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"God and the World" Talks about Teleological,Cosmological Arguments and the problem of causality in Ch.9 of Questions that Matter(SE).
... that god exists. This brings us to the two most important arguments on gods existence. The cosmological argument is based on the belief that ... all beings is the greatest is god. 5.We see that things that lack knowledge (natural bodies) act for an end. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy
The Inspired Words - Persuasive argument that the Bible truly is inspired by God.
... begin with, we know that highly professional scribes took special care in their copying, due to the belief that they were handling ... the belief that they were handling the Word of God. Careful examination of Hebrew, Latin, and Greek texts reveal that astute ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
This essay discusses the assumption, made in the Crito, that "one should never do wrong in return" within the context of civil disobedience.
... . Socrates decision to stay in jail was founded on his belief that the laws of Athens were in fact just and fair. ... violence. They destroyed property that wasn't theirs. Another reason that they are not a good example is that they disguised themselves as ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Contemporary Philosophy
A description of a nutritional supplement/product which makes health claims that may be debatable. "Tahitian NONI Juice"
... and lured by fancy products and claims. It is my belief that if you are willing to put something into your body, ... claims in the ad that their Noni juice contains compounds that will work at the cellular levels that actually increase the positive ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Michel Foucault's claim that "Western man has become a confessing animal".
... belief that sex, especially discourses about sex, have been 'repressed'. Instead, Foucault suggests that sex was never actually 'repressed', and that' ... or just in everyday life. I'm guessing that by stating that Western man has become a confessing animal, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy
Why do religious traditions that supposedly promote peace, justice and rewards for devotion produce terrorism? Is there a relationship between religion and violence?
... "the opiate of the masses" as Marx puts it, is a belief that has existed in our ancient and modern day societies ... being created and redirected by religion. Freud believes that religious rituals that contain violence or violent images are an "oedipal act ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Why Is Bishop Trying to Convince Us That Losing Is Not Hard to Master?
... admits that mastering the loss is hard. She has spent the entire poem reinforcing her belief that ... that in the first two personal stanzas that she is dealing with her loss relatively well and that she still believes that the loss can be mastered, but that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies > Writing
To What Extent Can Modern Scientific Theories Be Said To Have Disproved the Claims That the Universe Has Been Designed.
... beliefs that they will not allow evolution to be taught in schools. This happens in Glen Rose and in many other places. Creationists are people that ... "Creative Evolution" that there was something that made evolution take place, and that evolution is part ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy
What do gender theorists mean when they claim that gender is a 'social construct'?
... religions are patriarchal, comprising of an ideology and set of beliefs that are controlled by men, and often exclude women; the ... disagree with this view. One exemplary case that argues that gender is biological is that of Brenda/David, often pseudo named ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Europe And Christianity
... came the concept of monotheism o From Orphism came the belief that the body was the prison of the soul o Hellenistic ... decay, educated people joined and worked for the church instead. · Belief in the church was the one institution able to provide leadership. ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith