conclusion that we should “wager” God’s existence, rather than coming up with “proof” by using deductive reasoning like Descartes provides in his argument. These early 17th century philosophers both provided writings defending the validity of the Christian religion and of God’s existence. After the Protestant Reformation of 1517, the Catholic Church’s sanctity was questioned. Different religions sprouted across Europe and citizens of Western Europe began questioning religion itself and the existence
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Professor Jeremy Fackenthal Philosophy 212 October 17, 2015 SCHOOL SHOOTINGS Tragic events like school shootings occur far too often in today’s society. There were 41 documented shootings in 2015 alone; resulting in many deaths and injuries. These crimes are senseless and if the cause for such actions are known, that still does not provide any comfort to the victim’s family behind the reason for committing such a horrible act. The mass shooting in Oregon at Umpqua Community College showed how
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Concerning Divine Omniscience and Free Will Among Christian theists, many accept that the divine nature is omniscient. One conflict and opposition of divine omniscience is the existence of a free will, for many assert that free will is incompatible with the divine knowledge. Roman philosopher Boethius directly tackles the issues between divine omniscience and free will in his work Consolation of Philosophy. Boethius argues that free will and divine omniscience are in fact compatible, even though
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has been called the "Father of Modern Philosophy" and he was one of the most influential philosophers in modern philosophy and many believe he was very ahead of his time. Many think he was similar to Socrates because he was convinced that certain knowledge is gained through reason. He second guessed philosophical works that had been handed down through the Middle Ages; he was the first philosopher to bring all knowledge into a coherent philosophy, the philosophy of truth. Descartes’ concerns were with
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draws out the teachings of Scripture via sound grammatical, historical, and cultural exegesis, orders the result into a coherent whole where the interrelatedness of its parts is evidenced, and relates the results to the life and witness of the Christian community.” Systematic theology is the study of Scripture in its entirety. This covers diverse subjects such as both the Old and New Testament, church history, missions, and counseling. “Biblical theology is simply theology that is biblical
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PHILOSOPHY VS. WISDOM ( God, Religion And Nature) Philosopy and Wisdom overlap each other. There is a strong correlation between the two concepts and in some situations they complement each other and in others they may present some contradiction in the ideas of ‘thinkers’. Firstly, what is the definition of Philosophy? There is not one specific definition according to my findings, readings, and beliefs. However it definitely can be summarized as a rational attempt to formulate, understand
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particular attention the development of modern science. The rise of uniformitarian thought in evolution. “The human body is related to nature, and it is similar in many respects to the body of animals” (34). This thought does not include that the Christian view that a human body is different than animals. We have a soul, whereas, animals do not. Sigmund Freud’s The Future of an Illusion, argued that religion base on wishful illusion, rather than reality. Bush’s third chapter (2003), The Advancement
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Cornelius Van Til has been regarded as one of the most influential Christian philosophers in apologetics. He is well known for revitalizing the traditional method of apologetics to a presuppositional method for defending the faith. Although he was born in the Netherlands, he grew up on a farm in Indian. In 1922 he graduated from Calvin College, in 1925 he graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary with a ThM, and in 1927 he received his PhD from Princeton University. He later taught at Westminster
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admired him for his position on inerrancy early in the SBC controversy. We abhorred his position on strict, rigid Calvinism. We agree with him basically in this book, although he does not approach evolution as a scientist, but a philosopher (and philosophy may explain why he is such a strong 5-point Calvinist). Here is how he defines his subject: “Evolution is a philosophical model by which the world may be interpreted in terms of change rather than stability.” As for ‘advancement,’ he uses the
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the wellspring for philosophy and art in Western Civilization. It featured: * Human-centered sculpture and painting, in an increasingly natural and realistic style * A fascination with mathematics and geometry, leading to advances in architecture * A development of the art of drama and the creation of great works of theater * Writings on the subject of virtue and excellence From this Era we gained some of the greatest Western philosophers, and their philosophies. Like Socrates, he used
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