‘God is responsible for everything that happens in the universe’ Discuss. God is known as the creator of the universe as he can be seen to have created the world through intelligent design. Therefore it can be elucidated that he should be responsible for everything that happens in the universe. Some people would say that he is responsible for everything in the universe such as‚ Christians because they believe he created the world through ‘creatio ex nihilo’‚ this means created the world out
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April 23. 2013 The Existence of God The existence of God has been questioned‚ pondered‚ sought out and studied for hundreds‚ no‚ thousands of years since the beginning of time. “Does God exist?” “What do certain philosophers have to say about the existence of God?” “What do Christianity and Atheism have to say?” “What about those who say they have experienced God?” “If He does exist‚ what is He like?” “Why does He allow bad things to happen?” “Why
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The argument that I have chosen for this assignment and feel more comfortable using when trying to convince an open-minded non-believer in the existence of God‚ is number 19 “The Common Consent Argument.” In my own words this argument argues that it is common that all individuals worship‚ respect‚ and admire God‚ many individuals has had their wrong opinion and been wrong their beliefs‚ and that everyone should believe in God and that God really do exist. It argues that there is some kind of God
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Do you believe in God? If so‚ at some point in time‚ someone convinced you that God does exist. They used one of the ten arguments listed herein. How solid are these arguments and how do they stand up to basic science and reason? Since the dawn of civilization there have been many arguments for the existence of God. Surprisingly‚ the vast majority of these arguments fall into the ten or so categories below. Not much has changed in the last 300+ years in terms of new claims or evidence. The same
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Doctrine of God What I learned about the Doctrine of God is God’s existence‚ first of all. God existence is definitely taken for granted in the Bible. The writers of the Old and New Testament knew God existed so they thought it pointless to put it in there. Jacobi said‚ “A God capable of proof is no God at all.” So if God had to prove He existed‚ then that would take all of the power out of God Being God. So‚ in the Bible God existing is an understood matter. The arguments for the existence
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Descartes’ Discourse on the Method – Part IV Gustavo Barraza Strayer University Humanities - World Cultures II Dr. Elaine Cassel Winter 2013 Descartes’ Discourse on the Method – Part IV Descartes describes the results of his meditations when he reached the true knowledge and findings of the truth of his though. At the beginning of his investigation‚ Descartes undertakes to consider as false everything that he can possibly doubt. Descartes suggest that our sense experience‚ imagination
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If I was Descartes and I wanted to prove the existence of god through Aquinas’ Five Ways‚ the best argument I would choose would be the fourth way. Descartes’ argument in Meditations V‚ the Ontological Argument‚ he argues that: (1) The essence of God is to be a perfect being. (That is‚ I cannot conceive of God as not being a perfect being.) (2) Existence is a perfection. (3) Therefore‚ God exists. (Or I cannot conceive of God as not existing.) This argument goes hand in hand with Aquinas’ fourth
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Working Mothers All mothers are working mothers‚ but those who have a career away from home have an extra challenge in their life. In many families today‚ mothers continue to work because they have careers that they have spent years developing. Some mothers need to work to support their family. I’m against working mothers because she will be bad mood most of the time‚ she will not have time for her home and children‚ and can’t have fun time because she is busy every weekend. The first
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‘Boethius was successful in his argument that God rewards and punishes justly.’ Discuss (35) Boethius was a philosopher teaching at the end of the Roman empire‚ in his 40’s he was arrested for suspected conspiracy with the Eastern Roman Empire and was eventually put to death at the age of about 44/45. Whilst in prison Boethius wrote his book‚ ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ where he discusses in great depth with Lady Philosophy issues with God’s omniscience. In his writings‚ Boethius identifies
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With the key terms explained by the first speaker‚ let us examine our motion once again. Mass media is the major contributor to teenage social problems today. In the light of our definitions‚ is this a valid proposition? Let us consider some arguments in favor of this proposition. I‚ as the opposition’s deputy minister‚ disagree with the motion because I believe that teenagers can make use of the mass media as a platform to voice out their opinions on current issues. With the existence of
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