‘The idea of God is incoherent’ discuss. (30 marks) I will be discussing how the idea of God is incoherent due to many of his traditional attributes being mutually incoherent. God cannot possess many of his attributes together because they simply do not make sense. First is God’s omnipotence. He is said to be all-powerful‚ for example it is said in Genesis that “God created the heavens and the earth”. His omnipotence is shown in the creation of the world and how the world still ceases to exist
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The debate over "In God We Trust" and "Under God" Brad Marendt Western International University Com 112 Cyndy Woods‚ Ph.D. March 19‚ 2006 There has been a great deal of debate since the United States of America became a nation over whether America ’s current motto‚ "In God We Trust"‚ and the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are considered a violation of the first amendment. The first amendment says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion " (U
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Explore how DBC Pierre displays his ideas to shock the audience in Vernon God Little. Vernon God Little‚ written by DBC Pierre‚ is a satirical novel based around a massacre at a high school in Texas in which some of the students got possession of a gun and murdered some of their teachers and fellow students. The novel is about a boy called Vernon who is best friends with the main killer‚ Jesus. Vernon is framed as an accessory to murder and the story line follows the down fall of his life. There
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Early explorations for god gold and glory us history Why did people come to America? Was it for gold‚ God‚ or glory. In this paper I will argue that it started out that in the 1400’s and the 1500’s countries were seeking for glory and gold. In the 1600’s the great exploration ended in a search of a safe haven to worship God. When Europeans began to encounter the New World‚ Isabella and Ferdinand were monarchs of Spain. Christopher Columbus was obsessed with the idea that he could reach
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From the statement‚ it can be inferred that because so many people died in the Holocaust and God didn’t save them that he might not exist. The Holocaust was the genocide of Jews. This was carried out by the Nazis‚ who were in power in Germany at the time. The Nazis believed that the Germans were at the top of racial hierarchy and the Jews were at the bottom. The Nazis encouraged at widespread hate of the Jews by accusing them of being the reason they lost World War I. As well as this‚ the Christian
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who cried‚ “Where is merciful God‚ where is he?” Jewish faith says God has three traits; God is omnipotent‚ God is omniscient‚ and God is all loving. How can God be all these things and there still be evil in this world? If God is omnipotent‚ how can God let evil happen while he has the power to stop it? A proper definition of the omnipotent God is given by Thiessen: “God is all-powerful and able to do whatever he wills. Since his will is limited by his nature‚ God can do everything that is in harmony
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legends‚ the architecture and of course the gods. We have studied the Philosophers in great depth and know a lot about their theories. We have a wide knowledge of Greek architecture‚ how they built the temples‚ specific styles they adopted. We know a lot of facts about the Greek gods‚ however the thought behind them is not considered in as much detail. We have not come up with a definite answer as to why the Greeks felt the need to believe in so many gods. I think this is because (at present time)
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It is difficult to say whether or not god can exist because there is a lack of knowledge or limited knowledge we have so In this essay I will discuss the statement “god does not exists” I will show many different opinions including a Christian‚ atheist‚ agnostic and in addition my own point of view. Most Scientist believe that god doesn’t exists due to the creation of the earth‚ scientist think the universe was created by the big bang theory and there is scientific evidence of this being true
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Danielle Sherstad Mr. Millen Philosophy 12 Hour 5 9 April 2013 God‚ the Bible‚ and Science There are many who believe that God and science are incompatible‚ but this is not so‚ William Lane Craig gives six examples in his article‚ “What is the Relationship between Science and Religion?” Such as‚ “Religion furnishes the conceptual framework in which science can flourish” (Craig) in other words it was because of religion‚ Christianity that birthed science. Second‚ “Science can both falsify and verify
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Day One “IT ALL STARTS WITH GOD” Question to Consider: In spite of all the advertising around me‚ how can I remind myself that life is really about living for God‚ not myself? Well‚ life is really living for God because He created me. Long before I were conceived by my parents‚ I know I were conceived in the mind of God. I know He planned everything in me‚ He knows every single part of me‚ and I was created because of his LOVE. I know He never made any mistake with His creations and that He made
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