How would you respond to Pascal’s wager? Pascal’s Wager is a hugely significant argument in apologetic philosophy‚ it relates to Blaise Pascal’s idea that all humans must wager on the existence of God with their own lives; the foundations of this argument are one of the earliest forms of game theory. The assumptions that are made in this argument are that if you do believe in God the payoff is infinite if God does in fact exist and there must be at least a slight chance that God does in fact exist
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sacrifice. Myths shared were reincarnation‚ spiritual guidance and emotional human traits of their gods. These sacrifices had purposes. Sacrifice in world myth sought out guidance‚ blessings‚ forgiveness‚ fertility‚ victory and protection. The Chinese‚ Sumerian and Celts believed in tradition‚ and cultural sacrifice to their deitie’s. Sacrifice in cultural myth is part of their religion and daily life. The Chinese believed in the rebirth of their world and in reincarnation. They fought with goodness
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1) Explain and evaluate the notions of Karma‚ samsara‚ and Nirvana? a) We know karma to be a chain of causes and necessary consequences in the world of human actions. Karma is the urge we have of doing something based on our previous actions or behavior. I believe the world has negative and positive energy. For example; an individual soul consists of negative and positive energy‚ which for a normal person‚ is balanced out. Therefore‚ what goes around comes around. In life we choose whether to listen
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death because they are quite unique compared to other religions. Buddhism and Hinduism originated from very similar locations‚ so they contain many of the same elements in what they believe about birth and death. They both believe in Karma and reincarnation‚ but Buddhism looks at them differently. Buddha taught that there is only one great soul that encompasses every person that has ever lived‚ will live‚ and is living now. This means that when a person dies they don’t necessarily have a soul that
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that the most important similarity the two have is that they both believe in reincarnation‚ life after death. Some of the differences the two religions have are they have a significantly different age group‚ diet‚ means of survival and they also have completely different concepts in who their God is. Jainism is the oldest known religion in India‚ whereas‚ sikhim is the youngest group. Although they both believe in reincarnation‚ Jains do not believe in a god or in several different gods‚ they believe
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Ciara Dela Cruz Father Gray World Religions/Chapter 1 notes 7 April 2013 Chapter 3: Hinduism * Murti- statue of a Hindu deity in which the god is present * Sanatana Dharma- term Hindus use to refer to their religion life; it translates roughly as “eternal law” or “eternal virtue.” * Dharma- in Buddhism‚ refers generally to the teachings of the Buddha and is also the natural law that the universe follows * Caste system- divides people into separate social groups that have varying
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Hinduism and Buddhism are both religions that originated in Ancient India‚ however that is not where the similarities end. Despite the copious amount of parallels that can be drawn between these two faiths‚ there are also many differences. The key distinctions being the scriptures and practices that accompany the religions. For starters‚ there is not a single founder or book that Hinduism can be traced back to. However‚ it is known that it originated in Ancient India‚ and what can be learned about
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With the rise of Communism in Asia‚ the violence of the Communist Party in China came to the attention of the world. With the violence‚ there also became known the issues of Buddhism in Tibet‚ especially regarding the annihilation of the Buddhist way of life by Communist industrialization. In Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama‚ Tenzin Gyatso‚ the fourteenth Dalai Lama‚ chronicles how he addressed the modern-day problems befalling Tibet and Buddhism‚ while still adhering to his
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The modern view of Hinduism today believes that all living things have a soul. Today there are many that believe that there is no such thing as reincarnation or hell. The practices of today involve not being violent‚ having good behavior and a love for all people. Some of the newer discoveries that have been made today have helped form these views. Buddhism has also evolved and developed more with time
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While creating this new religion he incorporated aspects of Hinduism‚ such as reincarnation and the concept of Nirvana‚ but kept it separate by changing things he did not agree with. The followers of Buddhism believe that in order to reach Nirvana‚ you must know the “Four Noble Truths” (Human life involves suffering and sorrow‚ Pleasure
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