The Origin of the Universe:Creation vs. CoincidenceThroughout the years, mankind has examined the universe for signs of its origin. For centuries, two possibilities have been the subject of much debate. Either the beginning of the universe just happened by coincidence, or an intelligent being is r...

Not only is the argument over a deterministic universe widely debated but it is also one of the most challenging topics to completely prove one way or the other. To follow the pattern of the last few classes, I have slowly become fully chaos literate and I now believe that there is a completely reas...

GOD OR DEVILAccording to an opinion poll about belief of God and Devil's existence, done at University of Grenoble, most of people believe in God. They imagine Him in differents ways. An abstract "thought" is the picture of God the most quoted by students. They see Him like something invisible which...

Truth according to my sister, who will be a sophomore at the University of Georgia, is objective. Through the past two years my sister's faith has really taken flight and she sees things through different eyes. She accepts the fact that there is a greater power than her own and she is subjec...

The god Agni was important in the context of the Vedas because Agni was the ancient god of fire. Agni the chief bestower of blessing was called upon to take the ancient Hindus sacrifice to the gods and make the gods present at sacrifice. Vedas scriptures were used for sacrifice during ancient time...

Song of the Sky Loom" tells the reader about the Tewa universe. The Tewa's use forms of tone, diction, imagery, detail, language and universal application to create an image of their universe. The Tewa's tone in this poem has a positive and passionate tone. "Song of the Sky L...

Human activity in society is continually bombarded by anomic phenomena such as suffering, death, and evil actions. These events must be accounted for and explained within the context of the nomos of the given society. The explanation of these phenomena in terms of religious ideals is a theodicy...

The following book review of the novel The Epic of Gilgamesh, translated by Maureen Gallery Kovacs, is a discussion on topics concerning some of the many aspects of the Mesopotamian culture. The following analysis refers to such topics as the polytheistic world-view of Ancient Mesopotamia, the rela...

There will come a time when all souls cannot escape salvation. It is then that the universe will ultimately collapse. Afterward, all souls will be depressed to live a life where they have shackles forever. When a particular place in the universe has cooled life shall emerge, although it will be m...

The Creation of The Universe, The Earth, and Human Beings In the beginning there was only darkness. For many millions of yearsthis darkness remained. There were no stars, no sun, and no earth. Butone day something very special happened. The darkness created light. Itwas a very small amount ...

The underlying concern of the Upanishads is the nature of Brahman, the universal soul; and the fundamental doctrine expounded is the identity of atman, or the innermost soul of each individual, with Brahman. Formulationsof this doctrinal truth are stressed throughout the Upanishadic writingsThe Upan...

Explain the Moral Argument and what concepts of God it gives. The moral argument is the argument that proves God's existence using the existence of absolute morality. To make the moral argument even believable we would have to prove that absolute morality exists. First of all we must define mo...

God is a complex being only understood partially, and his existence is challenged by some but accepted by Christians as a matter of faith. It is possible to prove any aspect about his existence through Thomas Aquinas. The Christian Trinity consists of the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit which is...

Although Nietzsche viewed Christianity as life-denying, he did not altogether hate the idea of religion per se. His problem with Christianity is that it has lost its purpose and focuses on those who suffer, promising them a better afterlife instead of showing them a better life. Religion, he belie...

A dictionary definition of God is a being conceived of as supernatural, immortal, and having special powers over the lives and affairs of people and nature. Along with many other individuals throughout the world, they believe in a higher human being otherwise known as God. Therefore I am defending t...

There are many different Cosmological arguments for the existence of God. People for many years now have been trying to distinguish if God was a matter of faith or if there are reasons to back up his existence. I have looked at all four Cosmological arguments and the argument that best fit my beli...

Paul Johannes Oskar Tillich Tillich was born into the family of a Lutheran pastor in the village of Starzeddel, Prussia, on Aug. 20, 1886. He studied at the university of Berlin, Tübingen, Halle, and Breslau. In 1912, at the age of 26 he was ordained a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran ...

Evolution. Is it just a scientific theory or fact, or perhaps a source of philosophical thought which one adopts as an evolutionist or chooses when one has a particular worldview? Evolution actually has philosophical ramifications, ones I want to examine in this essay. Evolution means several things...

Religious beliefs in ancient civilizations were very important. In Mesopotamian life every single activity was generally subordinated to an overriding religious purpose. It was like this because they used religion to explain and understand nature, society and themselves. Religion was also very i...

The contemporary problem of evil stems from the atheist argument. Since, the atheist contends, God and evil are incompatible, and evil clearly exists, there is no God. Some, thinking that the claimed incompatibility in the above argument is too strong, argue that even if the existence of God and the...

What is God?To the people that want to believe in Christianity, God is the sole Supreme Being who is worshipped as the controller of some part of the universe or some aspect of life in the world. He is a spirit that is eternal and unchangeable. Within his being are wisdom, holiness, justice, goodnes...

There are many objective truths that exist in the world. Among them is one that has been torturing the depths of man for centuries. This is the fact that there is great pain and suffering. How does a God that represents the supreme good allow evil to exist? If he is good and all that he creates i...

Has "God", or religion, created man, or has man in his search for meaning beyond "what is", created religion and God(s)?" This is a tricky question to answer. As if, has the "chicken" came first or the "egg". It is evident that "the fact of creation...

Comparison of Creation Myths It is in the nature of humans to wonder about the unknown and search for answers. At the foundation of nearly every culture is a creation myth that explains how the wonders of the earth came to be. These myths have an immense influence on people's frame of reference. Th...

Taoism While Taoism is illogical in most respects, there are also some similarities to Christianity. After studying Taoism, the most unanticipated facets are the correlations to Christianity, and how the correlations with Christianity prove God's Truth. While Taoism is Eastern Mysticism and...