Essays Tagged: "god god"

Damn the Fates - the question of Free Will.

ed attention to the topic of free will in one of his lectures by stating that it was the battle of 'God versus Man, Man versus God, God versus Nature, Nature versus God, Man versus Nature, Nature vers ... er for the spiritual crime. Determinism maintains that Oedipus, as a man subject to the will of the gods, whether it be right or wrong, should not have attempted to outwit them for he cannot. But perh ...

(6 pages) 173 0 2.9 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

The Problem of Evil

proves that fact. The argument for the problem of evil states that there is a all-good, all-powerfulGod. It states that God being all-good means that he only wants good to exist. But, look at all the ... good to exist. But, look at all the bad and evil in the world. A total contradiction of a all-good God. God being all-powerful means that he can make whatever he wants. So, if God can make whatever h ...

(4 pages) 212 0 2.8 Jan/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Damn the Fates. Free will in Sophocles' Theban plays (Oedipus Rex, Antigone)

ed attention to the topic of free will in one of his lectures by stating that it was the battle of 'God versus Man, Man versus God, God versus Nature, Nature versus God, Man versus Nature, Nature vers ... er for the spiritual crime. Determinism maintains that Oedipus, as a man subject to the will of the gods, whether it be right or wrong, should not have attempted to outwit them for he cannot. But perh ...

(6 pages) 126 0 4.2 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

A responce to: The Significance of the Bible as a Source of Ethical Authority for Christians.

which these ethics can be found in.The Catholic people believe that there is no greater being than God, God who created everything that is and that will be. Catholics give God the greatest and most p ... t will be. Catholics give God the greatest and most powerful status there is, they "have none other gods before me (him)-1st commandment", to them God is the supreme object of worship. Therefore to "a ...

(5 pages) 105 1 4.0 Feb/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Comparative religion: Eastern (Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism) and Western (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) religions compared. This was a term paper and is quite long (about 5 pages).

lities while differing in many as well.Hinduism, Buddhism and Taoism are monistic, meaning they see god in all things. The Eastern mind sees God everywhere, in all things, and sees everything as sacre ... ll things, and sees everything as sacred. Their ultimate reality is an entity and not necessarily a god. "God" is not personal and not to be thought of as a brother or father, but as so much more. Eas ...

(5 pages) 686 1 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Hinduism

"Dickinson and God - Who was Emily Dickinson's God?"

Dickinson and GodGod, to Emily Dickinson, is seen in more than a church or a cathedral. God is seen in her poems i ... h going to Church" consists of the differences that exist between Dickinson's way of being close to God and many other people's ways of being close to God. While some may go to church every Sunday in ... son stays home and reflects. "A bobolink" is her "Chorister" and instead of a clergyman preaching, "God preaches" (Hillman 36). Dickinson believes she can find God on her own, without the assistance o ...

(12 pages) 170 1 4.3 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Poetry

Is seeing believing?

Is seeing believing? An argument for the existence of GodThis paper aims to demonstrate that the following argument is unsound: "Since all knowledge comes ... sound: "Since all knowledge comes from sensory impressions, and there are no sensory impressions of God, God does not exist". The conclusion of this argument is the proposition "God does not exist". T ... remises are "All knowledge comes from sensory impressions" and "There are no sensory impressions of God".The formal structure of the examined argument is as follows:1. All knowledge comes from sensory ...

(3 pages) 105 0 4.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

The Bible and World View About God.

BIBLE AND WORLDVIEW ABOUT GODGod is the creator of the whole cosmos and every thing in it according to the bible as written in ... 1 and 2. It is believed in science that the cosmos came into existence as a result of the big bang .God was in the beginning ever before He thought about creating the world, this a proof that there is ... ee them pointing towards the sky not knowing if they really know who is up there.All things made by God are His and to Him alone is ascribed greatness, power, glory, victory and majesty, 1 chronicles ...

(3 pages) 98 0 4.6 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Works representing Anglo-Saxon people and their society; works included as i.e.'s: Beowulf, A History of the English Church and People and Seafarer

n people and their society.One quality in this era that seems to be respected by society is fearing God and showing respect for him. In Beowulf, Grendel shows respect to God. "Though he lived In Herot ... erot, when the night hid him, He never Dared to touch King Hrothgar's glorious Throne, protected by God -God.."(15) This shows his respect for God.In Beowulf they mention A History of the English Chur ...

(2 pages) 29 0 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature

Martin Luther The Great Emancipator of Human History - The History of Martin Luther and his role in the Protestant Revolt - Works Cited Included

g ones" - Martin Luther (3)"Stand up for what you believe", "All of us are precious in the sight of God", "...God, it's me again...". These are common phrases for our time, but in order for this belie ... a man named Martin Luther was willing to die. The fact that people believe their relationship with God is personal is the result of Martin Luther. Divisions in the Catholic Church began emerging in t ...

(11 pages) 201 0 4.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Analysis of the Fictional Work "Old Testament"

dam and Eve were thrown out of the Garden of Eden because of the lack of loyalty they have shown to God. God saves Noah because he shows loyalty to Him when the rest of the men were greedy and evil. G ... lions also because of the loyalty Joseph placed in Him. Not only is it important to show loyalty to God, but in friends and family. The best example of loyalty in the segments read is the book of Job. ...

(2 pages) 41 0 1.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Christian Teachings and the Teachings of One Other Religion on Wealth and Poverty: Christianity and Judaism GCSE Coursework A*

hristians can only gain money in lawful and moral ways and when they have wealth, it is a gift from God not theirs alone. Many biblical teachings show that if you have the wrong attitude to money, wea ... biblical teachings show that if you have the wrong attitude to money, wealth can lead you away from God.' (Religion and Life, Victor W Watton, pg 99)When Christians say that money should not be gained ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.5 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

The Mythology of Lilith. A very short essay about the Lilith myths.

lith myth VERY interesting, because if paints a completely different picture of the Judeo-Christian God. God is definitely not perfect, and he is in fact a very vengeful god.        I ... great information. Just like Adam, she was created from dust; though some claim that the dust that God made her from was impure, which is why Lilith became evil. Another source said that "He used fil ...

(4 pages) 48 0 4.7 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Mythology

Hamlet Soliloquies

resolveitself into a dew, Or that theEverlasting had not fixed, His canon 'gainst self-slaughter, O God! God!" (42) These fewlines show that Hamlet is sodepressed that he wishes he could melt away int ...

(4 pages) 36 2 4.4 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Moral Issue of the Death Penalty

s 9:6: "Whosoever shall shed man's blood, his blood shall be shed; for man was made to the image of God." God gave the Israelites who escaped from Egypt a code of law describing the death penalty.When ... to commit this kind of a crime also makes the decision to accept the punishment that they deserve. God did not make humans in his image and likeness to go and hurt others who were created for the sam ...

(2 pages) 20 0 0.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

Thoughts on the 3rd Meditation and the argument for the existence of God

In the Third Meditation, Descartes sets out to create and argument for the existence of God. The purpose of this argument was for Descartes to fulfill his quest to have only true beliefs. ... g leading into the third meditation. Descartes starts off his argument by noting that if there is a God, God may be deceiving him into "matters that seems most evident". The notion that God is a decei ... aditional Christian philosophy as noted throughout the bible. Judeo-Christian traditions teach that God has a Canaan with man that he has never broken so it seems as though Descartes discards this the ...

(4 pages) 28 0 3.0 May/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

The age old battle- Science Versus Religion

tation, or the premises behind the theory of evolution. When questioned, he will say, "I believe in God; God created us and the world", and he will also say, "I believe in evolution" or "I know Adam a ... ange and mindless selection. It has no purpose, and this is incompatible with the religious view of God directing the Creation to produce Man, and then commanding it to stop because it has reached per ...

(5 pages) 51 0 3.7 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Hersey's representation of Toshiko Sasaki in "Hiroshima".

fter she experienced hers. She had to go through a very large ordeal to come out and be 'closer' to god. God has made her someone, and not just a hibakusha or a victim.After the 6th of August 1945, To ... more morbid by the day. During a conversation, Sasaki had bluntly asked Father Kleinsorge. "If your god is so good and kind, how can he let people suffer like this?" Sasaki questions whether or not th ...

(6 pages) 10 0 0.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Religious Fundamentalism.

her, a ray of hope. People don't think they can do much. They asign all worldly responsibilities to God. God, they think, will help them out of all their problems. God will control all their systems. ... they think, will help them out of all their problems. God will control all their systems. In fact, God is responsible for all their systems - political, social and the like. These are all best left t ...

(9 pages) 103 0 0.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

St Augustine's Theory of Illumination.

erarchically arranged. St Augustine maintains that nothing is completely real with the exception of God. God is the intelligible light beyond all light and the primitive rich source of brightness that ... peak in degrees of being. (Anthony Kenny, Western Philosophy) The hierarchy is arranged as follows; God is at the top, while physical objects are considered being nearly unreal, and human souls are so ...

(2 pages) 22 2 3.0 Oct/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity