YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Looking for God in Science Fiction
Essays 301 - 330
cross? Or, do you accept and live by Christs Gospel and gain eternal joy through Him. Paul continues: "For it is written: "I will...
God first made covenants with individuals - Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, David, then with a nation - the Israelites, and then, with...
patients who were able to learn the art of "conscious relaxation" not only were able to quit smoking and eat better, but showed im...
however, a rich oral tradition. Many who study this oral tradition, unfortunately, tend to lump all of these cultures stories und...
is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...
course, defines that which is proper conduct, it distinguishes right from wrong; morality points to proper behavior that serves so...
God wills at any particular moment." To this proposition, Nielsen poses three questions: 1. Is being willed by God the, or even a,...
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...
controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...
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...
even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...
He asserted that evidence that God exists in a singular or plural context because it has become universally accepted as truth (135...
that any passage outside our sensitive impressions was not possible and as such "there is no metaphysics: we know nothing of God, ...
the universe and the cells of life on the planet, it was assumed that this enormous and highly intricate mechanism had a designer ...
at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...
that there is "within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of divinity," that "God himself has implanted i...
come from western society and not conform to the lifestyle of the Muslims there. Not wearing veils was seen as immoral (1969). If ...
Canonization (Canonization Information, 2002). This step is key because this is what often distinguishes a mere "accident" from a...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
are already well acquainted with the Torah, his book provides an excellent introduction for those that are only somewhat familiar ...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
Testament Law and the Ten Commandments express this relationship (Out of Egypt, 2003). One of the first examples of Gods...
argue Gods existence within its own definition. Without any sort of relationship with other concrete statements, the entire argume...
them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...
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...
she would give him a whipping with a belt. These beatings only reinforced Willies belief that the best way to settle problem situa...
supporters of the argument from design see a babys perfect little fingers with unique fingerprints and the fact that the honey bee...