Essays 271 - 300
Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...
is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...
constant when the resultant external force acting on the system is zero" and if the system is the universe there are no external f...
various things as they approach in diverse ways toward something that is the greatest, just as in the case of hotter (more hot) wh...
at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...
Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...
idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...
speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...
youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...
are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...
(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...
however, a rich oral tradition. Many who study this oral tradition, unfortunately, tend to lump all of these cultures stories und...
the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...
made in the image of God this could and should lead to a possession of "positive attitudes of respect, value and consideration for...
his faith (Barclay 65). The covenant with Abraham was dependent on two things: "the free grace of God and the perfect faith of Abr...
is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...
a cause. The best solution for the primal cause of the universe is God; therefore, God exists. However, this brings up the questio...
cross? Or, do you accept and live by Christs Gospel and gain eternal joy through Him. Paul continues: "For it is written: "I will...
course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...
patients who were able to learn the art of "conscious relaxation" not only were able to quit smoking and eat better, but showed im...
God first made covenants with individuals - Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, David, then with a nation - the Israelites, and then, with...
Observations help the researcher to formulate initial descriptions and explanations of the phenomenon being explored; they may als...
if they were not a part of society then it would be obvious that God did not exist. In relationship to what other philosophers fro...
Native Americans. Lets consider the Greeks briefly because their gods are familiar. We are dealing here with Zeus, the King of t...
a household that is constantly physically abused by the father. He is a product of colonization and Catholicism and believes that ...
prove the existence of God, which he considered to be self-evident. Aquinas said that when we are not able to demonstrate the caus...
Pratt (2001) explain that there is a distinction between "deadliest" and "most dangerous" in this context. Many snakes have deadl...
(Dearman, 1998) and we often hear that phrase being used to describe the relationship between Israel and God. He was the living Go...