The Problem of Evil: Evil and Omnipotence The argument of whether God exists is an age-old debate‚ both sides attempting to prove their viewpoint‚ but neither having factual proof. Those that argue for the existence of God claim that He is wholly good‚ omnipotent and omniscient. However‚ if that were true and God did possess all three of these attributes‚ how is it that evil exists in the world? There is pain and suffering‚ crime and natural disasters that occur daily. With that being said‚ why
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left-hand door. This is a tale rather than a story. There is no dialogue; no one speaks to the reader but the narrator‚ who spins the yarn and asks the questions of interpretation at the end. He knows the story‚ but one senses that he does not have omniscience‚ that he is not there himself. He knows more than the populace and king‚ yet he does not know and will not reveal the outcome. That seems unfair—he leaves his readers dangling—but that is his purpose from the beginning. The story is a tour de force
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Daniel Weatherman THEO 201-B12 LUO Short Essay 4 Word count: 803 Short Essay on Angelology and Satanology This truth must first be established‚ Satan and God are not equal. God is omniscience‚ omnipresent‚ and omnipotent; Satan is not. The Bible is very clear that Satan is a created being‚ by God the creator. In the book of Ezekiel 28:15‚ Satan is described as a lesser being‚ “from the day that thou wast created‚” showing his inequality with God. Religious Dualism is defined as‚ “two mutually
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soon after‚ presents us with the case of Cain and Abel. God purposefully favors Abel when receiving offerings. In doing so‚ God angers Cain and drives him to kill his own brother. With the knowledge that such an event would happen‚ due to His omniscience‚ why would God allow murder? Once again‚ if we are to believe in God’s perfection‚ then in this situation God should
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Ouestion Hardy has been described as “very dark and morbid”. Discuss with reference to three poems. “To me the universe was all void of Life‚ of purpose‚ of volition‚ even of hostility‚ it was one huge‚ dead‚ immeasurable‚ Steam- Engine rolling on‚ in its dead indifference‚ to grind me limb from limb”‚ was posited by Carlyle‚ and affirmed by Thomas Hardy. Hardy’s poems are generally perceived to be pessimistic and cynical in nature‚ wherein the existence of humans on earth by a supposed Divine authority
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’Everywhere man is born free‚ but everywhere he is in chains’ Jean-Jacques Rousseau Man is not free and he would never be. If free will really exists‚ limits and boundaries would have not existed. The presence of the other causes the other’s non-existence. We aren’t born with the knowledge of the world; we only learn a small portion that our community accepts‚ but no one seems to realize that. We are not free because we have built constructs to ensure our survival as a race. In order to evolve
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Does ‘Pascal’s Wager’ provide a convincing argument for belief in God? Published in 1670 and named after French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal; the philosophical theory of Pascal’s Wager reasons that to believe in God is a decision made in a time of uncertainty. The Wager also explains that whether or not God exists‚ we can estimate the outcome; an infinite reward or an infinite punishment. This suggests that the rational choice to live as if God exists is the better of the possible
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The Pulley- by George Herbert An Analysis of George Herbert ’s `The Pulley The poem `The Pulley ’ describes the kind of God that a believer believes in . The poem clearly depicts the perception of the persona of his God - a provider ‚ a creator ‚ an all powerful being ‚ yet somehow a conceited and jealous God The persona in the poem uses the narrative style in writing the poem This style uses the omniscient point of view which is employed to make it appear as though the persona has witnessed
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ANSWERED PRAYER When people pray‚ they are attempting to contact God. Many religious people claim that when they pray‚ they could feel that God is listening to their prayers and they feel happy‚ therefore they believe in God. UNANSWERED PRAYER However‚ some people never feel the presence of God when they pray. This is likely to make them feel that something is wrong‚ either they are not prayer correctly‚ or there is no God listening to them. They may ask others’ advice and even try harder in
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Ah Kum is a very obedient girl. Even though she could not take in anymore of the durian‚ she had forced herself to eat them. She obeyed her Aunty and Chuan Chuan. They forced her to eat all the durians. Even though she could not take in any more of the durian‚ she “feebly took another seed and brought it to her mouth.” This shows that she complies with her Auntie’s and Chuan Chuan’s command. Ah Kum is also very sarcastic. She gave her Aunt and uncle a bag of 15 durians just for the two of them.
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