backgrounds is how can a loving and good God allow evil to come into the world? It is a problem that has come up several times by mostly atheists and non-believers, but few Christians are asking it as well. This paper is going to address the problem of evil, why bad things happen to good people, and state the theodicies that explain and answer the problem. The problem of evil has been brought up and used as an argument by non-believers for a long time. How can a loving and good God allow evil to come
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Religions are formed because people want something to believe in. People follow the ways of religions because there is order that tells people how to live their life and how to achieve the perfect afterlife. Although religions tell us these things, each religion goes about it differently. Indian Salvation Religions and Classical Mediterranean Christianity want the same things for their followers but the path to achieving that goal is very different. The Bhagavad Gita, “Song of the Blessed Lord” (reader
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"The human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience" Mahatma Ghandi. There are conflicting beliefs about whether conscience is innate or learned. When conscience is described as being innate, it means that it is inborn within you. From a religious perspective, an innate conscience is one which is God given or the voice of reason as a moral guide to what is right and wrong, whereas if it is argued that the conscience is not innate then it is described
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There are two ways to make a decision. One could think about the pros and cons, weigh their options and consider what would be best for the situation and circumstances. One could also not think by doing completely irrational and absurd actions. How then Should We Choose provides three views from three different writers on how to decided what God’s will is for one’s life. The three views: the specific-will, the wisdom, and the relationship views help one understand the process of making decisions
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In Islamic religion, Muslims believe that there is only one God and Muhammad, his messenger. Hindus on the other hand, is a religion that was not founded by a certain individual. Even most writers of the sacred texts of Hinduism, remain unknown. The Islamic belief system includes 6 articles of faith which are fundamental beliefs that there is only one God (Allah), angels of God, prophets of God, revealed books of God, the day of judgment and the divine decree (sometimes shortened to 5 articles of
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People are often advised to follow their conscience because by definition it is “Our sense of moral right and wrong.”(Oliphant) It is a moral faculty or sense that leads individuals to believe that actions are morally wrong or right. Yet it can lead on person to choose war and another to feel this is morally abhorrent. There is a lot debate regarding where the conscience comes from, whether it be by a God given ability which is pushed forwards by biblical teachings, or from the sense of guilt we feel
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sense of right and wrong without appealing to God. Do you believe that's possible, or does one need religion to live a good and meaningful life? Defend your view. I do not believe one needs religion to live a good and meaningful life, nor do they need to appeal to God to seek meaning, value or a sense of right and wrong. I do believe that appealing to religion can make for a guiding path towards a meaningful life, but is not the only way. Whether one follows a path guided by a particular religion
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which implies they have a moral obligation to their patients (American Nurses Association, 2015). Nurses additionally take after a Code of Ethics that gives them a guide to what their obligations are in providing quality of care to patients and what their ethical commitments are (American Nurses Association, 2015). Despite the fact that there is a Code of Ethics, nurses still face numerous predicaments when caring for their patients. This paper will examine the author's moral compass, nursing philosophy
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the way one may see the world or as Nash puts it in his book Life’s Ultimate Questions “the sum total of a person’s answers to the most important questions in life(392).” Everyone has a worldview whether we realize it or not. How does one get their worldview? Our education, our upbringing, the culture we live in, the books we read, the media and movies we watch, all can help shape our worldview. Nash says, “Worldviews contain at least five clusters of beliefs, namely, beliefs about God, metaphysics
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metaphysics, the study of a simpler underlying reality, and that is what physics is today. In fact, theoretical physicists of today do just about anything they can to make their equations simpler. For example, we believe there are four fundamental forces of the universe: gravity, electromagnetism, and the strong and weak nuclear forces. Each one of these forces alone is represented by ugly, chaotic equations. In an attempt to “splice” all four equations together, each equation was revised to include
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