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    Hephaestus Hephaestus‚ the god of fire and metalworking‚ used his talents and power to help Olympus in war and structure. Hephaestus is one of the most important gods in Olympus. Hephaestus built things that the other gods used. Without Hephaestus‚ Olympus would not be where it is at. Hephaestus was smart‚ strong‚ hardworking‚ and brave. Hephaestus was the son of Zeus and Hera. Hephaestus was also said to just be the son of Hera so that she could get revenge on Zeus for cheating with Metis

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    in its reasoning and is not a convincing argument for one to believe in God‚ but it can be applicable to a catered category of people. Pascal’s Wagers main issue is that it is not an epistemic argument. Before just dismissing Pascal’s Wager as not an epistemic argument‚ one must understand what an epistemic argument is. An epistemic argument is an argument that must be rational‚ reasonable and justified in order to be believed. For instance‚ if one believes in God because one experienced a miracle

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    Philosophy The Existence of God by Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Dominican monk and priest and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian. He was the foremost classical proponent of natural theology‚ and his influence of Western thought is quite considerable. He is very well known for his discussion of the relationship between faith and reason‚ as well as his development of proofs for the existence of God. In the short article‚ The Existence of God‚ Saint Thomas

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    Essay Title - ‘Compare and Contrast Mercantilist‚ Ricardian and Structuralist arguments on trade policy. Which views are most convincing as a guide for the current trade policy of developing countries?’ In November 2001‚ the member nations of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) sat around the negotiating table in Doha‚ Qatar‚ and committed themselves to what was supposed to be their most progressive ‘round’ of international trade negotiations since the organisation’s inception (as GATT – General

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    know that many unjust things are wrong‚ it doesn’t need to be taught‚ it is a universal truth known to all‚ with very few exceptions. The Natural law has long been subject to debate of where its true origin is‚ whether it be from a divine source‚ in God and His grace‚ or an earthly source‚ from the evolution of humanity. Wherever the Natural Law comes from‚ it seems to be a universal truth‚ known by all men and women from the first humans

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    system of the existence‚ arrangement‚ forces and events of all physical life that are not controlled by man.” From these definitions we can deduce therefore that nature is the creation process that is described in Genesis chapters 1-2. There are things about God that people cannot see – his eternal power and all that makes him God. But since the beginning of the world‚ those things have been easy for people to understand. They are made clear in what God has made. A medium by which God communicates

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    (1.a.) Clarke’s first argument is God’s existence as a sufficient infinite reality in Person and Being. The first step of Clarke’s argument is “given any conditioned being‚ there must exist at least one absolutely unconditioned‚ or self-sufficient being (Clarke 215).” Every living thing is conditioned‚ in that it requires a cause. We are all radically conditioned to exist and we depend on other things to keep us that way. Humans for example exist do to their parents and they keeping existing because

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    philosophers argued that God does not exist because evil exist‚ and that if there is God then he would have gotten rid of evil. Although other philosophers argue that yes God exist‚ but so does evil because it is necessary to keep a balance in the world where humans live in. The main philosophers who will discuss why evil exist and if God himself exists as well are John Hick and B.C. Johnson. John Hick’s reason for his argument on the existence of Evil is more convincing and logically true than B

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    as evidence for the existence of God’ A religious experience is an encounter with God when you experience transcendent reality and it you cannot will it to happen. A direct religious experience refers to events where God reveals him/herself directly to the person having the experience. The experience is not chose or willed by the person; the person experiences or observes God in some way. An indirect religious experience refers to experiences‚ thoughts or feelings about God that are prompted by

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    through the process of‚ what he believes to be‚ proving the conclusion: That corporeal objects do exist. In this essay Descartes’ argument will be deconstructed into its premises‚ explaining those premises‚ reconstructing the argument‚ and lastly evaluation of the validity and soundness of his argument. Descartes begins his argument my stating his first premise‚ which is that he has the abilities of Imagination and Perception and that he can conceive of himself without these abilities‚ however he

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