GOD IS LOVE "God is Love." This simple yet complex statement is found only twice1‚ 2 in the Bible and is commonly presented out of context. It is generally misunderstood and often circulated in a fashion that leads many into Hell. The statement –while very easy to make and accept when presented in its undefined form– has a depth of reality far beyond what the average person wants to know even though such knowledge is critical to salvation. 1. "Whoever is without love does not know God‚ for
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The Arguments for God and Confirmation Bias In What Question Does a Theistic Argument Answer‚ Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski argues that the three arguments for the existence of a deity are responses to an assortment of inquiries. We cannot know if one of the arguments is successful‚ unless we can comprehend the question the argument aims to answer. In addition‚ we need to know who is asking the question. For instance‚ an agnostic may be asking a question directed towards both a theist and atheist. She
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Does God exist? Does God exist? This seemingly simple question is in fact loaded with a myriad of twists and turns that scientists and theologians have debated for years without reaching an accepted conclusion. Part of the problem lies in the many definitions of God. Traditionally it is accepted that God is a supreme being‚ infallible‚ perfect‚ and existing outside of the material world of humanity. It is this definition that is generally used when debating God’s existence. There have been several
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The Role of God in the Meditations Descartes’ Meditations revolve around presenting the reader with arguments regarding existence. In his first meditation‚ he elucidates the idea that he was raised with numerous false beliefs‚ all of which he believes should be thrown out in order to reach a certain truth. A new foundation is brought about‚ as opposed to that of medieval times. The world that we apprehend through the sense‚ since senses lend themselves to doubt‚ is out of the window. The
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| Does God Exist? | Philosophy 101 | Index 1882 | BCCC User | 11/18/2011 | | Outline 1. Introduction * Does God exist? The complexity of our planet points to a deliberate Designer who not only created our universe‚ but sustains it today. * The existence of God cannot be proved or disproved. The Bible says that we must accept by faith the fact that God exists: “And without faith it is impossible to please God‚ because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He
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Design Argument--Does God exist? I found William Paley’s design argument in The Watch and the Watch-Maker the most compelling and thought provoking because I thought he had an interesting point symbolizing the watch as the universe and the watch-maker as the universe-maker or God. Paley doesn’t give a scientific explanation‚ but instead bases his work on observation and logical thinking unlike Robin Collins’s argument in his work‚ A Scientific Argument for the Existence of God‚ which is supported
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will contrast the God of Epictetus‚ and the God of Augustine‚ and in the end‚ my stand will be clear. Epictetus and Augustine both identify God on basic level. Epictetus says‚ "Where the essence of God is‚ there too is the essence of good. What is the essence of God?......Right Reason? Certainly. Here then‚ without more ado‚ seek the essence of good." He says strive for goodness‚ live in conformity with it‚ and you will find God. God is the vital force
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Does God Exist? Ever since the existence of man kind‚ we have been questioning the existence of God. How can we know God exists if we can’t see him? The existence of God provides a convenient answer to unexplained questions‚ while never providing answers to the questions about God himself. Descartes states in Meditations on First Philosophy that he is going to “inquire whether there is a God.” (Page 71) Despite his doubts of the existence of bodily things‚ he believed that the idea of God represents
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the local neighbourhood of the cosmos in relation to the terrestrial realms which life has inhabited for the last 4 billion years. It shows the definition of the terrestrial environment to be the earth/moon binary eco-system. It shows that this terrestrial nature is part of a greater nature which‚ to a first approximation‚ may be taken to be the local representative of the huge abundance of those natural cosmic entities which every child knows to be the stars. Additionally‚ we observe
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the word argument as you began to read this chapter? What do you think now? When I encountered the word "argument" at the beginning of the chapter‚ I thought of fighting‚ disagreement‚ and people trying to prove they are right over the other person. Now that I have finished reading the chapter‚ argument has a lot more meaning than just plain old disagreement. There are two types of argument‚ traditional and consensual arguments. Traditional argument includes Single-perspective argument‚ when a
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