come
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Who is God? A startling question that most people will answer yes to is: Does God exist? Websters Dictionary (Webster’s p. 412) defines God as the supreme being‚ seen as the omnipotent creator and ruler of the universe. Whereas a theologist describes him as God is the infinite and perfect spirit in whom all things have their source‚ support‚ and end. (Thiessen p. 55) Whatever the case the statistics from Multipoll CGI on the internet show that 86 percent believe that God exists. Probably
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Religious experiences cannot be explained empirically and tend to take place within a context of religious expectancy. Such experiences may be individual‚ in which a person becomes aware of the presence of the divine; or corporate‚ in which a gathering of people experiences feelings beyond expression – the ineffable. St Teresa of Avila described her experiences as: “God established himself in the interior of this soul in such a way‚ that when I return to myself‚ it is wholly impossible for me to
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OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY Barangay 62-A Sagkahan‚ Tacloban City September ____‚ 2014 Control No._____ _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ May the Omnipotent God be with all of us -- a promising year of opportunities and blessings! The Barangay 62-A Sagkahan will be having a “Binibining Kalawakan ” & “Sagkahan Got Talent in connection to the upcoming Barangay Patronal Fiesta in honor to “St. Rafael the Archangel on October 24‚ 2014. These three events will
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Descartes was a foundationalist. His goal was to find certain indubitable ideas to use as a foundation to build his thoughts. His aim was to find a single or multiple certainties to build his thoughts off of. Descartes figures that if he can come up with a hyperbolic doubt and some idea can still survive through this ultimate doubt then this is the most certain scenario. This hyperbolic doubt becomes to believe is‚ “ not that there is a supremely good God who is the source of all truth‚ but that
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The Devout Puritans The Puritans were a group of people who left their homes on a journey to escape the depraved Church of England. God played a role in their lives and their unquestionable religious faith in Him helped them overcome tragedies‚ and make it to land safely. The Puritans were devout Christians whose lives were greatly influenced by God. In the early 17th century‚ the Puritans‚ led by William Bradford‚ lost hope in purifying the Church of England. In the eyes of the Puritans‚ the
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