occasion‚ placed on a pedestal in academia‚ religious scholars and theologians viewed it for decades as the most "rational" way of conceiving of God and often placed on an evolutionary hierarchy above more "primitive" ways of viewing divinity such as polytheism or animism. Moreover‚ most of the followers of monotheist faiths believed that there is no possibility of more than one supreme Gods because if there are multiple Gods or Goddess‚ we must have witnessed several wars and chaos among Gods. As the
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Best Explanations Approach – Existence of God is the best explanation for certain effects we see in the universe. I can only prove what I can see‚ taste‚ hear – but electrons (we can’t see‚ taste or hear it); black holes (we can’t see‚ taste or hear) we just see the effects that we see that the best explanation is that there are electrons and black holes and god. Defeasible – Possibly could be wrong. Defeater‚ if true could defeat the argument of God’s existence. Cumulative Cases Approach
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In this research‚ I will discuss the claim that homosexuality is unnatural and the arguments we often hear from the moral traditionalists used to support the claim. I remember an article about John Corvino‚ from the Internet; he easily and deftly deals with the arguments about homosexuality. However his arguments have the potential to open up a can of worms with regards to incest and bestiality. Corvino’s arguments against libeling an activity as unnatural to gauge its moral value can be used to
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Genesis one can be interpreted in two ways‚ in both a literary and historical context‚ which help us understand the meaning of the book of the bible. It is known today that Genesis One is the creation story‚ where God created Earth‚ light‚ water‚ land‚ and animals in a course of six days. Then of course‚ Adam and Eve‚ which leaves the seventh day of the calendar as the day of rest‚ also known as the Sabbath day. In a literary context God’s creation of the Earth and all that was in it was made to
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The word Monotheism means the belief in a singular God‚ in contrast to Polytheism which is the belief in several deities. In today’s time most of the religions that the people of the world only believe in one soul being. That being is the most power of any and everything that has be created. The main religions that you have in the world today are Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Islam. These are the main monotheist religions that exist today. Most people do not relize that these religions are very similar
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Religious Change Over Time in Latin America and Caribbean Throughout the years of 1450 to present‚ the religion of Latin America and the Caribbean went through a number of changes. Although the religious beliefs and practices of these areas were mostly animistic prior to 1450‚ they proved to be flexible and went through many alterations get to where they are today. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors‚ the Latin American people had never heard of Catholocism‚ which would eventually
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each of which is worshiped as the personification or controller of some aspect of the universe. God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism‚ or a single deity in polytheism. Theologians have ascribed a variety of attributes to the many concepts of God. The most common among these include omniscience (infinite knowledge)‚ omnipotence (unlimited power)‚ omnipresence (present everywhere)‚ divine simplicity‚ and eternal
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Education in 1957. His final book‚ published in 1960‚ was Radical Monotheism and Western Culture. In this book‚ Niebuhr defines three forms that human faith has taken: henotheism‚ polytheism‚ and and radical monotheism. Henotheism means that people and things are valued based on how well they serve a group. Polytheism means that people and things are valued based on how well they contribute to various ends. Finally‚ radical monotheism means that God is the creator‚ power of being‚ and center of
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Yangtze Rivers. In the growing industry fishing became popular just like agriculture‚ even handcrafting. | Organized Systems * Religious systems * Military authority * Civil authority * Economic authority | Sumerians believed in Polytheism and devoted all their prayers and offerings to their Gods‚ in believing that they controlled the nature of their agriculture. City-states ruled by a king who claimed divine authority. The government helped regulate religion and enforce duties‚ also
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existence of God. However‚ his arguments regarding the origins of religion which do imply his denial of the divine. For example‚ he explains in depth the development of modern‚ monotheistic religion as an evolution of polytheism‚ which was itself a creation of human beings. He claims that polytheism developed due to a human tendency called the “Propensity to Project”‚ which Sasser explains as the inclination of humans‚ “to ascribe human thoughts and passions to the unknown causes of feared or hoped-for events”
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