Essays 271 - 300
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...
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...
are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...
that any passage outside our sensitive impressions was not possible and as such "there is no metaphysics: we know nothing of God, ...
that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...
the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...
made in the image of God this could and should lead to a possession of "positive attitudes of respect, value and consideration for...
patients who were able to learn the art of "conscious relaxation" not only were able to quit smoking and eat better, but showed im...
cross? Or, do you accept and live by Christs Gospel and gain eternal joy through Him. Paul continues: "For it is written: "I will...
a cause. The best solution for the primal cause of the universe is God; therefore, God exists. However, this brings up the questio...
course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...
God first made covenants with individuals - Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, David, then with a nation - the Israelites, and then, with...
God, and that it is not something that is external or intrinsic to man. In other words, morality does not come from a force outsid...
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...
supporters of the argument from design see a babys perfect little fingers with unique fingerprints and the fact that the honey bee...
she would give him a whipping with a belt. These beatings only reinforced Willies belief that the best way to settle problem situa...
his book, Does God Exist God: The Oldest Question, that yes, God does exist 2000). OMalley seems to be addressing his comments to ...
of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...
vision of the natural world in which Gods presence can be seen as flowing through it like an electric current. This presence can b...
the universe reveals that the natural world provides a graduated scale of existence, from lower beings to those that are higher or...
God wills at any particular moment." To this proposition, Nielsen poses three questions: 1. Is being willed by God the, or even a,...
is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...
as a bridge so that people with different understandings can nevertheless come to understand and appreciate one anothers views. ...
In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...
of the law was marrying a Philistine. He wen to Timnah, saw a woman, and told his parents to get that woman for him to marry. His ...