Religion and philosophy affected daily life in both India and China. India has been an important part of three major world religions‚ Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Islam. A article‚ diagram‚ and a video will help us figure out the main question. How did religion and philosophy affect daily life in both India and China. This article talks about Ancient India religions. Specifically Buddhism and Hinduism. In the article it clearly stated‚”Hinduism is a polytheistic religion (Hindus believe in many gods)
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The problem of evil is a significant and enduring philosophical and theological debate. A question is often raised and discussed: if God is both all-loving and all-powerful‚ then how can evils-including natural evil and moral evil---exist in our world? In response to the charge that the evils of the world are incompatible with God’s omnipotence and perfect goodness‚ the word"theodicy" is coined to deal with the problem of evil. Usually it is an attempt to show that it is possible to affirm the omnipotence
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diverse and knowledgeable about the philosophies of different regions of the world. We are becoming more aware of the different philosophies‚ therefore‚ expanding our views on various social issues. Doing so will enable us in making more informative decisions without becoming bias. However‚ there still may exist differences and similarities between western and non-western philosophies. Hinduism is known as the oldest religion in the world. Many philosophies of the non-western regions are very
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Does science make belief in God obsolete? Yes‚ if by… No‚ and yes. Absolutely not! Not necessarily. Of course not. No. No‚ but it should. No. Yes. No‚ not at all. It depends. Of course not. No‚ but only if… Steven Pinker Christoph Cardinal Schönborn William D. Phillips Pervez Amirali Hoodbhoy Mary Midgley Robert Sapolsky Christopher Hitchens Keith Ward Victor J. Stenger Jerome Groopman Michael Shermer Kenneth Miller Stuart Kauffman 2 4 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 Does science make belief in God
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Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might
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importantly how could you make sure that it was being properly enforced? Lastly‚ it is difficult to enforce natural law since it is rejected by those who follow contemporary political philosophy. This can make it difficult to enforce natural law because these people‚ who study topics like politics and law‚ reject this philosophy. They can potentially influence others to reject the natural law
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there is a need for a first cause‚ an uncaused cause. However‚ according to him‚ the first cause argument for God was attacked vehemently and rejected utterly. Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn first interviewed William Lane Craig‚ a research professor in philosophy. The latter is a Christian philosopher‚ known for debating atheists. According to Craig‚ anything that exists has a reason or an explanation of its existence either in the necessity of its own nature or some external cause. Craig argues that if
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significant ethnic pattern in the participation of religion. The minority groups in britain are a lot more religious than the majority of the population (white christian) . For example‚ it is much more likely to find black christians(who make up 40% of the membership) in a pentecostal church than white christians... In opposition to that‚ Modood found that while minorities have higher participation rates‚ there is a decline in importance of religion for all ethnic groups. There are clear ethnic patterns
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A Critical Précis of "The Mystery of Persons and Belief in God by C. Stephen Evans 1. Name of author‚ title‚ appropriate publishing information‚ followed by a verb such as argues‚ believes‚ reports‚ and finally a "that clause containing the author’s thesis or major assertion. In "The Mystery of Persons and Belief in God" from the web site http://www.orgins.org/articles/evans_mysterypersons.html‚ C. Stephen Evans asserts that if we examine human nature and desires with a Christian mindset‚ we
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of religion is concerned with the extent to which modern industrial societies have become secularised. The founding fathers of sociology saw secularisation as the inevitable outcome of modernisation. Comte‚ Durkheim and Weber each assumed that when societies achieved scientific and technological complexity‚ individuals would cease to rely on religious meanings and explanations and instead use rational explanations to understand their world. It seems important to acknowledge then that religion should
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