Descartes Essay: Existence of God Descartes’ Third Meditation focuses on the existence of God. He describes God as ‘a certain substance that is infinite‚ independent‚ supremely intelligent and supremely powerful‚ and that created me along with everything else that exists – if anything else exists’ (Descartes‚ 25). In this Meditation‚ he states a fundamental principle that ‘there must be as much [reality] in the cause as there is in its effect’. This is the question of the existence of infinity
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nature is even more intricate. With this in mind‚ nature must have a designer because everything regarding nature is complex and it is very unlikely to be created without contrivance. Convincingly‚ Paley came up with the notion that there must be a God or transcendent being that created the universe‚ as well as all of the nature within it due to the fact that it seems implausible for something so complex to have been created with no thought or planning. In chapter eight‚ Pascal writes‚ “…for nothing
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Problem of God Final Exam 1. Ideas of what constitutes female and male shape our understanding of many dimensions of our humanity included but not limited to: leadership roles‚ politics‚ family roles‚ and religion. In her book‚ Sexism and God-Talk‚ Rosemary Radford Ruether argues that our understanding of religion‚ specifically Christianity‚ has strongly been influenced by sexism. She outlines the historical and contemporary role of sexism in religion and argues that sexism has shaped our image
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Greek Gods Study Notes: nlike many other creation stories‚ in the Greek versions the gods are created by the universe instead of the other way around. In the beginning‚ two entities exist‚ Heaven and Earth. Their children are the Titans‚ whose children‚ in turn‚ are the Olympians‚ the main Greek gods. The Titans—who include such notables as Ocean‚ Mnemosyne (Memory)‚ and Prometheus‚ mankind’s benefactor—rule the universe until Zeus and their other children conquer them. The term “Olympians”
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The debate over "In God We Trust" and "Under God" Brad Marendt Western International University Com 112 Cyndy Woods‚ Ph.D. March 19‚ 2006 There has been a great deal of debate since the United States of America became a nation over whether America ’s current motto‚ "In God We Trust"‚ and the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance are considered a violation of the first amendment. The first amendment says that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion " (U
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charismatic teacher who spoke with an oral brilliance. He was in many ways both typical of his times‚ and yet extraordinary in his religious convictions and beliefs‚ in his scholarship of the Biblical literature‚ and in the fervency with which he lived what he taught. We are told that he had a number of disputes with Jewish religious leaders‚ probably Shammaite Pharisees (see below)‚ who disputed with him on the law and who‚ in cooperation with the priestly aristocracy‚ the Sadducees‚ handed him
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INTRODUCTION LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender community. In use since the 1990s‚ the term LGBT is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB"‚ which itself started replacing the phrase gay community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s‚ which many within the community in question felt did not accurately represent all those to whom it referred. The initialism has become mainstream as a self-designation and has been adopted by the majority "sexuality
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6:10-18 10 Finally‚ be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God‚ so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood‚ but against the rulers‚ against the authorities‚ against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God‚ so that when the day of evil comes‚ you may be able to stand your ground‚ and after you have done
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The Image of God The idea that we are all created in the image of God is very common to most people‚ but what does it mean and why is it so important? Most people are familiar with the idea that human beings are created in the image of God. The bible teaches this and it also teaches that we have special status. Often times in the church this is where the idea stops and is never brought into prominence. This is one of the most important ideas in the scripture and when we understand this it changes
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it unwieldy‚ I therefore epitomised my translation‚ which was already completed and which I now publish in full. I shall not here argue the two main points dealt with in the work just mentioned; I have nothing either to add to‚ or to withdraw from‚ what I have there written. The points in question are: (1) that the ‘Odyssey’ was written entirely at‚ and drawn entirely from‚ the place now called Trapani on the West Coast of Sicily‚ alike as regards the Phaeacian and the Ithaca scenes; while the voyages
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