One burning and enduring problem in philosophy to which we have given considerable examination is the question of the existence of God--the superlative being that philosophers have defined and dealt with for centuries. After reading the classic arguments of St. Anselm and St. Thomas Aquinas‚ the contentious assertions of Ernest Nagel‚ and the compelling eyewitness accounts of Julian of Norwich‚ I have been introduced to some of the most revered and referenced arguments for and against God’s existence
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Organized religion is a duality between the religion and the church which represents it. Sometimes the representation of the religion is marred and flawed to those who view it because of the bureaucracy contained within. Unknown to those who gaze upon the dissolved morals and values of what is perceived to be the contradiction known as modern religion‚ it was never intended to be this way. Most religions started off as a sect‚ a minor detail on the fringes of the society it never wanted to represent
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THE PROBLEM OF EVIL AND FREE WILL DEFENCE God - Good ‚ Omnipresent ‚ Omniscient The longer I live on this Earth‚ the more I have realised that something is seriously wrong with this definition of God. War ‚disease ‚ death ‚ destruction ‚ hunger ‚ filth ‚ torture ‚ crime ‚ corruption and poverty are prevalent on this planet. Something is not correct and this cannot be the good work and if is this the best God can do‚ then I am not impressed by this God. The presence of evil on this planet is
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many biblical texts such as Psalm 147; 4-5‚ Matthew 19:26‚ Matthew 28:20; Hebrews 13:5‚ Psalm 90:1-2 and John 3:16; we have interpreted that God is omnipotent‚ omniscient‚ omnipresent‚ benevolent and eternal. Many philosophers have tried to create theodicies to prove the existence of God. Whilst some philosophers have concluded that God does not exist but many other philosophers have argued that God is real. Historical events such as the Holocaust have caused bigger debates between the both sides. This
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From Judaism to Defiance Although Elie is portrayed as a young devout Jew in the first chapter‚ he soon beings to question God’s authority‚ as he struggles with theodicy. After Elie’s family diverges‚ he begins to demonstrate his first signs of disbelief in God’s authority‚ especially as some of his Jewish acquaintances recite the Kaddish. While facing the crematorium pit‚ he articulates‚ “For the first time I felt revolt rise up in me. Why should I bless His name? The Eternal‚ Lord of the Universe
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SOCIOLOGY 300 /3 SEC AA Both Durkheim and Weber have theories about the origins/source and the social bearing of religion that differ from one another respectively. Durkheim focuses more on the effects of religion as a group activity while Weber focused on the individual and their relationship with their God. Durkheim played more emphasis on the moral role while Weber focused on the economic effects. Through the course of this essay we will be comparing and contrasting each of their theories concluding
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EvaMarie Wiltbank REL 207 Se7en 1. The Seven Deadly Sins and their counterpart‚ the Seven Heavenly Virtues are: 1. Gluttony (over-indulgence) and Temperance (self-restraint) 2. Greed (avarice) and Charity (giving) 3. Sloth (laziness/idleness) and Diligence (zeal/integrity) 4. Wrath (anger) and Forgiveness (composure) 5. Pride (vanity) and Humility (humbleness) 6. Lust (excessive sexual appetite) and Chastity (purity) 7. Envy (jealousy) and Kindness (admiration) The Seven Deadly
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Dawkins‚ The Blind Watchmaker‚ pg.63 Dawkins believes that everything happens by chance‚ but it does happen for a reason. He talks about the idea of finding a rock at your feet and finding a watch at your feet. He says there is a difference. The rock you would think has been just been there; it was not placed by anyone it is just there. The watch however had to have been placed there by mankind‚ because it is not just found in nature. He mentions on page 65 in the Abel textbook that “a true watchmaker
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On Free Choice of the will: St. Augustine’s View on Evil This paper examines St. Augustine’s view on evil. St. Augustine believed that God made a perfect world‚ but that God’s creatures turned away from God of their own free will and that is how evil originated in the world. Augustine assumes that evil cannot be properly said to exist at all‚ he argues that the evil‚ together with that suffering which is created as punishment for sin‚ originates in the free nature of the will of all creatures. According
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A) Outline Augustine’s Theodicy. Augustine’s theodicy is mostly influenced by the creation stories found in the Genesis. Augustine had a traditional view of God and thought God was omnipotent and good. The genesis mentions that everything God made was good‚ therefore the universe that God created is good. Augustine believed there were higher and lower goods but everything was good in its own way. Augustine called evil the privation of good and not a substance. It comes from the sins that Adam
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