Examine the key ideas of two critiques of religious belief Freud was a neurologist and is known as the founding father of psychoanalysis. Freud believed that religion is used as a protective system that man should ‘disregard in its relation to reality’. Freud saw to origins of religious belief lying with primitive tribes. The tension between the dominant male and the subordinate males (sons) culminates to over throw the father (this is a manifestation of the Oedipus complex). However‚ the guilt that
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god. For many centuries‚ there have been many attempts by many philosophers to prove the existence of God. Many philosophers’ arguments for the existence of God come in many different evidence like using science‚ personal experience‚ history and philosophy. Looking at the philosopher’s point of view‚ I have come across two arguments that explain the existence of god which is the cosmological and ontological argument. As of today‚ even with all the development of sciences‚ we still do not have a clear
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However‚ this claim is highly controversial in the sense that the existence of God itself is a highly disputed topic. An ancient philosopher named Averroes created one of the most intriguing paradoxes of philosophy: The Omnipotence Paradox. In his article‚ Douglas Walton uses the classic example of the rock to explain the paradox by asking the question “can an omnipotent being create a stone too heavy for him to lift?”(705). In Walton’s article‚ the logic
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find describing God difficult because God is unlike anything else that exists. Everyday language is all about ordinary things. God is not ordinary – God is often described as being HOLY. This means special. • Christianity is a MONOTHEISTIC religion (this means they believe there is only one God.) • Christians believe that GOD IS ETERNAL. This means that he has no beginning or no end. • Christians believe that GOD is OMNIPRESENT. This means that he can be everywhere at the same time.
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multiple religions can not only all co-exist‚ but they can all also be true within their own beliefs that they hold about the cosmology of the Earth‚ God‚ and our existence. And the complete opposite of John Hick’s belief is the idea of Religious Exclusivism. Religious Exclusivism is an idea that is represented by Alvin Plantiga. And what the idea of Religious Exclusivism represents is that whatever religious belief you hold to be true‚ must be true exclusively‚ which then deems all other religions to
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Opponents of the practice of genetic engineering in animals‚ like those that oppose crop genetic engineering‚ do so because of the risk associated with the practice and because they feel it would not do anything to help fight world hunger. However‚ the practice of genetic engineering in animals sparks a new group of opponents. These new group of opponents oppose the practice for ethical reasons. Brenda Almond‚ in “Commodifying Animals: Ethical Issues in Genetic Engineering of Animals‚” states “it
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Metaphilosophy relies on the idea that it might be productive to distinguish some general pronouncements about philosophy from philosophy itself. Contrasting with many other cultural practices‚ for philosophy the distinction is rather questionable‚ but a similar case is presented by language: when speaking in English about the English language one might assume a split between English-as-object and English-as-metalanguage. Philosophers using the term metaphilosophy being still a minority‚ it might
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had to abide by the rules. In Document C‚ it states that the Puritans had to make a cult to support their religion. Religion was first and foremost in everyone’s life. If you did not follow the religious rules‚ you were banded from the town and everyone shunned you. Puritans loved to conform. Document C shows us that the Puritans believed that everyone should have a uniformity of religion. To get this uniformity everyone had to do the same things as their neighbors. This meant dressing the same
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diverse and knowledgeable about the philosophies of different regions of the world. We are becoming more aware of the different philosophies‚ therefore‚ expanding our views on various social issues. Doing so will enable us in making more informative decisions without becoming bias. However‚ there still may exist differences and similarities between western and non-western philosophies. Hinduism is known as the oldest religion in the world. Many philosophies of the non-western regions are very
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Andrew R. 11/21/12 Phil 300 The Problem of Evil One of the most interesting questions in the world is‚ “If a God exists‚ why is there evil in the world?” Most people respond with‚ “If God created the universe and us‚ then there should not be evil in the world‚” when asked about God or any other powerful being. The problem of evil is also believed to be the cause of Atheism‚ and I do believe that there is a solution for this. The problem of evil is not a correct argument. The arguments
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