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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...

the universe reveals that the natural world provides a graduated scale of existence, from lower beings to those that are higher or...

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

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

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...

(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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

In five pages this paper discusses how Dali struggled with his interests in science and spiritualism as reflected in his surrealis...

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 ...

In five pages this paper examines how the South influences Erskine Caldwell's writings in such works as God's Little Acre and Toba...

In five pages this paper examines Aquinas' 5 arguments on God's existence and exposes the errors in his 2nd argument. Three sourc...

image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...

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...

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