God by experience?” - Donovan 2 In ‘Can we know God by experience?’ Peter Donovan questions whether it is possible to have direct‚ intuitive knowledge of God. Intuition is an experiential belief characterized by its immediacy. It is direct perception or insight without any need for evidence or argument. Intuition or intuitive knowledge is the main theme of Donovan. He suggested that knowledge can be attained through intuition. Especially the claim that people who have religious experiences can gain
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Life is beautiful but not always easy‚ it has problems and the challenge lies in facing them with courage‚ letting the beauty of life act like a balm‚ which makes the pain bearable‚ during trying times‚ by providing hope. As life goes on‚ things get more complicated. You are no longer a child‚ but an adult who faces reality. To you‚ real life is nothing like fairy tales. Problems are not being easily solved and confusions are everywhere. Happiness‚ sorrow‚ victory‚ defeat‚ day-night are the two
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Life and Courage Why is it that some people seem to live so large? There are those individuals that have seemingly done everything you can imagine. Perhaps it is diving‚ whether it is sky or scuba that they have tried. Or maybe it is the amazing career paths that they walk‚ paths that can lead us around the world‚ the likes of which many of us only dream of‚ or fear. I have always been of the belief that courage should be defined as action in spite of fear. How can there be courage‚ unless one
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Messages from GOD. / Life is Just like a School. Life is just like a school. The fundamental objective of admitting oneself into a school is to gain knowledge and graduate oneself to the next level. However it is also happens that a student fails in a particular class and continues to attend school in the same grade – isn’t it? In a typical case it is also possible that a student fails multiple times in the same class and ultimately drops out of school. Similarly life also provides us with an
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characteristics of both visions and conversion experiences [30 marks] Visions and conversions are both a type of religious experience- it’s a subjective experience where an individual reports contact with a supernatural reality‚ an encounter or union with the divine‚ Religious experiences are preoccupied by extraordinary psychological state and no one can give real evidence about it. According to William James‚ a 20th century philosopher; every religious experience has four characteristics. Ineffability
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“In the West today many young people do not have a meaning and purpose to their life. They’re looking to say‚ does my life matter? Do I have a meaning or contribution to make?…In developing countries this is a lot more clear. They may be in a crisis or conflict situation‚ and so for them it is clear: I need to survive‚ I need to get an education‚ I need to get a job because someone needs me‚ and that someone can be family or a friend‚ and in a larger sense sometimes that person or that entity can
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brightens my life more. My perspective completely changed. The remarkable change that I felt was in my character. From very early moments I gave birth to my son I felt more responsible and protective. Few weeks after having my son‚ I realize that for better or worse it is a change that cannot be undone. Then protective feeling grew stronger with each passing weeks. Desire and need to understand the world around me in order to protect my baby spread out in to every level of my life. I had concerns
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Student name Institution name Date Life affirmation is the process by which someone comes to appreciate the pleasures of life by accepting death and dying as a harsh reality from Mother Nature. This acceptance actually makes one have a different perspective of life and death. By accepting ones mortality‚ the mixed and eerie feelings of fear‚ sadness and anger give greater meaning to life and consequently make it all more precious. It is a reminder that that life is temporal‚ and hence‚ we should appreciate
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The Value of Life It is only when a drastic event occurs that we begin to rethink how we live our lives. When people truly believe that their life will come to an end‚ they cherish every moment and aspect that they experience. This essay examines three perspectives on the value of life. I will draw from “My Journey Back to Life”‚ an autobiography by award winning cyclist Lance Armstrong‚ “What is a Life Worth?‚” a news report by Amanda Ripley‚ and “Unfinished Business‚” an essay by psychiatrist
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pain. Pain‚ I have realized‚ is beautiful only when one can rise from its depressing power. I have known the people who have become bitter and cynical under the lash of sorrow‚ and I have known some who have never recovered from anguish. My experience is important only so far as it may help others towards growth: it is worthless to me if it implies vanity. Sonia is‚ to me‚ as fairy tale told or a lyric half lost in fancy‚ a delicate melody unsung. Had she grown into full womanhood‚ she
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