enter the vestibule that leads to Hell‚ he recognizes the inscription above the gate. “I AM THE WAY INTO THE DOLEFUL CITY‚ I AM THE WAY INTO ETERNAL GRIEF‚ I AM THE WAY TO A FORSAKEN RACE. JUSTICE IT WAS THAT MOVED MY GREAT CREATOR; DIVING OMNIPOTENCE CREATED ME‚ AND HIGHEST WISDOM JOINED WITH PRIMAL LOVE. BEFORE ME NOTHING BUT ETERNAL THINGS WERE MADE‚ AND I SHALL LAST ETERNALLY. ABANDON EVERY HOPE‚ ALL YOU WHO ENTER”(Inferno-III 1-9). The inscription on the gate is signifies that God
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Western religions view the divine as “God”. That is not to say a conglomerate of Gods as with Egyptian’s‚ but a singular God; one being who commands all the forces of the universe with omnipotence. The relationship between humanity and the divine could best be described as a vice‚ or possibly an escape. Throughout history‚ religion has been used to enslave all ethnicities of humans. Early as the Egyptian days in 6000 B.C. religion was exploited
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mountains and precipices that overhung me on every side – the sound of the river raging….spoke of a power mighty as Omnipotence….Ruined castles hanging on the precipices of piny mountains…” (97) The image here that reinvigorates Victor’s melancholy sensitivities is not one of celebration of life and happiness but rather of destructive power. Victor is lifted by the perceived omnipotence of the
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As Christina‚ “ran from the presence of men with wondrous horror”(Cantimpré 185)‚ she threw herself into the arms of God. Hadewijch writes‚“In union with God’s humanity‚ you should live here in labor and exile; and in union with God’s eternal omnipotence you should in your heart love and rejoice‚ gently laying all your trust in him” (Hadewijch 191). The devotion of these women went so far that they would submit their mortal bodies to punishment and cruelty in order to maintain their spiritual relationship
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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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Seven Pounds - Journeys Introduction Before I begin‚ I just want to let you all know that I’m about to ruin an amazing film for you all. What is a journey? Journey serves as an effective metaphor because it can accurately portray many concepts from all walks of life without becoming vague. A metaphor of journey manifests both as a process that the protagonists experience‚ and as an objective that they strive to reach. The film "Seven Pounds" starring Will Smith best illustrates the concept
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Summary of Morality Without God by John Arthur Nirvair Chahal Dr. Ronald de Sousa PHLA11 S T.A. Chad Horne 996811650 January 24‚ 2012 John Arthur argues that morality exists without the influence of religion in his passage Morality Without God. Arthur claims that morality is independent of religion both logically and psychologically. He first distinguishes what he is referring to when he speaks of morality and religion. Arthur explains that morality is having the tendency to evaluate
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AMORALISM Definition Amorality is viewed as an absence of‚ indifference towards‚ or disregard for morality. It is an intrinsic property of an object because while morality is determined relatively to a moral code‚ amorality can exist independently‚ especially by default in the absence of morality According to Merriam Webster‚ amoralism is being neither moral nor immoral i.e. lying outside the sphere to which moral judgments apply. Being outside or beyond the moral order or a particular code of
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST CANNIBAL SPELL FOR KING UNIS AND GREAT HYMN TO ATEN Early civilizations each chose their own way to interpret their world and convey the morals and expectations they valued. Though the differences between them are many and vast‚ there are several common themes found as the oldest societies this world knows began to define their existence and purpose in the universe. No matter where they found themselves‚ they possessed a universal question and curiosity of their origins.
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The concept ‘nature vs. nurture’ refers to the debate surrounding the influence of genetic factors and the environment in determining personality. It still remains contentious as to whether our personality is primarily determined by inherent genetics (biological approach) or by environmental conditioning (behaviourist approach). Shelley effectively embodies this life-long debate through the characterisation of Victor Frankenstein and the Frankenstein creature. She highlights the significance of
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