Essays on Existence of God

The word “religion” can be interpreted in many different ways, depending on the specific individual’s beliefs. However, “religion” is officially defined as the belief and worship of a superhuman power, especially a personal god or gods (Merriam-Webster). Many people in today’s society rely on their religion to carry them through their everyday lives and guide them in making important decisions. In The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, Mary Rowlandson sheds light on her personal spiritual ...

Determining the relationship between mental and bodily states represents what philosophers have known as the mind-body problem. Its resolution has been one of the main knots of philosophy, which, even today has not been unleashed. This problem appeared in ancient times when the mind was known as the 'soul.' It became popular in the Modern Age, thanks to Rene Descartes. The problem arises from the discussion that a man has a dual nature, that is, that one part of his nature is spiritual and the ...

The approach that God is not revealed in sacred texts would mean that the sacred text is being interpreted as fully human. They are completely dismissing the involving of God in sacred texts and is assuming that the text is written wholly by humans, therefore with human flaws. Revelation is communication of knowledge to man by a divine agent, and therefore in this case the sacred texts are the agent. The knowledge is supposedly passed to the reader of a sacred text from God. The stance taken ...

According to Fitrah arguments: In the fate of a person, Allah declared it as a special property. When this person knows, he knows all the principles that follow God, always in life. One becomes foolish in childhood, illness, the blessings of God, men and women "Every child is born" nature ", but his parents have made them a Jew or a Christian. It is as if animals usually have a baby. Have you realized that before you (young animals) Will be born? Therefore, as soon as the child's body has ...

This paper will examine the problem of evil as presented by Mackie and Rowe; both versions aiming to present an inconsistency within basic principles accepted by the theologian, from which atheistic conclusions are drawn. By comparing and contrasting the plausibility of the two versions, it can be shown that Mackie’s version of the argument is ultimately stronger, and can stand up to a rebuttal given on the basis of the nature of good and evil. Mackie prefaces his account of the problem of ...

The greatest story ever told isn’t the stories you hear or read on the news. In fact, it isn’t even the great fictional stories you have read in high school for a class assignment. What if I told you that the greatest story ever told is more than learning about the secret lives of individuals who possess a supernatural power and uses their power or “gift” to benefit humanity? What if I told you that the greatest story ever told deserves the intelligent consideration of all men and women in all ...

A quote that is widely known by Friedrich Nietzsche is “God is dead!” Ironically, contrary to actually believing that God had died, Nietzsche didn’t believe in God’s existence at all. According to Nietzsche, if one is wise and sensible, then one will be able to come to the realization that religion and God are fables and stories made up by the rich and powerful to have control over the weak. Prior to taking this class, I had heard an idea that provides an elaboration on Nietzsche’s idea by ...

To prove whether God exists or not, has always been a topic of debate. There have been many arguments to prove the existence of God but not many of them have stood the test of time and have been criticized. Descartes’s explanations can also be seen as lacking logical evidence and his conclusions revolve around the method of doubt, which is proceeded by his own beliefs. In ‘Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes talks about certain facts and truths which since his younger days he had taken ...

The ontological argument, first proposed by Anselm, claimed to reason its way to concrete proof of the existence of God simply by using the definition of the word. Unlike all other arguments for the existence of God which rest on a posteriori and empiricism, the ontological argument is independent of personal experience and observation, it uses a priori. Anselm put forward two variants of the ontological argument, each one having both strengths and weaknesses. His first version states that ...

Religion may be a core side of attribute, however, a comprehensive understanding of faith should conjointly accommodate non-secular disbelief. Varied models obtain to elucidate commonalities in non-secular knowledge (e.g., Boyer, 2008) and therefore, the doable accommodating edges of non-secular beliefs and practices (e.g., Norenzayan et al., 2014). In1999, Wilson said that this models have advanced the representational science of faith, one key challenge in knowledge domain, consistent ...

Before we discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Thomas Aquinas’ Cosmological Argument, it is necessary to outline his logic. Aquinas argues for the existence of God based on observable truths that are evident in nature. These truths are the fact that some things are in motion, that things are caused, that it is possible for things either to or not to exist, that things have different degrees of certain properties or perfections, and that natural objects always act for some end. First, we ...

Atheism. A word that describes someone as not believing in a god or gods. The standard atheist is someone who uses logic and rational thinking to determine that god does not exist. They have many tools in their arsenal to prove this, but by far their most used one is the proof of evil's existence. However, these arguments are not always completely valid. As this paper goes on, it will be illustrated how Atheists argue with Theists on evil to discuss the presence or lack thereof of God. There ...

A discussion of the Enlightenment's attitudes towards religion is necessarily a complex one and cannot be answered without reference to historical influences on the social situation in Europe, and contemporary political and scientific developments. Absolute rejection of the existence of a God on the part of Enlightenment intellectuals was rare, while the concept of man as innately reasonable lead to a rethinking of established religious doctrine and the role of the Church within society. Many ...

It may be hard to have faith, and trust that everything in the Bible is true for some individuals. The Bible is the only truth that I know, God never leaves me, and he always loves me. As a Christian, I choose to accept Jesus in my life and believe that the son of God came to earth, bled and died on the cross, and rose again on the third day. After accepting Christ as your Savior, most choose to get baptized, so they talk to a preacher, find a place, and set a date. To get baptized, there must ...

The 17th-century philosophy sought to understand the actions of God that proved his existence and will. For instance, Leibniz defended the existence of God and God's will even in the face of resistance from other philosophers. However, these philosophies defined God based on his will and understanding. The topic of the nature and existence of God focuses on the actions of God and his intentions. The acts of God are good and define his existence, and they result from his will. These acts are ...