empirical grounds‚ however Gavin Hyman argues that God cannot be touched‚ smelt‚ tasted seen or heard and thus he is nonempirical. Hume however argues that we have to draw our conclusions ‘merely from known phenomena’. Empiricism further tarnishes theism with A.J. Ayer’s verification principle. This is the principle that says unless we know in principle how to verify a statement (true or false)‚ then the statement is meaningless. Although‚ Ayer accepted the empiricist view that the only way to verify
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those who are already religious. However James’ view has its weaknesses‚ for example some people have suggested that religious experiences are similar to hallucinations caused by drugs such as LSD. Furthermore J.L. Mackie argued in ‘The Miracle of Theism’ that if mystical experiences are explainable psychologically‚ which James’ stated is possible‚ then mystical experiences can have no authority even for the person who has the experience. Instead‚ Mackie suggest that people who believe mystical experiences
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(i) Outline two solutions to the problem of evil (21 marks) The problem is how do we reconcile an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God with the existence of evil and suffering in the world? The God of classical theism should be willing and able to remove evil and suffering. However‚ evil exists. This kind of solution is called a theodicy. A theodicy does not deny the existence of moral and natural evil‚ it proposes that there are good reasons why God does not intervene when conceivably he could or
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Summary: Dr. Gregory Boyd is a professor of theology at Bethel College. He attended such universities as the University of Minnesota‚ Yale Divinity School‚ and Princeton Theological Seminary. As well as being a professor he is a preaching pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul‚ Minnesota‚ and has authored three books and several articles. This particular book is a dialogue between he and his father‚ Edward Boyd. Edward lives in Florida and worked for 35 years in sales management. He has
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A Study of Buddhism Introduction Buddhism is a religion that originated in North East India‚ around the time of 520 BC. As the legend goes‚ Siddhartha Guatama was a holy man from Lumbini‚ who later on in his life discovered the four noble truths. At the beginning‚ the Buddha’s teachings were passed down with words‚ but were later developed into two formations of scripture which are: Tripitaka‚ meaning the passing down of knowledge down by the council of monks) and The Sutras‚ meaning the passing
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Hathor : The Antiquity of Feminism The decentralization and shifting of power from the Pharaohs to the common people in ancient Egypt came about during the period of Middle Kingdom (2050 -1786 BCE). With the change of power or democratization‚ the common people‚ known as nomarchs‚ began to revise funerary spells of the Pyramid Texts (writings engraved in stone walls) that had existed from the preceding pharaoh-governed Old Kingdom. They then inscribed those modified funerary spells on and inside
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Devry College | Atheism VS. Religion | English 135 Advanced Composition | | Richard Laugel | 4/16/2012 | | Abstract A look at religion‚ its beliefs and fallacies that throughout history have continued to have negative effects on contemporary society. The usefulness of religion is in the past‚ and its foundational books are fables. It is a man-made imposition which has been an enemy of science and inquiry. Religion has subsisted largely on lies and fears‚ and been the accomplice of ignorance
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believe in a supernatural being named Satan‚ and I religiously worship Him as my god. To be true‚ this definition of the term "Satanist" is not entertained by the majority of Satanists‚ as most would seem to have a problem with the tricky subjects of theism and "worship." Hence‚ in this context‚ I am perhaps more specifically described as a Theistic Satanist (theistic meaning "to believe in a deity"). But even though I accept the term "Theistic Satanist"‚ I actually prefer the term "Devil Worshiper."
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apologetic argument for Christianity with three stages. First‚ he set out to establish the existence of God on grounds that are philosophical. Then he sought to show how God has revealed himself in Christ and in the Christian religion. Finally‚ he defends theism and Christianity against common objections‚ such as the problem of evil. But‚ his own favorite proofs are those from morality‚ from reason‚ and from desire. Lewis believed it was possible to demonstrate the existence of God‚ at least in the sense
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Gay Rights March On Washington Famous Speech by Urvashi Vaid April 25‚ 1993 Hello lesbian and gay Americans. I am proud to stand before you as a lesbian today. With hearts full of love and the abiding faith in justice‚ we have come to Washington to speak to America. We have come to speak the truth of our lives and silence the liars. We have come to challenge the cowardly Congress to end its paralysis and exercise moral leadership. We have come to defend our honor and win our equality. But most
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