Introduction The gods‚ as presented in Homer’s Iliad‚ present a variety of difficulties for the critic. In their style and highly anthropomorphous form‚ they lack close parallels in earlier cultures‚ and compared to the gods of monotheistic religions seem petty‚ small-minded‚ and unworthy‚ perhaps‚ of veneration. Moreover‚ their role as a literary device is highly contested; some authors‚ assign to them the function of comedy and light relief‚ their actions affording a hiatus from the intense fighting
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Design Argument--Does God exist? I found William Paley’s design argument in The Watch and the Watch-Maker the most compelling and thought provoking because I thought he had an interesting point symbolizing the watch as the universe and the watch-maker as the universe-maker or God. Paley doesn’t give a scientific explanation‚ but instead bases his work on observation and logical thinking unlike Robin Collins’s argument in his work‚ A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God‚ which is supported
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essay I decided to take on the second and third topics. I’ll first address and examine Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God while restating and critically examining Aquinas’s first argument for the existence of God. After I finish with that topic I will then take on Paley and his argument and whether or not it thoroughly proves the existence of God conceived as a supremely perfect being and why or why not this is. During this topic I will bring in Dawkins’ and Hume’s criticisms of
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An act of God? Euthanasia‚ "either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma"‚ the term comes from the Greek expression "euthanatos" which means "good death". Now‚ this short definition has been at the centre of very heated debates for many years‚ all over the world‚ surrounded by religious‚ ethical and practical considerations. Doctors‚ politicians‚ religious leaders‚ lawyers‚ and general public argue over
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REACTION PAPER THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY The movie “The gods must be crazy” shows how cultures differ in every place‚ particularly the inhabitants of Kalahari Desert and the civilized people in the city. The movie the Gods Must Be Crazy is about cultural diffusion. People of Kalahari Desert lived a very simple life far from the cruelty of people. The Bushmen were of the Hunter-Gatherer Society meaning that one would not rely on domestic resources to obtain edible food‚ plants‚ and even animals
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Film Review: City of God By the middle of the twentieth century‚ “favelas” or slums had grown to astronomical sizes‚ containing mass amounts of impoverished people. These favelas were overrun by hunger‚ filth‚ drugs‚ and disorder‚ making them extremely unsuitable places to live. While the police and government do not get involved with the issues of the slums‚ security is provided by the community and‚ more often than not‚ drug gangs keeping control over crime. Life in a slum of Brazil is certainly
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a) “My grandfather believed in reason above all else‚….There were terrible governments and wars because people used their wills in the wrong direction. He said were all wild children‚ the whole human race‚ and must be instructed in how to think‚” (Fox‚ page 169). I like this phrase because of how factual it is in any time frame. Spock‚ the Vulcan side kick of Captain Kirk in Star Trek often referred to humans as illogical. I often find myself contemplating the reason why people do what they
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The Cost of a Christ Centered Life Towards the end of David’s life and reign as King of Israel‚ he did something that God didn’t like. He counted his men. People warned him not to count his men. But he did it anyway. So what. He counted his men. What’s the big deal? At this point in his life David had not only outlasted King Saul (when he spent years chasing David around the middle east trying to kill him)‚ and out fought the giant Goliath‚ but David and Israel under David’s leadership
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Called to be saints in new millennium It is not often that a Pope‚ or indeed anyone else‚ has the opportunity to speak to the students of all the Catholic schools here in the philippines ‚ And since I have the chance now‚ there is something I very much want to say to you. I hope that among those of you listening today What God wants most of us is become holy. He loves you much more than you could ever begin to imagine‚ and he wants the very best for you. Perhaps some of you have never thought
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someone to simply show you the evidence for God’s existence? No arm-twisting. No statements of‚ "You just have to believe." Well‚ here is an attempt to candidly offer some of the reasons which suggest that God exists. But first consider this. If a person opposes even the possibility of there being a God‚ then any evidence can be rationalized or explained away. It is like if someone refuses to believe that people have walked on the moon‚ then no amount of information is going to change their thinking
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