contradicting arguments in the philosophy of religion. This argument states that if evil exists how and why can God exist as well? The traditional theist believes that the definition of God is some superior being who is omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent and omniscient. This sums up to a being who is all good‚ loving‚ powerful and knowing‚ a being of such greatness is also known as God. Although this definition does create much problems to the argument of evil‚ which rises to the inconsistent facts of the
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to the Pacific Ocean in the south west of the USA. California is famous for its long beaches‚ thong bikinis‚ gangs and graffiti‚ it has California pizza‚ sunshine‚ movie stars‚ Hollywood‚ wine and movie stars. However‚ how do we know‚ that that all exist? The answer is not very easy. Everyone of us knows something about California. Maybe he has heard of California on the radio‚ has watched films about it on TV or has read something in the newspaper. There are many ways of finding out something about
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Grade Inflation: Does it Still Exist? The first question one may have is what is grade inflation? Grade inflation has proven to be a current epidemic that has grown tremendously over the past few years. Grade inflation may define as the increase over time of academic grades‚ and progressively faster than any real increase following to standards. Grade inflation is the phenomenon that has been occurring in universities since the 1960’s‚ this is the continued rise in the number of higher grades assigned
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I think that free will do exists‚ but not in the way we all think. The article states that “defining free will is complicated‚”(Marcelo Gleiser) and I agree very much. “An operational definition is that free will is the ability to make one’s own choices‚”(Marcelo Gleiser) which I also agree but there was one subject that got my attention and was my biggest take away. The article talks about are brain thinking to do something unconsciously. I have heard of something called mentalism which is a subject
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the people of Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh opens with a prologue that sets off the story of Gilgamesh’s life. The narrator does not have a name‚ but he states‚ “I will proclaim to the world the deeds of Gilgamesh” (Ferry‚ pg. 61). Gilgamesh is a tyrant and exploits his rights as king. He is also arrogant‚ spiteful‚ restless‚ powerful‚ impulsive‚ and does whatever he wants to whomever. For example‚ “There was no withstanding the aura or power of the Wild Ox Gilgamesh. Neither the father’s
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and determination. Santiago has a lot of courage that could affect his meaning of his true existence. “If sharks come‚ God pity him and me.”(Hemingway pg. 68) When he says this‚ he is taking a risk that a shark could come and kill the fish before he does which could kill him in the process. “ Now‚ you can let the cord go‚ hand‚ and I will handle him with the right arm alone until you stop that nonsense.”(Hemingway pg. 59) He is also taking a risk here by letting his right hand handle the huge marlin
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anger and sadness‚ to love‚ joy‚ and contentment‚ emotions vividly affect our daily lives. So‚ unequivocally it could be asked‚ "Why do emotions exist?" It is possible that the sole‚ underlying principle of emotions is to create a reaction in people and things in our environment; or perhaps they exist to be our governing channel of communication; or maybe they precisely exist to regulate individual self-confidence and disparage. The theory that emotions have a sole principle to generate reactions
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Name: Jay Melson Petero Year & Sec.: BSIT-4B “Why do I exist”….”What is the purpose of my life?”….”Why does God created me?” There are probably millions of people ask these question every day. In fact‚ all of us tend to forget the answer of these question because of different problems we are facing today. We exist because we have different purpose in our life and it’s important to know the purpose why God created us. Life is very meaningful whether we want it to be or not. Even though
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Milan Kundera’s famous essay‚ “The Tragedy of Central Europe” published on April 26‚ 1984 argues that central European nations like Poland‚ Hungary‚ and Czechoslovakia were losing their direction and meaning after World War II. “Boxed in by the Germans on one side and the Russians on the other‚ the nations of Central Europe have used up their strength in the struggle to survive and to preserve their languages” (Stokes‚ 219). Kundera makes a valid argument that the lack of Central European assimilation
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Why Aliens Do Not Exist There are several different meanings to the word “alien.” An alien could be a resident born or belonging to a different country‚ a foreigner‚ a person who has been excluded from something‚ or a creature from outer space (extraterrestrial). For this argument‚ a creature from outer space would be the appropriate definition. Many believe extraterrestrials do exist. Many even claim to have seen aircrafts belonging to these extraterrestrials. There have been thousands of
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