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David Hume

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

Philosophy Q and A

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...

Hebrew History and Yahweh

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...

Science, Philosophy, and God's Existence

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

Reality Struggles of Rene Descartes, George Berkeley, and David Hume

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

Greek God Apollo's Influence on Ancient Greece

This 5 page paper gives an overview of the Greek god Apollo. This paper includes what areas of life Apollo ruled over and how he w...

The Weeping Prophet

The Book of Jeremiah is the longest book in the Bible containing more words than any other book. The greatest majority of the Book...

Samson Fails but Wins

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 ...

"American Gods" and Dichotomy

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at Gaiman's "American Gods". The dichotomy between old and new gods in the text is show...

The Greatest King of Israel

This essay responds to several issues concerning King David. What was the Davidic covenant. Since David sinned, why is he consider...

Third Person in Trinity

The Holy Trinity is one of Christianity’s most esoteric mysteries. It is confounding, at best. There is one God but three distinct...

The Four Stages of Christian Love

group, which itself was a well-regarded and well-educated order (Harris, 2001). As an advocate for a strong papacy, he commanded a...

The Qualities of Nance's "Armor Bearer"

accompanying their masters into combat, carrying their shields and armor as needed (Nance, 2003). The purpose of such individuals,...

God in a Technical Age, Arnold and Hopkins

In the media today, it is possible to frequently see pundits and politicians bemoaning the state of society in regards to morality...

Philosophical Discussion Questions

as a bridge so that people with different understandings can nevertheless come to understand and appreciate one anothers views. ...

A Failed Argument: There Is No God That Is Omniscient, Omnipotent and Perfectly Good

Native Americans. Lets consider the Greeks briefly because their gods are familiar. We are dealing here with Zeus, the King of t...

Women in African Literature

a household that is constantly physically abused by the father. He is a product of colonization and Catholicism and believes that ...

God's Relationship With Israel

(Dearman, 1998) and we often hear that phrase being used to describe the relationship between Israel and God. He was the living Go...

Who Is The Intelligent Designer

prove the existence of God, which he considered to be self-evident. Aquinas said that when we are not able to demonstrate the caus...

The Fiery Serpent

Pratt (2001) explain that there is a distinction between "deadliest" and "most dangerous" in this context. Many snakes have deadl...

God’s Purpose for One’s Life

second question is "what is your sphere of influence in the society according to your purpose?" The answer to this involves the ow...

Monotheism Versus Polytheism

do not even attempt to explain it. You either believe or you dont. The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity evolved over many years and ...

Work and the Christian Manager

world to do well, get promoted, earn more money and gain more status. But those are temporal goals. There isnt anything wrong with...

Literature and the Epic Nature of "The Iliad" by Homer and "Gilgamesh"

of the gods in these works appears to be more focused on generating chaos than introducing peace and tranquility to the universe. ...

The Moral Purity and Love of God

how the child will grow and develop and fit into the framework of society at-large. In a similar, Gods justice served throughout t...

Theme of Colonialism in Sembene Ousmane’s God’s Bits of Wood and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

in this instance French Dakar-Niger railroad owners (toubabs) versus impoverished workers in pre-Independence era Senegal who soug...

Asia Conflict and God's Army

In five pages this paper discusses how ASEAN might be able to resolve the tense situation and problems caused by this guerrilla gr...

Journey in Sembene Ousmane's 'God's Bits of Wood' and Cheikh Hamidou Kane's 'Ambiguous Adventure'

obstacles, the people maintain their stalwart conviction to ultimately seek out a better existence. Kanes Ambiguous Adventu...

God's Existence Arguments of St. Thomas Aquinas

In six pages this paper examines St. Thomas Aquinas' 'proof' that God exists. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

God's Existence and Rene Descartes' Meditation III

conception of what is perceived. Some ideas appear to be innate, while others appear to originate elsewhere and come to the mind i...