DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF GOD Pantheism: God exists in nature‚ everything is God and God is everything. Deism: The universe follows God’s Laws of order‚ also believed that God created the universe and its physical laws‚ set the universe into motion and then moved away‚ and also believed that god has no personal relationship with his humans. Theism: God and humans have a personal relationship and direct communication through prayers‚ meditations‚ etc.. Theism can be polytheistic (belief in one God)
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strive after things that do not give lasting happiness. The Buddha said of death‚ “Life is a journey. Death is a return to earth…” (“Buddhist Beliefs”) The word Buddhism comes from ‘budhi’‚ ‘to awaken.’ Its origins about 2‚500 years ago when Siddhartha Gotama‚ known as the Buddha‚ was himself awakened‚ or enlightened‚ at the age of 35. Buddhism goes beyond religion and is more of a philosophy or ‘way of life’‚ it is a philosophy because philosophy means love of wisdom and the Buddhist path can
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Buddhism Geography: 1) Where in the world are the majority of this religion’s followers found? Buddhists originated in the northern part of Indian subcontinent. But most of the Buddhists today live in the southeast part of Asia. Buddhists make up about 6% of the world’s population‚ which are approximately 383 million people. In Canada‚ Buddhism is the twelfth largest religion in Canada and the fourth largest religion in the world. Sources: Deslippe‚ Char et al. World Religions: A Canadian
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CONCEPT OF GOD ISLAM In Islamic theology‚ God (Arabic: الله Allah ) is the all-powerful and all-knowing creator‚ sustainer‚ designer‚ and judge of the universe. Islam emphasizes that God is strictly singular (tawḥīd ) unique (wāḥid ) and inherently One (aḥad )‚ all-merciful and omnipotent. Allah is the term with no plural or gender. Names and Attributes of God In Islam‚ there are 99 Names of God (al-asmāʼ al-ḥusná lit. meaning: "The best names") each of which evoke a distinct attribute of
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and understand why his only son died on the cross for our sins‚ and rose up three days later. 3. What is the nature of the universe? There are various views as to the nature of the world based on religion: dualism‚ monism‚ monistic theism‚ pantheism‚ pluralism‚ and theism. We are taught throughout different scriptures that God is the creator of our universe. God made sure that this universe had everything we needed to live a good life. 4. How do you know what you know? How do you know what
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Belief systems and philosophies have greatly affected the people and societies where they are practiced. They give guidelines on how to live their lives and affect every aspect of their cultures. Two such belief systems and philosophies are Hinduism and Confucianism. Hinduism is a religion with no founder. The people who practice this religion believe in moksha and reincarnation. Moksha is the freedom from earthly desires and a complete understanding of the world. Reincarnation is the belief that
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Molloy‚ pg.258) The mere magnitude of Buddhism defined Shinto; however‚ these religions differ and have different deities that best symbolize their distinct characteristics. The common figure for Buddhism is none other than the Buddha or rather (Siddhartha) himself. Siddhartha’s Origin is not known for fact‚ he is sad to be a prince who was inspected
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utilizes ways to understand doctrines or theological concepts through philosophy. Spiritual Theology consists of these views of God: 1. Theism-an infinite God is beyond and in the universe‚ 2. Atheism-God does not exist beyond the universe or in it‚ 3. Pantheism-God is the universe‚ 4. Panentheism-God is in the universe‚ 5. Deism-God is beyond the universe but not in it‚ 6. Finite godism-a finite God is beyond and in the universe‚ 7. Polytheism-There is more than one god in the universe. Metaphysical
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the human craving for "joy" and that only God could fit the bill; humans cannot know to yearn for something if it does not exist.[5] After providing reasons for his conversion to theism‚ Lewis goes over rival conceptions of God to Christianity. Pantheism‚ he argues‚ is incoherent‚ and atheism too simple. Eventually he arrives at Jesus Christ‚ and invokes a well-known argument now known as the "Lewis trilemma". Lewis‚ arguing that Jesus was claiming to be God‚ uses logic to advance three possibilities:
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"Vem är du?" Who are you? - "Jag är Döden." I am Death A subject that forms the core theme of Agalloch quintessential‚ ginormous track‚ In the Shadow of The Pale Companion. Concurrent themes of nihilism and pantheism‚ richly ooze out of the pores of the track‚ as well. "Here at the edge of this world Here I gaze at a pantheon of oak‚ a citadel of stone If this grand panorama before me is what you call God. . . Then God is not dead" This little treatise‚ that I write today is not only about this
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