In the short story “God is not a Fish Inspector” by W.D. Valgardson‚ the protagonist‚ Fusi Bergman‚ a 70-year old fisherman is reminded by multiple sources that he is too old to fish. This provides him with the necessary drive to prove that despite the physical ailments that come along with fishing‚ he is able to continue to do so. The story describes multiple incidences where Fusi’s daughter‚ the fish inspectors as well as society in general remind him that he should not be fishing at his age. When
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“Sara may be well-intentioned‚ but she and St. Gregory’s are going about things the wrong way. You’re not supposed to let just anyone who wants to‚ take communion‚ much less pray the words of consecration over toast when your friend and former lover is dying‚ you don’t baptize people after they take communion‚ you don’t baptize children just because they ask‚ you don’t ‘marry’ a person of the same sex and you don’t ‘lay hands’ on people and pray for them without having received the authority to do
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Life is a blessing. Life is a gift. Life indeed is a tour‚ and it is God‚ who acts as our own tour guide. Many have considered life as a gift‚ a gift from the Almighty Creator that all of us must be thankful of. Life is a gift that we should appreciate‚ respect‚ and took good care of. We should also be thankful to our parents because‚ they become the instruments of God to give us life here on earth and to let us experience different things.I still remember the quote that says‚ you have to live
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“If God did not exist‚ it would be necessary to invent him.” – Voltaire The quest for god; even if there are different forms of theism‚ is based on the same principles of the need for god(s) in the human mind: Individuals need god to fulfill their human desire of being united with something bigger than themselves‚ due to the fact that there is a feeling of separation and disconnection from the world surrounding humanity‚ being outside the environment in which we exist (more or less like Adam and
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I believe that the human mind will be the gods. All from the fact that the cell phone in your pocket today‚ is a million times cheaper‚ a million times smaller‚ and a thousand times more powerful than a $60 million dollar super computer was in the 1960s. That’s a billion fold increases in price and performance‚ and that’s not stopping. So in the next quarter of a century‚ blood cell like computers will be billions of times more powerful and will be interfacing with our biological forces‚ and to
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Aquinas’ Five Proofs What real evidence can be supplied for God’s existence? St. Thomas‚ in his Summa Theologica‚ sets forth five separate proofs for the existence of God‚ Unlike St. Anselm’s proof‚ which deals with pure concepts‚ St. Thomas’ proofs rely on the world of our experience-what we can see around us. In these proofs we can easily see the influence of Aristotle and his doctrine of the Four Causes. l) The Proof from Motion. We observe motion all around us. Whatever is in motion now
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September 2011 The Sovereignty and Goodness of God (Question 1) It is believed that Mary Rowlandson‚ a Puritan‚ was writing mainly to her beloved church of Puritan believers and to the Colony of Massachusetts. This conclusion can be made by examining Puritan beliefs and lifestyle. In this time‚ Puritan’s believed that God had already chosen His ‘elect’ or ‘saints’ at the beginning of creation. In order to be recognized as the ‘elect’ of God you must prove yourself worthy; this can only be
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“He who is unable to live in society‚ or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself‚ must be either a beast or a god.” -Aristotle Tuesday October 2nd‚ 2012 Achilles is the main character‚ and‚ without doubt‚ the most complex character in Homer’s famous poem‚ The Iliad. Son of the goddess nymph Thetis and the king of the Myrmidons‚ Peleus‚ Achilles is a semi-god‚ known throughout and beyond Greece for his strength and fighting abilities. Stories on the epic hero Achilles are numerous
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An act of God? Euthanasia‚ "either painlessly putting to death or failing to prevent death from natural causes in cases of terminal illness or irreversible coma"‚ the term comes from the Greek expression "euthanatos" which means "good death". Now‚ this short definition has been at the centre of very heated debates for many years‚ all over the world‚ surrounded by religious‚ ethical and practical considerations. Doctors‚ politicians‚ religious leaders‚ lawyers‚ and general public argue over
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Something that God Made This story is true story about two innovators Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. Dr. Alfred Blalock who is chief surgical professors at Johns Hopkins University was the number one school of surgeons where he is pioneering new techniques in heart
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