rises to the inconsistent facts of the world we today live in and lacks traditional support to theists. With having such an Omni God present‚ how do we explain the severity of evils that exists in our world. Many atheists would disagree in such the existence of God. They would argue that if an all loving or good‚ powerful and knowing being does exists there would be no evil because this being would prevent any evil from occurring but evil does exist so God must not. There are two kinds of evils that
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Examine the ways in which the design argument provides evidence for the existence of God The design argument is an explanation used by theists to prove the existence of God. It is also called the teleological argument. The word teleological comes from the Greek word teleos which means ‘end’ or ‘purpose’. The argument uses observation of the natural world to provide evidence of design and uses this evidence to back up the existence of God as what has been designed needs a designer. As the argument uses
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to be less dramatic and more personal‚ such as answered prayer or seeing the beauty of nature. One type‚ called a ‘mystical’ experience‚ occurs when a person becomes overwhelmingly aware of the presence of God. Do religious experiences prove the existence of God? The simple answer is that if religious experiences truly happen‚ then they come from God‚ and therefore he must exist. However‚ this begs the question of whether or not they happen‚ and the answer to this depends on whether or not we regard
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‘Even though there is not enough evidence to establish God’s existence‚ it is still more rational to choose to believe there is a God‚ then to believe there is not.’ Discuss. Is it rational to choose to believe in God? The proof of God’s existence has been attempted by many a philosopher and argument‚ yet on countless occasions the reason of the argument has been flawed. Philosophers such as Pascal‚ James‚ Kierkegaard‚ Plantinga and Freud each have there own arguments on the matter of whether
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would not exist. And to conclude that‚ if there is no existence of man in this world then culture would not also exist. “If there were a God. I could not endure being He.” said by Nietzsche. In this statement‚ Nietzsche is questioning the existence of God and also he wanted to become superior among others. If man is questioning the existence of another‚ then why would he wanted to become like the other if man is already questioning the existence of the other. Then‚ that man will not be able to what
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years‚ because of old paintings; drawings of them in books‚ and fossils they have found connect to the mermaids’ existence. Fishermen have found spears in fish while fishing in the center of the ocean. Scientist have also discovered drawings of sculls‚ shaped like a humans’‚ and webbed hands with finger tips at the end. These discoveries have caused people to believe in the existence of mermaids. Scientists think mermaids evolved from the first humans on earth‚ so that they may swim. Dr. Paul
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A Meaningful Existence In Man’s Search for Meaning‚ Victor Frankl attempts to write a “detached psychological account” of his experience as a Nazi concentration camp prisoner and answer the question: “How was everyday life in a concentration camp reflected in the mind of the average prisoner” (Frankl 3). Initially‚ Frankl’s descriptions are psychological in nature‚ however he makes a distinct shift near the end of the book toward a more philosophical account of human experience. This shift is important
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ALIENS AND THEIR EXISTENCE Have you ever looked up at the sky and wondered who or what else we may be sharing our universe with? If you have you are not alone. There are approximately 3‚700 UFO and alien sightings each year. Aliens have had reported sightings dating all the way back to the 1640’s. I believe that with all the evidence‚ there is no way that aliens do not exist. In my opinion‚ aliens must exist because of the discovery of earthlike planets‚ proof of alien existence in ancient history
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Existence of Man For centuries man has grappled with the riddle of what it means to be a person. But the questions Who is man? and What is the meaning of life? are still unanswered. Yet‚ while man is still a long way from arriving at any acceptable definitions‚ there is deep within everyone the hint of an idea of what it means to be a whole person‚ that is happy‚ functioning and fulfilled. So‚ throughout history man has made a continuous search to find out what makes him whole. Every person
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The Existence of Happiness Happiness‚ the intangible emotion that we all desire. Is there proof that this emotion even exists? Eduardo Porter has written an essay titled “What Happiness Is”. In this essay Mr. Porter took the time to study the emotion of happiness that we all experience in life. He makes an attempt to question not only his reasons as to why he is happy‚ but to have the reader question their own sense of happiness as well. What is it that makes us feel joyful emotions‚ and how can
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