As Is or Otherwise? Although both G. W. Leibniz and Thomas Aquinas were theists‚ they had significant differences in their understanding of God’s free ability to do other than what he chooses to do. Leibniz allows that God could have done otherwise‚ but only in a logical sense of possibility‚ because God‚ by his goodness and wisdom‚ would always choose the best possible world. Aquinas wisely disagrees with this and asserts that God‚ in order to be a first principle‚ must not have his actions determined
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Ben Parker once said‚ "With great power‚ comes great responsibility". Mankind has tremendous power‚ and this power is called free will. Free will has been defined by many philosophers as the choices made with no ulterior motif‚ however‚ philosophers Frelor Dostoevsky and Richard Swinburne can both agree it involves the malicious or benign choices of mankind impacting one another. This great power of free will‚ has the potential to equally harm an individual as well as help them. Both philosophers
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After reviewing McCloskey’s article it is clear to say that he wanted to truly appeal to an atheist audience. McCloskey refers to the arguments as "proofs"‚ which means that he is trying to insinuate that these arguments are not scientifically proven and are not based on facts. A proof is a statement that is unquestionable and lead to an end. He also implies that the arguments cannot definitely establish the case for God‚ so therefore they should be abandoned because this way he can use that term
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The Mark Howard View of Rationality of Belief in God When I now claim to believe in the rationality of God‚ I mean that the question is settled to my satisfaction. I do not have any doubts—after pondering the arguments‚ the balance of evidence and argument has a definite tilt. Although I do not claim that the Mark Howard view of the rationality of God would make a compelling case for why someone else ought to believe‚ I now am better able to articulate an argument that provides something for them
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I do subscribe to the theory of "the Anonymous Christian". Nobody other than God knows what is in the heart of an individual and God has mercy on whomever He wants. Religion by itself cannot save the human being. God demands obedience and although religion helps individuals to reach the knowledge needed to understand‚ it does not guarantee the salvation. Matthew 19:25-26 & 30 “25 When the disciples heard this‚ they were greatly astonished and asked‚ “Who then can be saved?” 26 Jesus looked at them
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Thomas Aquinas’ weakest argument is‚ without a doubt‚ the argument from gradation. In Aquinas’ fourth way‚ God is defined as the Absolute Being which‚ in a sense‚ is used as a yardstick for the measurement of all qualities. There is a belief that some things are better than others‚ which can be applied to all things‚ but can it really be applied to everything? Is one rose better than another if equal in age and care? Who determines which one is better? If there were two identical twins‚ is one better
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Unitarianism‚ once believed to be heresy against the Christian church‚ reflects the modern ideas and belief in reason that modern Unitarians still share today. The religious movement of Unitarianism continues currently‚ and supports the idea of progression within humanity and the belief that reason and gratitude are essential to life. The key figures that supported the movement influence our world even now‚ and have created a religion open to new ideas and supportive of the idea of human equality
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As a Catholic I believe in God Almighty that He is the supreme being. He created us and everything in the world and He is powerful. Although there is still imperfections‚ problems and sins‚ He can’t control them because the evil spirits always cause them. He can’t control those bad things‚ but it is okay because those problems can help us to grow and learn more things. He didn’t created those evil things‚ but He is doing something to stop those things in different ways‚ maybe like making us more
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The Problem of Evil The problem of evil has a long history in the argument against the existence of God. The question posed is often this: If God is all-powerful and all-loving‚ then how and why can He allow evil to exist in the world? This is one of the hardest arguments to combat against from a Christian standpoint‚ because‚ in reality‚ often times‚ we find ourselves wondering the same thing. There are quite a few responses to the problem of evil from a Christian standpoint‚ most of them are
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Kant analyses three proofs for God’s existence‚ the ontological‚ cosmological‚ and physio-theological. I will be focusing on the cosmological proof. Kant believes the cosmological argument is impossible due to the argument’s reliance on the ontological argument. Kant argues against the ontological proof by stating that ‘god is perfect’ does not hold since god’s perfection is contingent upon god’s existence; the argument is tautological. The cosmological argument assumes that based on our experience
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