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them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

supporters of the argument from design see a babys perfect little fingers with unique fingerprints and the fact that the honey bee...

In one page this paper examines Third World Africa in a contrast between written language and oral tradition as represented in G...

The attempted overthrow of the Qing Dynasty by 'God's Chinese Son' Hong Xiuquan, the Taiping Rebellion, is described in three page...

A paper illustrating themes of spiritual order and disorder in the prologue to Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author dr...

various things as they approach in diverse ways toward something that is the greatest, just as in the case of hotter (more hot) wh...

cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...

(Garrett(1)). In addition these gods possess many human traits such as jealousy and envy. As Garrett(1) states, "These gods, mo...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...

are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...

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...

the universe and the cells of life on the planet, it was assumed that this enormous and highly intricate mechanism had a designer ...

Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...

come from western society and not conform to the lifestyle of the Muslims there. Not wearing veils was seen as immoral (1969). If ...

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...

While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...

This will be my name forever; it has always been my name, and it will be used throughout all generations" (Exodus 3:15). "God rep...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

Descartes seemed to think that the way to find objectivity, from a subjective existence, would be to prove that a perfect God is t...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

In six pages this research paper contrasts and compares these men's philosophical perspectives on God's existence. Four sources a...

his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...

There was not just one "Prince of Lagash" since Lagash existed as one of the ancient city-states of southern Mesopotamia. As the s...

In five pages this paper tries to prove love exists by using Thomas Aquinas' 5 proofs of God's existence. One source is cited in ...