People are often advised to follow their conscience because by definition it is “Our sense of moral right and wrong.”(Oliphant) It is a moral faculty or sense that leads individuals to believe that actions are morally wrong or right. Yet it can lead on person to choose war and another to feel this is morally abhorrent. There is a lot debate regarding where the conscience comes from, whether it be by a God given ability which is pushed forwards by biblical teachings, or from the sense of guilt we feel
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In Islamic religion, Muslims believe that there is only one God and Muhammad, his messenger. Hindus on the other hand, is a religion that was not founded by a certain individual. Even most writers of the sacred texts of Hinduism, remain unknown. The Islamic belief system includes 6 articles of faith which are fundamental beliefs that there is only one God (Allah), angels of God, prophets of God, revealed books of God, the day of judgment and the divine decree (sometimes shortened to 5 articles of
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not the voice of God but a result from our upbringing and what we learn. He was a developmental psychologist who studied the behaviour of children. He theorised that children go through different stages in their understanding of the world around them, and it is not until the age of 10 that young people have a fully developed sense of morality. This scientific approach is very plausible because it is based on observations, and makes predictions that can be tested. For example, you can describe two different
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One of the most influential teachers and philosophers of religious beliefs in the twentieth century addresses the ideas of pluralism. John Hick, (1922-2012) wrote several books and articles concerning the Christian worldviews and ideas on Christian doctrines. Hick uses a platform of cultural and geographical ideas, as well as, the “Christian experience,” to launch his theories of pluralism. At a young age, (18) it is believed that Hick underwent a strong religious experience that may
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beliefs that guide our lives and decisions. II. The Christian worldview on the question of origin is Theism. Theism contends that God is the ultimate Creator of all. Genesis 1:1; Psalm 139:13-16. However, there is a slight variance in what some religious organizations teach with the Holy Trinity. Some believe it is God and Only God, while others believe in God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. There are other origins that do not have a Christian worldview. First is Naturalism, which
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There are two ways to make a decision. One could think about the pros and cons, weigh their options and consider what would be best for the situation and circumstances. One could also not think by doing completely irrational and absurd actions. How then Should We Choose provides three views from three different writers on how to decided what God’s will is for one’s life. The three views: the specific-will, the wisdom, and the relationship views help one understand the process of making decisions
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the way one may see the world or as Nash puts it in his book Life’s Ultimate Questions “the sum total of a person’s answers to the most important questions in life(392).” Everyone has a worldview whether we realize it or not. How does one get their worldview? Our education, our upbringing, the culture we live in, the books we read, the media and movies we watch, all can help shape our worldview. Nash says, “Worldviews contain at least five clusters of beliefs, namely, beliefs about God, metaphysics
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say there is no God? Werner Heisenberg once said "The first gulp from the glass of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you." Even a man whose life focus was science and explaining how things worked believed in a Power greater than himself. Heisenberg was a genius and his theories couldn't explain away God. Although some say that the wonders of mother nature can be explained by scientific facts I believe the presence of God is all around
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metaphysics, the study of a simpler underlying reality, and that is what physics is today. In fact, theoretical physicists of today do just about anything they can to make their equations simpler. For example, we believe there are four fundamental forces of the universe: gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Each one of these forces alone is represented by ugly, chaotic equations. In an attempt to “splice” all four equations together, each equation was revised to include
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....................................................………p.1 Religious Experience........................................................…...p.7 Miracles..................................................................…………...p.12 Nature of God............................................................………...p.16 Life and Death.........................................................…………..p.20 G582: Religious Ethics Meta-ethics...........................…………………………………….p.25
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