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    Anselm’s argument did lead to objections as most do. The first was that of a Monk Named Gaunilo‚ who argued against Anselm’s ontological Argument with the use of the concept of a perfect island. Gaunilo argued that concept of a perfect island does not prove that the existence of an island. In this case that perfection does not imply ‘existence’. Gaunilo claims that if the word God was replaced with the words perfect island‚ then Anselm’s ontological argument would not conclude that the perfect island

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    Max Nordau creates an well written and interesting essay asking the question: what makes art appealing? What is considered beautiful‚ and what is considered heinous? At the beginning of his essay‚ Nordau states strongly that people who make controversial and offensive art should be treated the same way as drunks‚ criminals‚ and the mentally ill are treated. He declares that "the artist who complacently represents what is reprehensible‚ vicious‚ criminal‚ or approves of it‚ perhaps glorifies it‚

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    Response To Mccloskey

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    Response to McCloskey’s “On Being and Atheist” I respect individual worldviews‚ as I desire people to respect mine. At the same time‚ I do have the freedom of agreeing or disagreeing with ones that are deviate in nature from my own. One prime example is the worldview of H. J. McCloskey. Although I respect his worldview‚ and understand his reasoning behind it‚ I also disagree with it as well. McCloskey’s views are one of an Atheist. I am a Christian‚ and consider myself a theist who believes in

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    In Judaism‚ Jews attempt to answer the question of why God allows sinister incidents happen to righteous people‚ also known as Theodicy. In the book of Job‚ God allows Satan to test Job to see if he would curse God if he took away his “7‚000 sheep‚3‚000 camels‚ 500 yoke of oxen‚ and 500 female donkeys;in addition to his great household” ( 1:3). This story elaborates on why this phenomenon continues to happen. The reason God allows misfortune to come upon his righteous followers is to test their

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    LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Apologetics Application Paper: Scientific Naturalism Submitted to Dr. John Knox‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of the course APOL 500 – C01 Introduction to Apologetics by Oliver M. Brown April 8‚ 2016 Table of Contents I. Introduction 1 II. Summary of the Scientific Naturalism Worldview 2 III. Evaluation of the Scientific Naturalism Worldview 4 IV. Christian Alternative 6 V. Defense of Christianity

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    In Galileo’s letter to Castelli‚ Galileo explores the validity of the many interpretations of the Holy Scripture. Galileo states that if the “Holy Scripture can never lie or err and that its declarations are absolutely and inviolably true‚” but its interpretations are not always true. He also states that taking the text literally would create not only “contradictions‚ but also serious heresies and blasphemies”. Galileo explains since Scripture is a dictation of the Holy Spirit has to be dictated

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    I Am 50/50 Analysis

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    I am 50/50 with his comments and his essay he said he’s very critical of blind faith which makes sense most people choose not to believe an a god because they think how can someone create something an three days ? How can someone just say let there be this and that an it happens? How can someone let so much evil happen on a place we call earth or better yet call home? The reason why I’m 50/50 is because I sometimes question it too but I choose to believe an I grew up around holy people an there nothing

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    To have a worldview is to understand oneself and to understand how to live. There are several different world views. Some might have similar core standards‚ but all vary. Why is that? Why are there disagreements that cause conflict between people? Why can we not all know what is true and come into agreement? I believe the answer is sin. I come from a Christian Theistic background. Throughout this semester the one worldview we discussed that shocked me the most was Nihilism. It is the complete opposite

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    The Dalai Lama Analysis

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    The Dalai Lama is a Buddhist Chinese activist with a clear argument in the Sunflower’s Symposium. He has more of a moral point of view on whether Wiesenthal a Jew at a concentration camp should have forgiven a Nazi soldier. Some evidence: a quote from his essay states “One should forgive the person or persons who have committed atrocities against oneself and mankind. But this does not necessarily mean one should forget about the atrocities committed.” In other words‚ forgive but don’t forget. He

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    I’ve chosen to focus on the letters between the King and Sinuhe as the assignment’s requirement of the significance of an inanimate object. Sinuhe’s journey begins of him as a spineless coward fleeing his King in order to ensure the longevity of his own life. However‚ as the story progresses Sinuhe overcomes his cowardice through various acts of bravery‚ the most notable being his victory over a warrior who challenges Sinuhe to combat‚ catapulting his status from a coward to ruthless conqueror.

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