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Essays 211 - 240
his faith (Barclay 65). The covenant with Abraham was dependent on two things: "the free grace of God and the perfect faith of Abr...
however, a rich oral tradition. Many who study this oral tradition, unfortunately, tend to lump all of these cultures stories und...
are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...
cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...
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...
(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
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...
Goddess). She even enhances his physical appearance in order to assure he gets home. "Once Odysseus reaches the city that Nausi...
controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...
at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...
that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...
Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...
come from western society and not conform to the lifestyle of the Muslims there. Not wearing veils was seen as immoral (1969). If ...
While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...
that any passage outside our sensitive impressions was not possible and as such "there is no metaphysics: we know nothing of God, ...
the universe and the cells of life on the planet, it was assumed that this enormous and highly intricate mechanism had a designer ...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
This will be my name forever; it has always been my name, and it will be used throughout all generations" (Exodus 3:15). "God rep...
Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...
There was not just one "Prince of Lagash" since Lagash existed as one of the ancient city-states of southern Mesopotamia. As the s...
In five pages this paper tries to prove love exists by using Thomas Aquinas' 5 proofs of God's existence. One source is cited in ...
In five pages this paper examines how the South influences Erskine Caldwell's writings in such works as God's Little Acre and Toba...
In five pages this paper examines Aquinas' 5 arguments on God's existence and exposes the errors in his 2nd argument. Three sourc...
image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...
In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...