although he seems like an immoral character in a very morally ambiguous movie‚ the show “White Collar” while different in its view of a god or an afterlife‚ puts forth strong Christian values and a worldview that has many similarities with Christian theism. The TV Show “White Collar” is a Crime/Comedy TV Show about Neal Caffrey‚ an ex-criminal‚ forger‚ and con-man‚ whose charming character‚ intelligence‚ and good looks can get him anything he wants. However‚ he ends up working for the FBI in order
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Andrew R. 11/21/12 Phil 300 The Problem of Evil One of the most interesting questions in the world is‚ “If a God exists‚ why is there evil in the world?” Most people respond with‚ “If God created the universe and us‚ then there should not be evil in the world‚” when asked about God or any other powerful being. The problem of evil is also believed to be the cause of Atheism‚ and I do believe that there is a solution for this. The problem of evil is not a correct argument. The arguments
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Marcus Creese Dr. Tracy A. Ford HUM 226 12 November 2014 Worldview The world is filled with a wide variety of worldviews‚ which often change with experiences and new insight. Aging in the human race often affects an individual’s worldview. Human behavior is molded by learned behavior along with varying environmental factors. My worldview has been greatly affected by my parent’s teachings and my past church experiences. I come from a Christian theistic world that contrasts many other worldviews. A
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Naturalists believe that something can come from nothing. They believe that only physical laws (natural laws) are the only forces that operate the world. This is not possible to theism. Naturalism cannot prove God’s existence unsound based on Aquinas argument from motion therefore‚ God’s existence is still plausible. Things that need an efficient cause of being are dependent on something uncaused or God (Machuga‚ 224). Aquinas second
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Ant. 102 Study Guide Anthropology: the systematic and comparative study of humankind in all its cultural and biological diversity—past‚ present‚ and future. In short‚ anthropology is the study of all things human. Enculturation: The process of learning ones culture from those around us. Acculturation: learning from another culture (through the process of diffusion). Animism: A religious system based on the belief that every living thing possesses a spirit‚ or soul‚ that animates it.
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universe. The majority of scientists claim that there is no room for religion in the creation of the universe and that the creation can be explained only with science. However there are a small group of scientists that believe the God of classical theism had taken part in the creation of universe. One example is Michael Behe. As a professor of biochemistry he believes that some aspects of the universe are too intricate to have just evolved through evolution. He focuses on the flagellum of bacterium
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Cited: Borchert‚ Donald M. "Theism." Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 2nd ed. 10. Detroit: Gale‚ 2006. Web. 25 Apr 2012. Di Muzio‚ Gianluca. "Theism and the Meaning of Life life’s meaning?" Ars Disputandi . 6. (2006): 1-12. Print. Klemke‚ E.D. “The Meaning of Life”. 2nd. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2000. Print. Metz‚ Thaddeus. “Could
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One of the most persistent challenges to God’s existence is also the root of one of the most asked‚ but least answerable‚ questions that we‚ as human beings‚ ponder—why is there evil? This dilemma of why the world is filled with evil‚ anything bad ranging from bullying to natural disasters‚ has motivated atheists‚ those who reject God and His existence‚ to bring forward an argument called “The Problem of Evil”. Due to much debate on the topic‚ theists‚ those who believe in God‚ have tried to resolve
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the final prophet of humanity‚ a period of twenty-three years through the angel Jibril. Qur’an are Hadith’s and Muslims are inspired by God‚ and thus to obey. There are several central beliefs in Islamic theology‚ first Muslim’s believe in Unitarian theism. They reject the Christian Doctrine of the Trinity and deny the deity of Jesus Christ. God is viewed as sovereign over humans and history‚ which led to discussion of the relationship between God’s sovereignty and human’s responsibility that parallels
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observations included that the universe moves and changes. From his observations he reached conclusions about the existence of God. However‚ Aquinas did actually accept the fact that he may not prove that the cause of the universe is the God of classical theism. He also did not accept infinity because he believed that there had to be an explanation of the existence of things and that if the chain of movement and causes went back forever there would be no reason for the existence of the universe. He quoted
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