i) Analyse the Argument for the Existence of God from Religious Experience (18) The argument for the existence of God from Religious Experience is a simple one‚ with only two premises. The first being that some people have‚ or have had a religious experience‚ the second premise is that these are only explicable though God‚ thus leading to the conclusion that God exists. This leads us to question‚ what exactly are religious experiences? Theologians have struggled for centuries trying to define
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The Proof of Jesus Resurrection So many people question whether Jesus Christ’s resurrection is fact or fiction. I am writing this paper to prove that it was indeed real with the facts I have found from many different sources including the bible. These facts such as the empty tomb‚ many witnesses‚ the apostles‚ the brother of Jesus‚ conversation with Paul and those who sacrificed their lives for their belief in Jesus proves that there was a reason for it all and that was the resurrection
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Reasoning Gods existence This paper will talk about reasoning Gods existence‚ St. Thomas Aquinas’ three arguments for Gods existence using reason alone‚ and human reason limitations with regard to knowing God. St. Thomas Aquinas was a 13th century theologian and doctor of the church. He was born in 1226 to a righteous family in Italy and was taken in by Benedictines at age five. At age ten he went on to study at Naples University. St. Thomas Aquinas was almost smarter than his own teachers. He
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The Existence of God: Theories of Thomas Aquinas‚ St. Anselm‚ and William Paley The three readings that form the basis of this essay all deal with the existence of a God‚ something that which nothing greater can be conceived and cannot be conceived not to exist. The three readings include: Thomas Aquinas‚ St. Anselm‚ and William Paley. First let us start with Thomas Aquinas‚ a Dominican Monk (1225-1274) who is considered by many to be the greatest theologian in Western religion. Aquanis writes
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recorded from the diverse interviews that he had especially with Oprah and Elizabeth Vargas and also from his responses given to the multitude critics of his book‚ Proof of Heaven. Evidence 1 After seven days of coma‚ Dr. Alexander returned to the living world with his beautiful and interesting near-death experience related in his book‚ Proof of Heaven. Seven days in coma was quite enough for Dr. Alexander to Experience what could be called one of the most uncommon and probably impossible adventure
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Thomas Aquinas’ weakest argument is‚ without a doubt‚ the argument from gradation. In Aquinas’ fourth way‚ God is defined as the Absolute Being which‚ in a sense‚ is used as a yardstick for the measurement of all qualities. There is a belief that some things are better than others‚ which can be applied to all things‚ but can it really be applied to everything? Is one rose better than another if equal in age and care? Who determines which one is better? If there were two identical twins‚ is one better
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1500 miles long‚ from sea to sea. In the rural deserts of Western Australia‚ was the worlds longest fence‚ known as: The Rabbit Proof Fence. Based on the book by Doris Pilkington - “Follow The Rabbit-Proof Fence”‚ the movie “Rabbit Proof Fence” centres on 3 girls: Molly‚ 14 Daisy‚ 8 and Gracie‚ 10. who have to find their way back home to Jigalong after being kidnapped and taken to an institution in Moore River. The story is narrated by a much older and wiser‚ Molly herself. It shows how she‚ her
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Forum Discussion Activities Forum Discussion Week 3 – Question #1 Please post your response to ONE of the following questions in the Forum by Wednesday‚ midnight‚ of Week 3. Then please post at least three responses to other student’s postings by Saturday‚ midnight‚ of Week 3. * You are the Vice President of a US based software company. You have been tasked with exploring the possibility of setting up a software development operation in India. You have heard that the rigid caste systems can
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for the existence of God (18) The ontological argument rests on the premise that the universe’s existence is contingent- it depends on something else to exist. The argument is deductive‚ analytic and a priori‚ and was first formed by St. Anselm‚ who prayed for a short argument that would prove God to be “that than which nothing greater can be conceived”. This prayer was called the proslogion and tried to prove God by means of reductio ad absurdum‚ which states that the existence of God is logically
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Douglas Gasking gave his arguments against the existence of God. Premise 1 of his argument looks fine. World is a greatest creation. If there is no world‚ then there is no human life. Premise 2 is also reasonable. The creation of a thing merely depends upon the two things- quality of the creation and ability of the creator. Because when we see any creation‚ first we talk about it’s quality. Premise 3 is logical in some sense. Let us take the example of a painting. There is a painter who is normal
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