published after his death. Wordsworth is one of the first Romantic Era poets. He thought that the English poetry had to be based rather on feelings than intellect and style. Wordsworth was describes as a pantheist. According to the Oxford dictionary “pantheism” (origin: mid 18th century: from pan- ’all’ + Greek theos - ’god’ + -ism) is “a doctrine which identifies God with the universe‚ or regards the universe as a manifestation of God.” He believed that Nature represented the manifestation of God. In
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Best Explanations Approach – Existence of God is the best explanation for certain effects we see in the universe. I can only prove what I can see‚ taste‚ hear – but electrons (we can’t see‚ taste or hear it); black holes (we can’t see‚ taste or hear) we just see the effects that we see that the best explanation is that there are electrons and black holes and god. Defeasible – Possibly could be wrong. Defeater‚ if true could defeat the argument of God’s existence. Cumulative Cases Approach
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Boethius’ main concern was in showing that god rewards and punishes justly. In order for Boethius to successfully address this concern and answer it convincingly‚ he must explain the problem of evil and suffering in our world‚ as well as explain how God can exist with his specific attributes and still allow for us to have free will. Such issues raise three important questions relating to; time and where God is within it‚ the two kinds of necessity and God’s divine foreknowledge. On analysis of these
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PHI 208 (Religion) Course Name: Topic Name: Instructor Name: Student Name: Date: Introduction: The Bible gives witness to two facts regarding the knowledge God. First‚ it teaches us that God is incomprehensible‚ and but then it also declares that God is knowable. Both are true‚ but not in an absolute sense. To say that God is incomprehensible simply means that finite man cannot know everything there is to know about God who is an infinite being. To say that God is knowable means that‚ though
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Augustine’s Theodicy. What is evil? John Hick defined evil as “physical pain‚ mental suffering and moral wickedness”. The monotheistic God of Christianity supposedly possesses divine qualities of omnipotence‚ omniscience and Omni benevolence. Omnipotence means the almighty and all knowing‚ omniscience means having infinite knowledge and Omni benevolent means all loving. If God is all of these things then why is there evil? The problem of evil brings up some big issues and raises some concerns. The existence
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If God knows what we are going to do‚ he has no right to reward the good and punish the wicked. Discuss The 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
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because even the author herself cannot speak Indian but uses English – the ‘strange language’. ‘Great Pan is not dead; he simply emigrated to India’ tells that the cultures and religions are transmitted across the globe. ‘Great pan’ symbolizes the pantheism existing in Indian religion where everything has a god in charge of it‚ even human. Bhatt talks about the culture and lifestyle moving with people by implying that God Pan is not seized to exist but simply moved to India. This also indicates the
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religious views and their traditions usually follow that religion. Religion is very vast and there are many different forms‚ views‚ traditions‚ and beliefs within each religion. Certain religions are monotheism‚ some are polytheism‚ and others are pantheism. Each religion encourages relationships with the divine‚ sacred time‚ sacred space or the natural world‚ and relationships with others. Relationships with the divine According to Molloy (2010)‚ “All religions are concerned with the deepest
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This paper looks at two Greek philosophers‚ Heraclitus‚ and Parmenides. It examines their different theories as to how the universe was created‚ understanding of the universe‚ ’way of truth‚ ’ ’way of opinion ’ and the third way. The author explains that Parmenides‚ who came after Heraclitus‚ addressed part of his writings as a refutation of Heraclitus? views. He objected both to Heraclitus? view of the universe and how Heraclitus felt people could gain knowledge of it. From the Paper: "While
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any given action. Within Christian thought an individual is typically blamed for his or her own damnation. Despite all of God’s superlative descriptions‚ He cannot be held guilty for any action due to his perfect nature‚ yet his omnipotence and omniscience seems to necessitate that blame be transferred to Him. When this situation is examined in light of all of His qualities‚ it becomes clear that the Christian God would not be responsible for any human’s damnation yet is simultaneously in complete
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