THE CHRISTIAN CONCEPT OF GOD Christians claim that their concept of God is found in the Bible. Known as classical theism‚ this view of God has long been considered the orthodox theistic position of the Western world. Though there are numerous divine attributes that we could examine‚ for our present purposes it is sufficient to say that the God of classical theism is at least (1) personal and incorporeal (without physical parts)‚ (2) the Creator and Sustainer of everything else that exists‚ (3) omnipotent
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No Human Can Play God In the Bible‚ the book of Genesis 1:27 states that "God created humankind in his image‚ in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." Creating both men and women in His image‚ God is the only person who can do this successfully‚ giving us unconditional love and never abandoning us throughout our journey in life. On the other hand‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ a young scientist creates a life form due to his love of natural sciences. His desire to create
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The social norm for the eastern culture is to “take one for the team‚” meaning that the individuals within these society feel obligated to fulfill roles in order to bring their family honor‚ and/or financial stability. This sense of selflessness can also be traced back to an eastern mythology called‚ The Ballad of Mulan. This early Chinese legend is about a valiant‚ young girl who rebels against societal
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human rights and cultural relativism (“a concept that refers to the fact that what is regarded as true‚ valued‚ or expected in one social system may not be so in another”): How can universal human rights exist in a culturally diverse world? Is a global culture unavoidable? If this is the case‚ is the world prepared for it? Many eastern point of views have argued that the “request” for the global recognition of human rights symbolizes the imposition of Western principles and values on other civilizations
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and Development (of the material kind) are / were primarily western concepts which were forced upon rest of the world. Today the entire world is collectively involved in destruction of environment but the biggest role in this process of destruction was played by Western Civilization. The West was the first to start Industrial Revolution and travel on the destructive path of Industrialization and Consumerism.......It then forced western lifestyle on its colonies in Asia‚ Africa and America whose
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Greco-Persian war. The idea was that the east stood for despotism and that the west stood for freedom. The eastern and Western conceptualizations still exist but the idea of the East and West in a literal sense is a thing of the past. Today‚ both the Western and Eastern Civilizations influence each other heavily. Western civilization can be compared to modern day Capitalism and the Eastern Civilization can be considered communism. The relationship between the United States and China is a great example
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Cuchulain vs. Popular Western Heroes Cuchulain of Murthemine shares many defining aspect with many other ancient hero-like figures in literature. A famous Irish war hero from the epic The Táin Bó Cuailnge‚ he shares many similar qualities of popular mythical heroes. Examples range from his godlike birth story to his incredible feats of battle. However‚ he is also is unique in that many of the elements that make him a hero differ from other classical champions such as Hercules or Odysseus.
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Eastern Gear Week Three Case Study Eastern Gear‚ Inc. Case Study 1. What are the major problems being faced by Eastern Gear? Eastern Gear is a manufacturing company that sells customized gears to their clients. Since the company’s operations began‚ it faces many problems; one of which results from the inconvenience of having a customer base consisting of small laboratories and manufacturers. This makes it so that a gear‚ once customized and sold‚ is rarely sold a second time (Schroeder‚ Goldstein
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Through out the many religions of the world there seems to be a common element of nature. Through the course of this paper we will seek out this element with in specific Eastern religions. There are many degrees of commitment within each of the religions discussed from the extreme of Taoism‚ Shinto and Confucianism‚ these being the religions we will further discuss. A religion to which nature contributes a substantial amount of influence is Taoism. Considerably argued that Laozi even existed‚ he
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God vs. Science: 1-INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC: Good morning everyone present here‚ before I start speaking‚ I would like to share a simple dilemma that I have in my mind. This confusion is common‚ may it be any field in life. So‚ being a soldier of my country I would quote in our context only. Question is in the battle field when a soldier‚ a pilot in a jet plane‚ when face the enemy‚ what does he thinks will be there with him to save him- GOD OR THE WEAPON he has with him. As you all must have got
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