21. The existence of God: ontological argument as formulated by St. Anselm 22. The existence of God: ontological argument as formulated by Descartes (deceitful demon and “Matrix”) 23. The existence of God: Pascal’s wager 24: Theodicy: how to explain suffering and injustice? 25. Descartes: the Cartesian method – its main assumptions and functions 26. Descartes: cogito and the mind/body problem 27. The theory of substance: monism and monistic theories 28. The
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Assess the view that sociological arguments and evidence support functionalist views of the role and functions of religion in contemporary society. Functionalists see society as based upon consensus, where each institution functions to help society work together as a whole with shared ways of thinking and behaving. One example of this is the Ten Commandments which include a number of the principles highlighted in the U.K law system. As a result of this, functionalists such as Durkheim and Parsons
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have a relationship with us. In order to have a relationship though, we must grow and learn to love God freely by our own choice. Therefore, sin exists due to our free will and along with it, bad things will happen based on our sinful choices. Theodicy is a search to answer the evidential problem of evil. From personal experience, I strongly
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there is a God, then there a chance/possibility of knowing and relating with Him as part of His creation. This paper therefore seeks to provide reasons that assert the claim that God exists in addition to responding to the popular atheistic theory of theodicy which claims that the problem of evil proves that God does not exist and if He does then He is not good and omnipotent. One of the arguments that theists use to prove the existence of God is the one of the origin of the universe. It relies on
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Justice and Judgment While overlapping with the theme above, but still distinct is the theme of justice and judgment. Both the prophetic books of Nahum and Jonah include pronouncements of judgment against Nineveh (Jon. 3.4; see esp. Nah. 3.1). As Phillip Cary notes concerning Nahum’s pronouncement against Nineveh, “The justice of the LORD in toppling empires and vindicating the oppressed is a thing to be celebrated.” Cary suggests that the book of Nahum “provides the background we need to understand
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to mankind. Philosophical fields are classified under theoretical philosophy; epistemology-knowledge, cosmology-physical universe, metaphysics-reality, being and existence, ontology- particular existing things, psychology-mind and consciousness, theodicy- God and Divine doctrine. Therefore theoretical deals with knowing things, aiming knowledge or truth and reflects about nature as well as the relation of things. Under practical philosophy include; semantics- linguistic meanings, logic- thinking
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Jose Rizal at the University of Santo Tomas Gian Linardo Mari T. Estrella Enrolment at the University of Santo Tomas Even if Rizal liked painting much, he was not then intending to make art as his profession. He was not yet certain of what course to pursue. In his Memorias de un estudiante, he says that he was still undecided then about the university career he would follow as the school year 1877-1878 is nearing. Different authors of Rizal give different answers on what and who influenced Rizal
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without the God of historic Judaism is no answer, what then is the answer? Fackenheim's reply is both subtle and difficult. He is adamant in his refusal to allow any theological explanation of the Holocaust. In no sense, he argues, can any particular theodicy be propounded in which God's goodness can be vindicated and Auschwitz seen as part of a rational cosmic pattern whose interpretation can be understood by man. In this sense the Holocaust is devoid of explanation and meaning. Thus, like Rubenstein
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In section 3, Nietzsche uses the ancient legend of King Midas and Silenus to highlight a certain aspect of Hellenic culture. Specifically, the origin of the Olympian gods. He introduces the myth as a way of dealing with someone who questions the morality of the Olympian beings, as it is easy to observe that these creatures did not practice asceticism, nor were good and evil important to them. How could people look to this kind of existence and perceive it as ideal? Nietzsche would instruct the inquisitor
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ATHEISM: Is it the new religion? Religion is a respect for what is sacred, a reverence for God. It is a bond between man and God. What is religion? It is a collection of cultural system, belief system and those world views that establishes a kind of symbol that relates humanity to spirituality and moral values. Many religions have their own way of narratives, symbols, traditions, sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to explain the origin of life or the universe. Religion
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