philosophy conceived by the seventh century He was a mathematician and French philosopher. Pascal argued that a rational person should reside in as though they live and attempt to believe that God does exist. A lot of philosophers think Pascal is the most fragile of all disagreements for believing that God does exists. Pascal thought it was the strongest and he was one of the most dubious philosophers whoever wrote. In order to understand Pascal’s Wager you have to be aware of the setting of the
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the existence of God is not and cannot be proven by science. However‚ he also believes that the belief in God is not taken away by scientific evidence. Scientific proof‚ he says‚ even suggests that the belief in God is still strong despite a knowledge in science and the world around us. This is proven by the fact that about two out of every five scientist believe in God‚ even with a strong understanding of their field of study. Shermer believes that people and their belief in God are completely independent
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Did GOD create a calendar? Believers and nonbelievers often discuss and debate about the origin of calendar and some Christians still wonder if GOD created. Before the Mayans and the Romans‚ the word GOD (YHWH) was at the center of every things and thoughts. In the first chapter of genesis and in the fifth verse; GOD describes the first day‚ which consist in: “one evening and one morning”. As God creations are taking shape in verses; 8‚ 13‚ 14‚19‚23‚31‚ and so are the days‚ months‚ seasons
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Was Hades an Evil God? The ancient Greeks believed that the three main gods‚ Zeus‚ Poseidon‚ and Hades‚ overthrew the previously ruling generation of Titans and divided the world between them. The gods agreed that zeus would get the skies‚ Poseidon would get the seas‚ and Hades would get the underworld. Since Hades is the god of underworld‚ it is often assumed that he is an evil god. Although he did do his fair share of bad deeds‚ he is no more evil than any of the other gods. It is commonly believed
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ATHEISM Atheism can be defined simply as ‘the absence of belief in gods’. There is‚ unfortunately‚ some disagreement about the definition of atheism. It is interesting to note that most of that disagreement comes from theists — atheists themselves tend to agree on what atheism means. Christians in particular dispute the definition used by atheists and insist that atheism means something very different. No claims or denials are made — an atheist is just a person who does not happen to be a theist
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and his father were taken from their home and separated from his mother and sister. Elie Wiesel wrote the book Night which tells some of the struggles they had to endure. Throughout these struggles‚ keeping faith in God was not easy to do. Many times Elie doubted that there was a God to help. In chapter three‚ Elie and his father waited in line with the rest of the people to find out if they were to go to the prison or the crematorium. As they walk toward the crematorium‚ Elie sees the children
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Aquinas argues that our existence in itself is proof that God exists‚ as we would not be “in motion” had God not been the “first mover” and put us in motion. If I correctly understand Aquinas he is saying that life would not exist had there not first been a creator‚ and with out first a creator life would not have come to be. Secondly Aquinas argues that life is a series of events that could not have brought itself in to being. Theretofore God must exist to begin the series‚ he is the cause for life
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thought that there is more to life than the material world‚ which surrounds us. For centuries‚ a belief in a God or Gods has been an ongoing debate. As humans‚ we have a natural instinct to find explanations for events that cannot be explained. I‚ like many others look for something transcendent on which to build our lives upon. There are numerous arguments presented to prove the existence of God‚ however the most convincing of those ways begins from the fact of the existence of the world. These types
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the concepts of God as creater?’ In the bible there is two main creation stories; genesis one and genesis two. Each of these are very different concepts of God as creater. In genesis one the world is created by God in six days‚ and on the seveneth day God rests. On the first day God created light‚ on the second day God created day and night‚ on the third day God created earth‚ on the fourth day God created sky‚ on the fifth day God created sea and fish‚ on the sixth day God created animals
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of God and problem with evil Today the news is filled with coverage on various natural catastrophes and other related causalities that people face daily. Anyone can look into their lives or even their neighbors and see the presence of misfortune that surrounds our world. This problem has brought up the issue of God’s existence in religious philosophical discussions. For centuries‚ many have tried to dismiss the existence of God on the basis of the existence of evil. Let’s consider where God has
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