Does God exist? Some say that the Earth and the life on it was just a product of random chance‚ and not created by any intelligent deity. Others say that it couldn’t have occurred simply by random chance‚ and it must have been created by an intelligent Creator. I agree with the latter statement‚ and am writing this to articulate some of the reasons behind why I believe in God. Atheism is sometimes portrayed as being more logical than believing God created the universe‚ but I think that belief in
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Kurmanalieva Why I believe in God I often used to ask myself in the past‚ “who created all conveniences for human existence? Why is the distance between the Sun and the Earth comfortable for living? Why is there a good proportion of water and land; why do we have mountains‚ beautiful nature‚ animals and plants? Why do we have brain‚ 2 eyes‚ 2 feet‚ and 2 hands? Sure‚ there’s somebody who regulates all these processes on the Earth to make people live. And His name is God. Blaise Pascal says
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In “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”’ Jonathan Edwards uses appeal to fear to help his audience experience the consequences of sinful behavior. One such image is when Jonathan says “ a wide and bottomless pit‚ full of the fire of wrath‚ that you are held over in the hand of that God…..nothing you can do‚ to induce God to spare you one moment…”. Edwards is trying to make you imagine that you are been held by God over the pit of hell. This appeals to fear by creating anxiety of not knowing when
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This semester we have been focusing on Prothero and his beliefs in the book “God is Not One”. According to Prothero the term “tikkun olam” means to not believe in something but to do something to repair the world.The ultimate goal is to perform acts of kindness that could potentially perfect or repair the world. This causes the Jews to be more together by rituals and their ethics instead of by the doctrine. They put a lot of emphasis on the acts of social responsibility‚ they do not focus on the
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Thesis: Is There a God or is He(?) an Illusion? An illusion is one ’s own interpretation and perception of someone or something. It can be a strong belief or a wish. They are not necessarily false or errors. The strength of the illusion lies in the strength of wish fulfillment. For example - People‚ at first‚ interpret phenomena ’s according to their experience and knowledge of their every day life. They project their own character into the circumstance presented and regard it as somehow "ensouled"
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AP English 3rd Hour Theme: When pushed to the limit‚ one can begin to question their morals. Thesis: When a more powerful influence challenges a way of life‚ one can begin to question their morals. That isn’t for sure‚ but I feel it should be changed a bit‚ because not everyone was pushed to a limit. Also not everyone questioned their morals‚ some stood their ground. Some of my evidence is based on both of those things. Evidence #1: Okonkwo’s suicide. Okonkwo was pushed so far beyond his
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could. She devoted her whole life to God and to her community. Her faith was passed down to my Mother but‚ to their dismay‚ it was not passed down to me. I am extremely opposed to believing in a God that is so imperfect‚ the world itself is an imperfect place‚ full of evil and sin‚ and I know I can live a fulfilling and happy life without the need of a Religious figure to sustain me. God may have some redeeming qualities but I refuse to believe in a "jealous" God. I understand that his jealousy arises
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reasonable to believe in God in the 21st Century? In a scientific age‚ it is getting harder and harder to believe in god due to the frequent scientific discoveries but does that really change the thoughts and opinions of those who choose to believe in such a thing? This is a very hotly debated question as over 51 per cent of the population believe in God but there is evidence to suggest that a hundred years ago‚ a smaller number but a higher percentage of people believed in a God. So therefore why
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1. Does Descartes actually believe in God or is he forced to place the belief of God into his text due to fear of being accused a heretic. I am skeptical as to whether Descartes’ believes in God and in his own reasons for saying God exists. I have first taken into consideration the fact that during this time and place it was highly frowned upon to disagree with the church and one can be put to death for this. When reading Descartes biography it stated that he pulled his material off from publication
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Do you believe in God and why? With over 20 major religions in today’s world‚ God is the most recognized superior power. We are told to believe that this God is a supernatural being: one of a group of supernatural male beings in some religions‚ each of which is worshiped as the personification or controller of some aspect of the universe. God is the English name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions who is either the sole deity in monotheism‚ or a single deity in polytheism
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