well-behaved. enjoyable, agreeable. thorough, considerable.' Moral philosophy also uses the word 'good' in a variety of ways, sometimes as a noun, sometimes as an adjective. GOOD CAN MEAN: A. An inherent quality which is widely beneficial.. B. The opposite of bad or evil. C. Something one person (or more) approves of. D. Useful, in that the good action/concept/attitude enriches human life. E. God-like, or what God wants. For each of these five types of usage (and the list is
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Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business Book Review Nathan Minor Liberty University The book that is under review is “Business for the Glory of God: The Bible’s Teaching on the Moral Goodness of Business” by Wayne Grudem. It is a useful resource for looking at business from different prospects. First off, it addresses a view on relationships between business and religion. Secondly, it shows how different philosophies connect. Lastly, Mr. Grudem
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Recently in class we have discussed moral dilemmas and the way to deal with situations. The Egoist say would that everything one does should benefit herself/himself. The Relativist would say your future decides what is wrong and right. The Utilitarian says whatever produces and increases the overall happiness is what is right. For the Absolutist certain actions are always right or wrong. Divine Command Theorist says that following God’s will is what leads to a moral life. After discussing the different
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REL2300 4/7/13 What does it mean to be Human? There are many religions in the world each one is unique. I have often wondered what it means to be human in other religions other than Christianity. We will explore what it means in both the Hindu and Buddhist religions. We will start off with Hinduism. The Upanishads, perceived the individual self or atman as the immortal pure essence of each being. Hindus believe that everything has a soul. The atman is not the body; the body is not eternal. The body
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HOW CAN I BE MORAL IF I DON'T BELIEVE IN GOD? Let's just get this out in the open now: I do not have any faith or belief in any personal deity--one that dispenses grace, goodness, and/or miracles according to its 'will'. I do not acknowledge any ‘supernatural’ agent or agency that intentionally intervenes in human affairs (like say, one that chooses sides in a war), or selectively answers peoples' prayers. I do not and can not abide any willful deity that plays with tornados and trailer parks
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Becoming a Christian For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believed in Him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)” Eternal life. Who does not want eternal life? All you have to do is believe in Jesus Christ. Becoming a Christian not only offers eternal life after Earth, but it also offers a support group while you are living on Earth. You actually gain multiple support groups. You gain a support group through god, and you gain one through your Christian
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Preacher: An atheist cannot be a moral person. Without faith in God, no human being can be moral at all. You must first have faith in God in order to have any capacity for morality. Faith in God is the only true basis of morality. Socrates: It sounds like being an atheist is an unfortunate state of being. Preacher: The atheists are most unfortunate Socrates. Socrates: Sadly, I am more unfortunate than the atheists. I do not even understand the nature of morality. Thus, I could not tell
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we would not know the genuineness of good. This belief may be explained by the contrast theodicy that God may have reasons for evil in society. An example of a contrast theodicy would be that bad things happen to good people and is the connection between evil and God’s intent of good. People also question why God does not take away the suffering of people from the world. Again, a theodicy can give an explanation to this question. The big-plan theodicy explains that suffering may be part of God’s
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to the article, “Why Did God Make Me This Way? Anger at God in the Context of Personal Transgressions”, written by Joshua B. Grubbs and Julie J. Exline. I will summarize the key points of the experiment and its results. Then, I will reflect on a real life example pertaining to the subject. Lastly, I will compare this experiment to the idea of determinism taught during this semester. The article determined “how anger at God may be related to the experience of personal moral transgression” (Grubbs &
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Philosophy can be defined as the love of wisdom and theology is described as the study of God. They have some similarities and differences. Philosophy is a compile of ideas related to human nature. It is considered as a guide through out a person’s life addressing issues that maybe basic and pervasive defining the path we choose to take and how we treat others. Philosophies are based on logical arguments and rely on facts. The topic of philosophy can address several different areas such as: the
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