Philosophy 201 Response Paper to McCloskey Article Atheism vs. Theism In McCloskey’s article his argument starts with the “proofs” that are nonexistent and we should simply abandon our theistic ways and what we consider our “proofs” to be that God does exist. According to McCloskey our world does not reveal the work of an all knowing all perfect being. I don’t know how one who is a Christian cannot get a little worked up when reading this article. That being said‚ I felt that when I watched the presentation
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contains absolute perfection‚ but a person’s mind is limited by finite perfection‚ as is everything else in the world. Therefore‚ by deduction‚ there has to be a perfect being transcendent to the universe from which the idea of perfection can originate. Theism asserts this with the idea of God‚ but atheism‚ in rejecting the notion of God‚ illogically does so‚ for atheists have to conceive a notion of God to reject it in the first place. In this way‚ the theistic view can be said to be actually more logical
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or subconsciously. It forms the basis on how we view the world and interpret reality. Our worldview can be influenced by our education‚ our upbringing‚ what we read‚ or even what is going on around us. In this paper‚ I will state the Christian Theism view‚ compare and contrast it to other competing worldviews‚ and also share my view on each of the eight basic worldview issues. Introduction As humans‚ we all have a worldview and it the basis of how we interpret reality. A worldview‚ as defined
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Moral Therapeutic Deism Starting in the years of 1930 and 1940‚ religious practices were becoming a bore to many adolescents and some adults. The churches were losing people and less time was being spent on worshipping the Lord. It was important for the Word to be told‚ yet it was a hassle to get people intrigued anymore with learning it. The majority of Christian teens began to practice a new way to learn how to worship the Lord. It introduced the Juvenilization of Christianity throughout the
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2007 Philosophy Reflection Paper #2 Anselmian theism is a set of beliefs having to do with the existence of God according to St. Anselm. The existence of God as explained by Anselmian theism: God exists in every possible world and thus in every possible situation. This definition of Anselmian theism relates very heavily with Anselm’s definition of God which states‚ "That than which nothing greater can be conceived". Anselmian theism expresses that God is ever present and exists in every
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OPEN THEISM: AN ORTHODOX RELIGION Open theism is a theological movement that develops within post evangelical and evangelical protestant Christianity as a response to certain ideas in relative to the formation of Christian theology and Greek philosophy. I concur with McCormack assessment. Open theism is a belief that God doesn’t exercise timid control of the universe instead He leaves it‚ open for human to make choices that are meaningful and that affect their bonding with others and God. Open
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thought addressed in the selection; traditional theism & process theism. Cobb & Griffin discuss the conflict between traditional theism and process theism’s definition of divine love‚ the possibility of divine dependence‚ and the idea that God’s love is more than a creative-impassive love. Thomas Aquinas‚ a traditional theologian‚ makes a point that
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If I was to compare Christian Theism to naturalism‚ it is the very opposite. Because a Christian knows God exit a naturalist denies the exits of God. Yes‚ we believe in a God we can not see; faith is a big part of this. He has proven Himself to us; some people have experience miracles
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the upheaval and refutation of Christianity‚ Deism emerged as an alternative to orthodox faith; a philosophical‚ religious approach “based entirely on reason‚ without any reference to faith‚ revelation‚ or institutional religion (Kemerling).” Deism soon became one of the most prominent philosophies‚ shaping parts of the world into their modern states. Whether God‚ Allah‚ Jehovah or Brahman‚ each represents a single superior power in the universe. Deism is no different in regards to a superior being
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imagined. Be that as it may‚ unquestionably this can’t be‚ in this way without uncertainty something than which a more prominent can’t be imagined exist both in the understanding and in all reality." St Aquinas’ morals commitment to the point of Theism depended on the idea of first standards of activity‚ so he said‚ " Virtue signifies a specific excellence of a power. Presently a thing’s excellence is considered essentially as to its end. Yet‚ the
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