Qi Saiyang Philosophy 101 Midterm Paper: Answers to Five Questions on Castell and Borchert’s Introduction to Modern Philosophy‚ 4th ed. (Pearson-Macmillan‚ 1983). Question #1: Explain Socrates’ view of himself as a philosopher. Answer: From the Oracle representing the God of Delphi‚ Socrates firstly got the message that no one is wiser than him. Considering both the facts that it’s impossible for him to be the wisest man and also impossible for god to lie‚ Socrates starts thinking and
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Matthew Weaver Mr. Clarke AP Language March 13‚ 2013 The Existence of God The most argued over topic in the world is undoubtedly the existence of “God”. But after thousands of years it is still impossible to prove his existence or nonexistence. In the scientific community it is required that there is ample data to prove a claim‚ but in the modern world “Gods” existence is based on faith or of forms of proof. So how do we know if he is real or not? Thomas Aquinas is a firm believer of
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Love’s ladder’s God It was their final conversation. She would soon die‚ although neither of them knew it at the time. St. Augustine and his mother waited for a ship that would take her across the sea‚ to Africa‚ where she had raised him. She had always prayed he would become a Catholic; now‚ after many years‚ he was one. “There we talked together‚” he writes in his Confessions‚ “she and I alone in deep joy.” This common joy stemmed from their shared company‚ but also their shared belief in God:
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Jerry Brow Grindeland 7/16/2012 Rethinking the Cartesian Circle in Meditation 5 Now that I have had a chance to review my original essay‚ I’ve determined that my arguments for Descartes’ logic being circular were unclear because I believed something different from what I believe now. Though this revision will still address the same concepts from the Meditations as my previous essay‚ I will argue instead that Descartes’ argument for the existence of God is not guilty of circular logic but merely
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Is there a God? The problem with this question is‚ there is no definition of God‚ the perception of God is different in everyone’s mind. This is the one question that every human being asks themselves. The ultimate question. A question with a million answers‚ therefore I cannot tell you the definition of God‚ as an Atheist I don’t have a definition of God because I don’t believe in any gods‚ every concept of God I’ve been presented with‚ I have rejected as baseless‚ if I make up my own definition
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There is no way of knowing what God is like. Discuss this statement. For this motion‚ although atheists and Christians have a different view of whether God exists or not‚ however they can both agree with this motion. Christians believe that God is infinite (above human experience)‚ so there is no way of knowing him‚ and unlike humans he is not limited. God is often described as being transcendent (above human experience)‚ inscrutable and unknowable so it’s impossible for humans to comprehend
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Why are there no stars during the day ? Even when I was young‚ I was always fascinated by the stars in the night sky. I always stare at them for I treated them as the most awesome things in the universe. Oh how they sparkle in the sky. The strange thing is that they always vanish during the day and I asked everybody‚ “Why is that?” After the sunset the stars become visible in the sky. When the darkness of sky increases‚ the number of stars and their brightness also increases. As the sun come
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Who is God? A startling question that most people will answer yes to is: Does God exist? Websters Dictionary (Webster’s p. 412) defines God as the supreme being‚ seen as the omnipotent creator and ruler of the universe. Whereas a theologist describes him as God is the infinite and perfect spirit in whom all things have their source‚ support‚ and end. (Thiessen p. 55) Whatever the case the statistics from Multipoll CGI on the internet show that 86 percent believe that God exists. Probably
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Hi Everyone‚ We had an opportunity last Sunday to watch a substantial‚ relevant and very timely movie. Thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Matti’s benevolence. Let me share with you some salient points of the film. But first‚ allow me to give you a background of the story. Apologies‚ I tried to abridge it as much as I can. The story of Diyos Diyosan revolves on two people- a teacher and a student. It is about their ideals‚ beliefs and disbeliefs that determined their actions and decisions in life. Estrell Subido
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‘God is not real’: A philosophical question is a question that has no right or wrong answer‚ a philosophical question makes you think more deeply to come up with an answer. People will have different answers depending on what they believe. ‘God is not real’ is a philosophical question because this question doesn’t immediately make you think of a particular physical object. This question has no right or wrong answer. Different people might have different responses to philosophical questions because
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