Problem of God Final Exam 1. Ideas of what constitutes female and male shape our understanding of many dimensions of our humanity included but not limited to: leadership roles‚ politics‚ family roles‚ and religion. In her book‚ Sexism and God-Talk‚ Rosemary Radford Ruether argues that our understanding of religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ has strongly been influenced by sexism. She outlines the historical and contemporary role of sexism in religion and argues that sexism has shaped our image
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God is Alive! Most people in the world these days believe that there is a higher being out there. Whether‚ they call him God or just an entity. It’s almost impossible not to believe in something higher than yourself. If you are an atheist‚ I still consider that a religion‚ but its different in that you refuse to believe in God. I do believe that there is a God‚ and he is out there waiting for you to come to him and have a relationship with him. I came to this realization just quicker than most
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Fallacies in an Argument The essay “ Death” written by an anonymous author; presented in the text Read‚ Reason‚ Write published in the year 2008‚ is an example of a fallacious argument. In “Death” the author endorses the death penalty as a viable option for New York. This essay was written as a rebuttal to the editorial titled “New York on the Brink” that was posted in the Washington post it suggested that New York should not advocate the death penalty as law. The author argues that
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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 it is more rational
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Disembodied existence after death is incoherent The idea of disembodied existence is a dualist view; that the soul and the body are two separate things. Dualists believe that the soul can live on after the death of the body. A prime example of a dualist would be Plato; he believed that the body was gross and unthinking object that has cravings and desires and it connected to sensory illusions. But he believed that the soul was in fact a thoughtful and eternal and craves intellectual stimulation
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THE GODS AND GODESSES :’’> The Olympian gods were the main gods of Ancient Greece. After overthrowing their ancestors‚ the Titans‚ the Olympian gods became the rulers of the World (Cosmos)‚ representing the civilization of the world. The Olympian gods majestically and democratically dwelled on Mount Olympus‚ the highest mountain in Greece‚ built by the Cyclopes. The leader of the Olympian gods was Zeus. The gods were born and grew just like human beings‚ some of them even married‚ however
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The argument from unbelief aims to show that God cannot exist given the widespread disbelief in God. The argument runs as follows: Suppose God exists‚ if God exists‚ then he is omniscient‚ omnipotent‚ and omnibenevolent. An omniscient being would know how to ensure everyone believes in his existence. An omnipotent being would have the power to ensure everyone believes in his existence. And finally‚ an omnibenevolent being would want to ensure everyone believes in his existence. Now‚ if God would
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Elie has been a follower of God ever since he was brought into this world‚ and truthfully I cannot imagine him ever giving up hope in his God. I would have to say probably the only thing in the world that could have ever managed to make Elie even doubt his God one bit would be the holocaust. It would be understandable because throught the entire novel he is faced with many ’obsticles’ that would have easily made anyone turn their backs on God. Elie is a different case though‚ from a young age starting
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Does God Exist ? 1. What role do arguments play in answering this question? I think arguments have played an important role in analyzing and understanding the depth of this question‚ for mankind. Although the question itself seems factual (either it does or it doesn ’t)‚ yet no arguments have been able to answer this question conclusively‚ despite many debates going on for centuries. One possible reason for that inconclusiveness may lie in our intuition and the way‚ humans define God and existence
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Although Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion‚ it can also be considered a dualistic religion because the belief system of Zoroastrianism believes in good or bad. There are also Gods for the good side and evil side. Zoroastrianism believes in Ahura Mazda which is the good god and Angra Mainyu which is the evil god. Ahura Mazda influenced people to believe in him and also the good side. Ahura Mazda first appeared at c. 550-330 B.C.E. Ahura means “Lord” and Mazda means “Light and Wisdom”‚ therefore
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