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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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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Fear and Trust in God God is often viewed in the Old Testament as cruel and somewhat irrational. However in Genesis 11-22‚ God has just cause and reason for all of his divine intervention with humankind. It is important to examine God’s objectives and motives behind his actions as we interpret the bible. Through close examination of “Dei Verbum” by Pope Paul VI‚ “The Book of Genesis”‚ and “Interpretation of the Book of Genesis” by Father Tadros Malaty‚ it is apparent that God offers his love
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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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He is God Almighty Isaiah 9:6 -- For to us a child is born‚ to us a son is given‚ and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor‚ Mighty God‚ Everlasting Father‚ Prince of Peace. Isaiah 7:14 -- Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son‚ and will call him Immanuel (Prophecy). Matthew 1:23-- "The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son‚ and they will call him Immanuel"-- which
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is‚ God must be considered. He/she must be taken out of a religious concept and proven to exist‚ exist in a way in which we cannot be deceived into only thinking is real. The proof of the existence of God in this way forms the backbone of Descartes’ further forays into proving what is reality. God‚ being the supremely powerful‚ all-knowing all-seeing force that created the world and everything in it‚ was central in most 17th century philosophies. When investigating the importance of god in Descartes’
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Man created God God is a social construct created by man. In a sense‚ man created his own personal god. In the early human civilization‚ man‚ to explain the things that to them are unexplainable created the concept of God. It started during the early days of human civilization‚ were people organized themselves as groups and lived their daily lives with activities that will enable them to survive this world like hunting‚ gathering‚ etc. Then they realized their own limitations as human being
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“Why‚ God? Why?” This all too common phrase can be heard in every language around the world. Throughout time people have always wondered how a supposedly kind‚ loving‚ and just God could allow such suffering and evil to happen to his children. How could he create some of his children poor‚ while others rich? Why are some beautiful‚ while others ugly? Some healthy‚ and others sick? Some find love‚ and others die alone? So many times‚ has God’s children looked to the skies and cried out‚ “Why
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God has always been an abstract subject for me. Throughout the entirety of my life I have never had a clear understanding of what God is‚ or even if there is a God. However‚ even though I never had a clear understanding of God or how we could even know of him‚ Descartes and Paley suggest that we can know God and that he is within our understanding. Throughout the readings they describe and argue how we can now the existence of God and the attributes that are associated with him. However‚ David
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