doing so. As it turned out‚ sadly enough‚ some of the free creatures God created went wrong in the exercise of their freedom; this is the source of moral evil. The fact that free creatures sometimes go wrong‚ however‚ counts neither against God’s omnipotence nor against His goodness; for He could have forestalled the occurrence of moral evil only by removing the possibility of moral good.” (Plantinga‚2008). God must have evil in the world so that the people would learn. Freedom would not be a thing
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idea that God gave humans free will is one that is essential to the Christian faith. This is highlighted in Genesis. If we were to believe this concept consequently‚ we would believe that we are morally responsible for our actions. The idea of omnipotence logically requires God knowing what we will do before we do it. This is a problem with the idea of free will‚ as this may mean that we do not entirely have freedom. It could be argued that God has no right to reward and punish if he is able to foresee
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The Argument From Evil By Peter Van Inwagen Olga Berdnikova 1000784430
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Kimberly Mena 2/15/05 Mr. Shea Bruce Almighty Bruce Almighty Watching Bruce Almighty‚ starring Jim Carrey‚ we were shown several scenes. In these scenes examples of hopelessness‚ individualism‚ enlightened self- interest‚ compassion‚ hope‚ love‚ free will‚ relationships‚ sin‚ and images of God were seen throughout them. In scene 2: This is my Luck; an example of compassion is when Grace is getting ready to give blood to those who are in dire need. Bruce responds that he
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The problem of evil as stated from Mackie’s perspective is that it challenges the idea of God and his characteristics of omnipotence‚ omniscient and omni-benevolence. He says that if such a being exist why it would let bad things happen to innocent‚ good people and in the world in general? Mackie propones the use of deductive logic to conclude that God does not exist because if he would exist he would stop evil‚ his position is stated as the logical problem of evil. The construction of his arguments
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triumph and punish bad people. At least‚ most religions believed that evils would be vanquished. Kushner is a Rabbi who believes the true existence of God in the world. Therefore‚ we should use his eyes to see the world with a truly God. God is omnipotence‚ omnipresence‚ and omniscience. In Jewish Holy Books‚ Kushner create a new God who is less than perfect. The God builds the universe and laws of nature. Furthermore‚ God has it mind to meet every single needs instead of bending to rules. According
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used to find fallacy‚ contradiction of accepted values‚ thoughts‚ structure or meaning. The contradiction in language might be described in paradox and irony. According to Miriam Webster on line dictionary‚ paradox means a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true. Understanding the truth meaning in paradox is the work of deconstruction as it tries to prove that the contradictory meaning is true and acceptable to common sense. Irony is a figure
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Her early leaf’s a flower; 4. But only so an hour. 5. Then leaf subsides to leaf. 6. So Eden sank to grief‚ 7. So dawn goes down to day. 8. Nothing gold can stay. Personification Imagery Consonance Repetition Paradox Symbolism Metaphor Biblical Allusion Format: * 8 lines no stanzas History: * Written in 1923 * Featured in the 1967 novel‚ The Outsiders as well as the 1983 film adaption Tone and Theme: * Sad * Beautiful * The shortness
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Philosophy essay ‘Critically assess the view that miracles prove the existence of God’? ‘Miracles’ is a Latin word which means wonder. A ‘miracle’ is an event that is caused by God and can have religious significance. There are many definitions of miracles and there is no agreement on what the word actually means. In this essay‚ I am going to talk about the Philosophers who are in support of miracles and those philosophers who do not believe in miracles. David Hume was an empiricist; this meant that
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Dictionary‚ a paradox is defined as 1) a statement or proposition seemingly self-contradictory or absurd‚ but in reality expressing a possible truth; 2) any person‚ thing‚ or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature. Writer Rosalie Colie in "Paradoxia Epidemica" states: "The one element common to all paradox is their exploitation of the fact of relative or competing value systems. The paradox is always somehow involved in challenging some orthodoxy. The paradox is oblique
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