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B.C. Johnson's Philosophy

to the theist these two elements are not inherently intertwined with one another. The baby did burn in the fire and the baby will...

Existence of God in Swinburne, Rowe, and Hume

"experienced" internally in some manner, as well as externally via touch or logical use of the item in daily living. In thi...

Philosophically Considering the Existence of God

"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...

Philosophical Proofs for the Existence of God

cosmological argument. As mentioned above, an ontological approach uses a deductive argument which "claims that its premises can b...

God & The Existence of Evil

choice of Adam and Eve to disobey Gods commandment (Law, 2007). According to Augustine, their acts brought about two crucial conse...

Proof of the Existence of God

account of their experience with God" (Adamson, 2008). Human beings are capable of many things, and capable of believing, ...

The Pre-Existent Divine Word Or Son Took On Human Nature

Father, as being from above, and other such phrases (Kasper, 1978, p. 173). Jesus was in all ways like us with one great exceptio...

Acts of God

God uses to point to Himself as the power (Samons, 2012). Examples of miracles in the Old Testament include God parting the Red S...

Sensory Perceptions and Descartes' Argument

is an objective reality, people are basically defining what is real and what is not. Life becomes confusing. Loeb (1986) explains...

Armstrong's Argument Compared with Descartes' Metaphysics

This research report looks at the ideas of both of these theorists. Armstrong's opposition to Descartes' ideas is duly noted. Thi...

Descartes on Dualism

are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...

The Bible - Fact or Fiction?

This 8 page paper considers whether the Bible is fact or myth, and whether or not it provides an accurate account of real people a...

Reason According to Descartes and Hume

This research report looks at Hume and Descartes and their ideas about reason. It is claimed that Hume minimized the use of reason...

Mental States' Presence and Artificial Intelligence

In five pages this paper considers a person with an electronic brain and whether that can be regarded as possessing a mental state...

Intellectual Life and Material Conditions According to Immanuel Kant and Karl Marx

they are wage laborers or business owners. To some extent, Marx has a point, but only to an extent. Kant has a different take on...

Three Dialogues of George Berkeley

that sensible things mean those items or realities that can be perceived by the senses of a human being. Philonous states the foll...

David Hume's Philosophical Arguments on the Global Presence of Evil

guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...

Gerard Manley Hopkins and William Wordsworth on Nature

In 5 pages this paper discusses how Wordsworth and Hopkins perceived nature as God-like and powerful in beauty with a consideratio...

Venus, Mars, and Cupid in Roman Mythology

This paper consists of three pages and examines the Roman mythological gods and goddesses Mars, the war god, Cupid, the love god, ...

An Old Testament Lesson Plan

This paper consisting of ten pages describes how to teach adults Old Testament theology in a Sunday school environment and conside...

Abraham and God's Covenant

This essay consists of five pages and focuses on the Chapters 13, 15, and 17 as they relate to Abraham's covenant with God and how...

Descartes and the Mind-Body Problem

ideas and moods. Also, the desire for immortality may be attached to the brain. This idea paints the human being as nothing more t...

The Prophet Amos

sword (Amos 7:11). Amos explained who he was: "I was neither a prophet nor a prophets son, but I was a shepherd . . . But the Lor...

Why is there Evil?

well as atrocities instigated by one group of human beings against another or by individuals, one can often hear the comment that ...

Evil in Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion

Characteristic of humanitys constant quest for the concept of Gods existence and the problem of evil, the journey of understanding...

Theological Issues

called the Son of God" (Aherne). In John 1:49, Nathaniel, at their first meeting, referred to Jesus as the Son of God (Aherne). Wh...

Is There A Moral Or Economic Case For The Existence Of Fair Trade Organizations?

There are a number of charities that work towards fair trade as a part of a larger remit to help those in needs such as those in d...

Foreign Films

is made to truly feel for them, fear for them, and hope they survive. However, anyone who has watched both of the films will clear...

City of God

something that happens to all the boys in this region of the city. They are clearly victims of the impoverished city as they are d...

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...