“The design argument shows the existence of God is probable.” Comment on this view (9 marks) “All the regularity in nature would be due to the action of a postulated God, making nature, as it were, performing a great symphony” (Swinburne, The Existence of God, 2005). Richard Swinburne approached the argument from the angle of probability suggesting that the evidence of design and order in the universe increases the probability of the existence of God. Swinburne’s argument is based on the remarkable
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(Merriam-Webster) So to look at The Absolute, we are dealing with, according to Merriam Webster, an idea of freedom, purity, something set apart and seen as perfect, I would add and take liberty and say, an example of excellence untainted by anything, but does what Merriam-Webster say still bode well with how many World Religions defined or see The Absolute regarding their specific religion, that is what we intend to find out, The Absolute and all that. When religions speak of The Absolute, we would expectedly
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God existence In the Middle Ages the existence of God was unquestionable to theologians. They simply knew that He was not an invention of humans. Even so, many of them tried to prove that God was real. The main conflict in the XI century was between two social groups: First of all, those who saw theology as a Bible commentary –and said that God was unreachable and a mystery-. Secondly, those who thought that rational analysis would be better -and were in favour of a more empirical and rational
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monotheistic, believing in only one God. Even though Christianity and Islam may have similar beliefs and traditions, the way they understand the Ultimate is very distinct. Both these religions believe that their God is the creator and ruler of all that exists. Christianity believes in God, and how he is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in one. They believe that there cannot exist an Ultimate Reality that goes beyond the Holy Trinity. Also, they think that the son of God, Jesus, died on the cross for
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Associate Level Material Appendix G Eastern Religion Elements Matrix | |Hinduism |Buddhism |Confucianism |Daoism | |Countries of origin |India |India |China, founded by Confucius |China | |Historical figures and |Adi
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Does man have free will? This question has been asked within the church since its inception. If man’s will is free then in a sense there is a part of creation that exists outside of God’s control, bringing His sovereignty into question. If man does not have free will his significance as the height of the created order is lessened. The question is further clouded by the fact that the Bible seems to support both ideas; that man is free and wholly responsible for his actions and that God is sovereign
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Capitalists claim people are rewarded for their efforts but can’t explain economic inequality from birth. Someone born into a poor household does not “deserve” their misfortune just as a wealthy baby did not “earn” the benefits of wealth. The socialist’s weakest argument is that profit by increasing a product’s price is “dishonest”. Dishonesty requires one party’s failure to recognize that they
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pinnacle of God’s creation was man. From man God created woman, and they were sinless and called “very good.” Adam and Eve’s purpose was to have dominion over the earth and to multiply. They were given the ability to choose to follow God’s plan or their own lusts, which is a test they failed. Sin entered the world because of their failure to obey God, Adam and Eve were no longer considered pure, resulting in their separation from God. The sin curse exists today in every human because people are the
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that exists, or, if you believe in God, it must correspond to the parameters that God has laid out. Given this, how much of these limitations really play in our ideal of Enlightenment free will? To begin to formulate the answer, we must first determine free will. There are many different degrees of free will, the most "free" being, that people, and sometimes even more intelligent animals, have complete free knowledge within the laws of physics and the least free ones that we only exist, because
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worship any one god, diety, or force. They are very spiritual but have no set predominant religion that most people worship. The Chinese culture can be said to be a mix between polytheistic, pantheistic, and atheistic. In the past some sinologists and sociologists such as Jan De Groot and C.K. Yang have sought to fully understand China’s religious position and have conducted many studies about Chinese spirituality and worship. Through time it was found that two types of religion exist in China, diffused
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