Essays Tagged: "omnipotent"

Creationism

with pleasures and fantasies of an unfathomable scale than to question the existence of a supposed omnipotent being. Yet, there are a few of us humans who tend to question the why's and wherefore's t ...

(9 pages) 142 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays

An analysis of Augustine's interpertation of the concept of evil. Was it through the hands of G-d or from the hands of human

faces Christians, and in fact all theists, that challenges the belief in G-d. To theists, G-d is an omnipotent, perfect God. He is good. Theists accept this, and embrace it, for how else can they wors ...

(6 pages) 199 0 4.8 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Does the problem of evil disprove God's existence?

rd Swinburne, the author attempts toexplain how evil can exist in a world created by an omniscient, omnipotent, omnibenevolentBeing, namely God. Swinburne uses to free-will defense and says that God g ... hn's essay entitled 'Cacodaemony.' Thisessay parallels Swineburne's, but states that an omniscient, omnipotent, omnimalevolent Demoncreated the world. By looking at how weak the argument for cacodaemo ...

(8 pages) 264 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

The definition of God, for Christians

? A god is defined from Webster's dictionary as, "A being worshipped by monotheists as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe." Descriptions and references to God are ... can be thought of as perfect. Most High can also refer to his power.Despite the fact that the word "omnipotent" is never actually in the Bible, his power is described throughout the Old and New Testam ...

(3 pages) 116 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

An Objective Comparisson between "American Beauty" and "The Sixth Sense",

find a median for existence, as well as acceptance of the things that for us, as beings who are not omnipotent, are beyond understanding and control. The most notable qualities in these films were the ...

(6 pages) 84 0 4.1 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

The Stone Paradox: Can God Be Omnipotent?

zle concocted by philosophers called the "paradox of the stone." The paradox follows that if God is omnipotent, than he can make a stone such that it is too large for him to lift. However, if he can m ... o lift. However, if he can make such a stone and does not have the power to lift it than God is not omnipotent. On the other end of this paradox we could say that God cannot make a stone that he canno ...

(2 pages) 44 1 1.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Meditation three of Descartes

In Meditation Three of Descartes' Meditations on First philosophy he makes the argument that an omnipotent and infinite god exists. In this paper I'll reconstruct Descartes argument and evaluate i ... ber four shows that we all have an idea of perfection (i.e. god). The concept of god as an infinite omnipotent, eternal, supremely intelligent and powerful being that is the creator of me and anything ...

(5 pages) 104 0 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Argument against William Rowe's article on the problem of evil to prove that an omni-x God does exist

The question of whether or not an omnipotent, omniscient god exists despite the existence of "pointless" suffering is a very controver ... l and loving god is set out in three premises:1.There exist instances of intense suffering which an omnipotent, omniscient being could have prevented without thereby losing some greater good or permit ... hereby losing some greater good permitting some evil equally bad or worse.3.There does not exist an omnipotent, omniscient, wholly being (Rowe, 230).One should agree with the second premise because it ...

(6 pages) 105 0 4.8 Mar/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Juvenile Delinquency in America.

e whole of the problem.In researching this project, it has become evidently clear that the elusive, omnipotent "answer" to the problems plaguing the juvenile justice system is as much a myth as the Lo ...

(11 pages) 474 1 5.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

This is an essay that compares Islam and Christianity.

concepts of each religion. First, both are monotheistic and god is recognized as the creator who is omnipotent and all knowing. Both believe that a prophet, Muhammad for Islam and Jesus for Christians ...

(3 pages) 125 0 2.5 Jul/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity

This is an essay that takes place in Ancient Rome, from the perspective of a Slave who was captured in war and must teach the children of his new master.

nd worse. Greece has just defeated us, and I have been sold into slavery. The Romans think they are omnipotent because they destroyed our civilization and forced us into slavery. In a way, all they di ...

(3 pages) 68 3 4.8 Nov/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Creationism.

s. They indicate generally that there isfirst cause of humans and animals, usually as a result of anomnipotent being. The Christian version of creationism, thatpreach God as the sole creator of everyt ...

(4 pages) 96 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies

Paradise Lost by John Milton Essay Title: Is God Just?

n literature. Critics of Paradise Lost have praised Milton for his accurate description of a divine omnipotent and just God. I intend to prove that God as depicted in Paradise Lost is not the same God ...

(6 pages) 121 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Crusade for truth

omplexity and significance. The idea of an individual that is actual, absolute, eternal, omniscent, omnipotent, and perfect in every manner that we are not is the conclusion of a masterpiece of human ... cruelty. As a previous proof exclaimed, if evil does exist then God does not because an omniscient, omnipotent, all-loving being would prevent such events. There are faults inherent in the reasoning o ...

(9 pages) 78 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

"1984" by George Orwell Assignment: Explore a novel in which the major themes are developed in the first chapter and explain how these themes contribute to the work as a whole.

the scene in the first chapter by establishing the atmosphere that illustrates the oppression of an omnipotent government. The setting that is created in the first chapter displays the domination of t ...

(2 pages) 31 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Does God Exist? In what way can philosophy help to understand His existence?

ill go on to a safe haven and be forgiven for all, rather than to question the existence of a super omnipotent being. Fortunately, there are some of us who tend to question the why's and how's that co ...

(4 pages) 97 0 1.3 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

An interpretation of love and how it is defined in greek mythology

LOVE "Love as a whole has very great power, indeed, he is omnipotent, ... he is the one that has the greatest power, provides us with every happiness, and ena ...

(3 pages) 72 2 3.7 May/2004

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

A)Explain Irenaeus' Theodicy. B)"Reasoned arguments cannot account for the amount of evil in the world" Discuss

on different opinions.Irenaeus battles the problem of the inconsistent triad by saying that God is omnipotent, omnibenevolent and omnificent and evil does exist, but that we, as a race, are not perfe ... there is no ultimate cause. Theists like this theodicy as it allows them to keep their ideal of an omnipotent etc god, but does justify evil."Reasoned arguments cannot account for the amount of evil ...

(4 pages) 53 2 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Second Treatise of Government - John Locke

versal code of conduct in the state of nature in chapter two, "for men being the workmanship of one omnipotent, and infinitely wise maker; all the servants of one sovereign master, sent into the world ...

(2 pages) 108 2 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Stranger Essay: Nadeau Lyn

stile even to the point where it seems to be attacking Meursault. The sun follows Meursault like an omnipotent tormentor brandishing weapons, attacking Meursault. This tormentor causes Meursault physi ...

(3 pages) 21 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature