God Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

“Sacred time is a "time out of time," when the community's sense of the sacred interrupts ordinary experiences of time” (Patheos.com).According to the Muslim conception God has not only created the world, but also supports everything that is going on in it now. “The Muslim calendar (based on the lunar year) dates from the emigration (hijrah) of the Prophet from Mecca to Medina in 622. Ramadan is the most sacred time in the Islam. Has a sacred significance and is part of the religion. His is month of the worship, the month in which the Qur'an was revealed, the month ...

Isaac sacrifice vs. Iphigenia

Most of us are familiar with the story of Abraham and Isaac from the bible. In contrast, many may not be acquainted with the Greek myth of Agamemnon. This is the brief recap of the two stories: in the old testament of the bible, God commands Abraham to sacrifice his only son that he got at an older age after God had promised him. It is a paradox story in that the same God who blessed Abraham and Sarah with the child is the same God that wants Abraham to sacrifice Isaac his child. Abraham obeys God but in the ...

Both the theologian James Cone and the existential philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre looked at the world and were unsatisfied with the status quo they experienced around them. This dissatisfaction led them to know ideas and perspectives with which to see the world. These ideas resonated with others, which gained them the notoriety they have today as important philosophical/theological figures. The Public Broadcasting service (PBS) did a profile of James Cone in its series “This far by faith” which explains how the social and political tides at the time shaped his view of the world and his ideas for how he thought ...

PHILOSOPHY, HEALTHCARE ETHICS, AND RELIGION: DECISION MAKING

- Introductory Summary
There are a wide array of choices that individuals must make in their lives, and it is important to have guiding principles when it comes to making hard choices. The Bible and relevant philosophical texts give good guidance; even so, difficult decisions must be made frequently, especially in the medical profession. This discussion will focus on individual absolutes and the Biblical basis for those absolutes, especially in the context of difficult decisions that will be made daily. In addition, decision-making strategy will be introduced, including the question of what to do when one’s absolutes are ...

The Great Divorce a great work of Lewis that attempts to challenge the assumption that humanity will be saved in the end. Lewis revisits the controversial subject of Hell and Heaven and the humanity’s desire of leading a happy life. The book develops a story that explains the people’s course from Hell to Heaven through which the narrator understands that human beings are presented with the opportunity of staying in the heaven, but fail to explore this chance because they prefer to stay in Hell. Lewis develops this concept by creating a scenario where he allows the cursed spirits to have a “ ...

Yann Martel’s “Life of Pi” is a story jeweled with lofty ideologies about religion, faith and morality. Martel institutes the character of Pi, providing a rich context of character progression through his tumultuous experiences at the ocean developing him to be morally intact and mature. Pi’s extraordinary story highlights his inner struggles to stay sane and morally intact, making him victorious and become a fully developed man afterwards. The experiences of Pi in the sea with a Bengal man-eating tiger is no joke. In fact, his extreme experiences test his sanity and faith as he battles for survival. Pi experiences the ...

2. Relationship between storytelling and religion in Life of Pi
With one voice, logicians and researchers through scholarly history have avowed the key relationships that exist between storytelling and religion. Basing on the relationship exuded between storytelling and religion, Martel wants the readers to emancipate the Life of Pi through a contemptuous perspective, whereby they can decide to have faith in it at the desired rate, almost as one can choose to trust in God because it is a common stance in the society (thesis). The young man, Patel, grasps this motivation in different sectors. He turns into a devotee of ...

Compare and contrast the Stoic and Aristotelian conceptions of God as the cause of nature.

There are several conceptions devised by various people on God as the cause of nature. The world exists with several compositions including human beings, other living and non-living organisms. Various groups of people have adopted both stoic and Aristotelian conceptions. Stoics believe that nothing passes without explanation. Stoics tend to give an explanation for the existence of everything in life and nature. Stoics believe that an active force exists and that the force is everywhere with matter. The implication is that anything that occupies space and has a weight has got some special type of force. There is a belief in ...

One person that has inspired me with his work and ministry is late Dr. Myles Monroe. This one man understood his work and ministry and worked each day at accomplishing what God had purposed for him (Munroe 54). He never lost any chance or opportunity to minister and inspire people to understand their purpose in line. Dr. Monroe is one man who was passionate about God’s given responsibility and it pained him to imagine that there were many people who were living and dying in hopelessness, simply because they do not understand why they were born (Warren 34). ...

I agree with what the author is putting across. He is emphasizing on keeping check of the profession which is a commendable idea. Also he is depicting the architecture work to be very hard unless one has attended a school to learn about it. However, being taught is not enough as it involves the interest of the individual to learn and critically think. Sacred places and sacred forces must be treated with the utmost respect that they deserve. Many are the times that people fail and forget the uses of the religions and sacred places. The sacred places are constructed in a ...

Reflection on Judaism human nature

Various religions have different beliefs on human nature. This paper seeks to analyze the human nature as presented in the Judaism philosophy as recorded in Torah. Judaism hold that the origin of human beings is creation i.e. humans were created by a supernatural being-God (Harold Coward, 2008). I partially agree on this philosophical approach because the origin of humans as we may know today is subject to serious debate. There is no any specific evidence on the origin if humans that leaves no doubts and various question unanswered.
The created human beings are in the image of the creator. ...

Bob Dylan’s song uses lyrics about to the divine in his song ‘With god on its side’. The title is also the main hook of the song as well demonstrating the importance of god and the divine. The use of a main hook line and title with the lyrics ‘God Bless the U.S.A’ is used by Greenwood in his song with equal importance. Both songs appeal to patriotism and the divine however the difference is that Dylan’s lyrics are satirical and don’t necessarily mean what they say directly. Greenwood’s language is not satirical and the listener ...

Genesis

The book of Genesis in the Bible, majorly explains about the origin the Earth and man. It gives a chronological story of how God used six days to come up with the world and all that dwells in it. However, the book of Genesis does not give the historical context of God. It just traces the first words God\ during creation of the Earth and its inhabitants. A reader remains wondering how God came into existence. A super human being, very powerful, is creating human beings in his image. Although this may be true, the book of life does not ...

According to the Word of Faith Christian Fellowship there are a few notable differences (but as well as similarities) between the Gospels of Mathew and John. The two are also believed to account to the different portrayals of death and crucifixion of Jesus. The difference is found in terms of not only the manner of how the two presented the events but in other aspects as well. On the other hand, the similarity between the two is found in the Old Testament references they made. It was mentioned that Mathew is the lone evangelist who shared the story of Magi ...

Institutions

I believe that human beings are capable, and even have a need to behave in a certain prescribed manner in respect to their environment, experience, people, event, location, object, and/or activity depending on the importance or symbolism that they attach to the same. Whether it is their birthplace, parent, memory, child, workplace, or job, these places/things/experiences/activities are physically or symbolically accorded deep respect or veneration, because of their relevance to an individual or group of people, so much, so that they become sacred. Sacred refers to anything that needs to be revered because (in the traditions, experience, culture, beliefs and narratives ...

A THEOLOGICAL BOOK CRITIQUE

A Theological Book Critique
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Introduction. 3
Summary Critique 3
Critical Interaction 5
Jesus always alive 5
Jesus knew he was God 7
Conclusion 8
Introduction
How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of the Belief in Jesus’ Divinity is a collection of disputations against Bart D. Ehrman’s How Jesus Became God: The Exaltation of a Jewish Preacher from Galilee. Ehrman is an American New Testament scholar and professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Michael F. Bird, an ...

Both of these poems convey the hardships endured by brave soldiers in war. “Dulce et Decorum est” by Wilfred Owen is packed with detailed imagery of the horrors that the soldiers of World War I experienced. Written in the first person point-of-view, the description of a man dying from poison gas is extremely terrifying and graphic. He writes, “If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood / Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs, / Obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud / Of vile” (21-4). These lines describe an awful scene of the death of a soldier. E.E. Cummings’ poem, “ ...

English –Creative Thinking

Chapter 4
In Chapter 4, Tolle explains how Ego functions through role playing. Ego wants to find a way of getting what it wants. It is always playing a role. Sometimes it might be through seeking attention, sometimes through lack of attention or even pity from others. Some will seek positive attention, and when they don’t get it, they might go for the negative attention (54).
We all have a role or function to play in the world. Some are doctors; some are counsellors, some parents, some teachers. These functions become role playing, and in some cases they become ...

ECCLESIOLOGY

Ecclesiology refers to the study of the church. Through ecclesiology, people are able to understand the purpose of God for the church in the modern world.
Ecclesiology is the doctrine of the church: The study of its origin, nature, ordinances, constitution, and activities (Bragg, Para 1). A clear understanding of Ecclesiology is very important for every believer because it forms a basis for his faith. In addition, it serves as a guide in the daily life of the believer.

Vanier’s thought in light of our self -understanding as God’s people

In 1950, at the age of twenty-two, Vanier chose to leave the Navy to respond to a gentle call of Jesus to ...

English: Critical Thinking

The first reproach is an invitation to the people to dwell in quietism of despair as if all solutions to a problems are barred, all actions in this world would be declared ineffective. This is a lead to the contemplative philosophy and as the contemplative philosophy is a luxury, this is another bourgeois philosophy and the reproach made by the communist. Another reproach that is ignominious in the human situation for neglecting things that possess charm and beauty and belongs to the brighter side of human nature. A man is considered in isolation in both the reproaches and the reason as per ...

The topic on the existence of God is perhaps one of the most equivocal topics that have generated an immense debate amongst various population segments all around the globe. In fact, this topic has evolved into one of the most contentious topics all over the globe. Notably, there exists various arguments postulated regarding the existence of God. Nonetheless, the ontological argument devised by Anselm on Gods existence is perhaps one of the most substantive arguments that support that notion on Gods existence. Anselm’s argument on God’s existence asserts that Gods existence is indeed true based on the ...

Chaucer's Canterbury Tales have been narrated in almost similar cultural times where a man was a symbol of authority whiles a woman a subject to a man. Amidst such cultural restrictions, there are women who showed extraordinary characters and managed to overcome the challenges that came with a male dominated society. Feminism has been described differently in the tales yet what mattered I show they responded to the challenges that they faced. There are those who ultimately became victims yet there are also those who used their feminism to win the hearts of men around them and hence gaining favour. In this paper, we shall ...

#1 The world we inhabit is real. Many things occurring in the world indicate that the world has a significant origin that no doubt originates from a powerful source. When we consider phenomena that exist and prevail around us, it will be mysterious finding out that a certain force is responsible for controlling the different happenings so that there is a balance of things happening in different capacities. The aspects appearing in the movie only represent the ideas and opinions in the human mind but not reality. The matrix only represents diversity in the ideas of humans. The happenings depicted in the movie ...

Introduction

Socrates distinct himself from the definition of what is pious, a state of being piety. With different view from Euthyphro, Socrates believes that the definition of pious is “what is dear to gods” rather than prosecuting wrongdoers using the proof from the traditional stories, this is according to Euthyphro. Socrates first argues that if the traditional stories are followed to achieve justice, they could lead to biased results. This is because “if it is true that gods quarrel about justice among themselves, then what some god’s love, others must hate. Socrates therefore argues that not all things that are ...

In Yann Martel’s fantasy adventure novel, Life of Pi, the elderly man Francis Adirubasamy, who tells Martel Pi’s story claims, “I have a story that will make you believe in God” (Martel, 2001, p. viii). It is not surprising that the publisher has used this claim to promote the book. Nonetheless, it is a significantly strong claim that one cannot easily oppose. Life of Pi is a bold, daring novel, in which Martel asks readers why they do not believe in God and it makes them believe. However, the truth is that the phenomenal success of this bestselling novel and its ‘ ...

Life concerns: why is evil happening to good people? What is the meaning of life if good people are rewarded with evil? What’s the essence of living a righteous life when we end up with evil?
Existence of evil is an absurd fact. It is contradicting that God exists and lets his people suffer. Evil is anything that is morally objected or undesired and is considered to bring harm or bad feelings among people. Evil ranges from natural calamities to diseases. Logically, evil is supposed to happen to bad people according to Paterson (1998). The fact that bad ...

ABSTRACT

Euthyphro is not really able to answer any of the questions Socrates asks about piety and holiness, since he is looking for a universal answer about the meaning of these terms. Socrates probably does not believe in the traditional gods of Athens but rather in a monotheistic God with a universal concept of truth, justice and morality. Indeed, he is about to go on trial for impiety and instructing the youth of Athens to question the existence of the gods, and will be sentenced to death. In comparison, Euthyphro has very rigid and limited ideas about holiness, which generally involve obeying laws, ...

Foundational to the Christian faith is the belief that mankind is created in the image of God. Explain how this belief affects the way you interact with people within your chosen vocation?
We are all made in the image of God, this is because during the creation of the first man, he said let us create man in our own image. This means that in each and every individual looks like God regardless of his physical appearance, race and even gender. Being all created in God’s image only means that all are equal and the same and ...

The church of Saint Denis’ claims that the French kingship is based upon saint Denis. Denis is taken to be the prince of France and the saint Denis church is built in the place where his relics were buried. Saint Denis wanted to establish a tie with the ruling dynasties. The French kingship system is closely related to the church. It therefore has its origin from Saint Denis’ church.
The pagans were Saint Denis’ rival. Every act by Denis made the pagans to hate him. They even went ahead to the extent of chopping off his head. King Louis ...

Introduction

Wiesel a Jewish by identity is not clear on the reasons behind the barbaric wonders to them. The Germans thorough atrocities to the Jewish in generalized thinking was to do away with the Jewish as it was an order that had to be followed as in any fighting battalions orders are termed to be orders that cannot be bend to soot self interest other than the group mission. The main reasoning behind the inhumane act of genocide was that the Jews wanted to take over Germany and so the best way to deal would be scraping them totally.
It ...

This essay will be one that intends to expose the nature of belief comparing philosophers such as Blaise Pascal, Soren Kierkegaard on justifications for a belief in god and the reasons we believe in general to attempt to answer a greater question of whether we can logically determine the existence of God. Pascal believes that arguments for god may be logical, but they prove above anything else that god doesn’t care and why would we want to believe in someone that doesn’t care?
When we pray we’re asking someone to listen to our problems, we expect the ...

The Book of Genesis, chapters 37-50 in the Old Testament of the Bible reveal that the life of Joseph contains a lesson from God regarding how we Christians must approach our lives in general, especially when it comes to our work and vocation. There are many ways of approaching work and vocation, we may be ambitious about it or disappointed it by, many times we may succeed in it and many times we may fail.
Throughout chapters 37-50 of the Book of Genesis, Joseph came across numerous people and scenarios; however, his attitude towards them always remained consistent. Whether ...

Introduction

Education needs Christian leaders who have an knowledge, understanding, and love of God’s Word. These leaders ought to have qualities born out of love for their fellow human beings. They should also have a spiritual insight and vision that can be shared to other people in order to lead spiritually, ethically, and/or morally. Further, Christian leaders should have competence to converge individuals because of their diverse backgrounds. Likewise, leaders ought to shepherd God’s children for them to become disciplines later on. In view of the latter statements, this paper is just about the principles of ethics for educational ...

Quote 1: I wonder that religion can live or die on the strength of a faint, stirring breeze. The scent trail shifts , causing the predator to miss the pounce. One god draws in the breath; another god expires. (Page, 141)
This is a quote from Adah after she had gone to get water with Leah , but she returned home later than Leah since she always liked wandering about and doing her things at her own slower pace. As she was walking along the trail, she thought that she heard footsteps following her, but every time she stopped the noises also ...

INTRODUCTION

Philosophy is an ancient Greek word that simply means the love of wisdom. Philosophy is therefore described to be the study of the general problems that people have that is connected with reasoning, reality, knowledge, values, beliefs and language. Philosophy is divided into different sections such as philosophy of religion. Philosophy of religion is defined as the inclusion of philosophical examination and a religion that focuses on aspects of religion for example the existence of God, ethics, history, law and the relationship between religion and science. The inclusion of humans' relationship with God according to the bible is that god ...

Islam and Judaism

These two religions are some of the oldest religions existing today. They have many similarities in terms of philosophy and practices. Interestingly, they also vary on the same basis. The major similarities are the belief in one God, the adherence to a holy text, the reverence to teachings of their fore leader and regard of the teachings as law. On the other hand, they vary in the manner of spreading the teachings, how converts are treated, and generally on the content of their teachings (Neusner, 1992).
Islam can be traced to the teachings of Prophet Muhammad in the 610 ...

Philosophy:

Introduction
In the contexts of the three highlighted articles, they all focus on the various societal norms that should be followed by the individuals and the general relationship with the divine creature who is god. Robert c. Mortimer’s article on “the divine command theory and relativism” and “morality is based on god's commands” highlights the individual moral ethics in relation to god divine interventions to the matter. “A defense of ethical relativism” by Ruth Benedict argues that morality is ultimately tied up to the socially approved customs. And “morality without God” by john Arthur argues that morality ...

Does Descartes prove it rationally?

Does Descartes prove it rationally?

Introduction

The famous philosophical discourse by Rene Descartes which comprises six mediations gives a deep insight into nature of human mind, difference between truth and false and perceptions of reality and doubts (Skirry, 2008). Defining the basics of doubt and reality to steadily move towards the rational proof of existence of God, Descartes has elucidated an in-depth analysis of how man perceives the world around and how he should perceive it for better. The six meditations are worth a detailed analysis to comprehend the question of existence of God and nature of human mind. However, this short ...

Why Descartes provided the theory of nature of human error

The aim of the Descartes fourth meditation is to deal with a problem that arises within him because of his conception of God as perfect and hence as all-good. The problem is how to explain why a perfect, all-good God allows error. There is no explicit reference to what is usually called the “problem of evil” in the society-how God tolerates evil and allows people to damn themselves-it is obvious that the problem of evil that Descartes addresses is of major concern to the any given society.
According to Descartes, many people believe that making mistakes is just of their ...

1. Waiting for Godot follows Absurdist principles of setting and plotting. While some other characters present themselves and interact with Vladimir and Estragon, the entire purpose of the play is to convey a series of events in which nothing of consequence happens. he setting is never clearly defined, and the inherent silliness and nonsensical nature of what is happening and who the characters are is taken at face value. In real life, two people would not be waiting for an unknown figure and eventually kill themselves in an unidentifiable void; the fact that these extremes of the way reality is ...

- What is your initial point of view?
I really like the theory of doubting what is you’ve come to believe, testing one’s own beliefs is something I think everyone should do if what you believe in isn’t real then it shouldn’t be believed but Descartes seems to conveniently justify his belief in god rather shakily as opposed to giving voice to the obvious doubt he poses in a gods existence. It almost seems like he disproves god’s existence and then just fudges the results to prove the opposite.
2. How can you ...

Question # 3

In this paper, Harris writes about moderation in religion. In this writing, he questions the truthfulness of representation of the infallible word of God in various religions. He claims that there is no distinct religion which follows the word of God fully. In his arguments, he explains that the knowledge of existence of divinity is fundamental in the unraveling of the world mysteries. I think that Harris decided to write about moderation in religion because he observed a lot of pretense and struggle for holiness in the religious realms. According to him, it is impossible to be extremists in terms ...

- How might beliefs differ from faith (or is there a difference)?
Beliefs differ from faith. Usually beliefs are based on one’s knowledge of things, mostly based on one’s education or experiences. Beliefs are sometimes handed down to people through generations. Faith on the other hand, is believing in something which one does not even have a proof of. Having faith in something is believing with the heart more than believing with the mind. An example of this is when one expresses his faith in God even if he does not see Him or does not even ...

McMahon depicts the book in a futuristic yet traditional way. He presents the combination of theoretical as well as practical essence of the church according to the traditional understanding of the Hebrews. This book is built on the foundation of the church but never the less enables students to critically analyze the church in all aspects and denominations. The first chapter is mostly about the narration of Jesus and his foundations on the church. It is called ‘The Story of Jesus’. The chapter centers on the aspects that the story of Jesus showcases the nature of the church and the ...

Introduction:

We know for sure that the universe exists. This knowledge alone is not able to satisfy the insatiable curiosity in humans. Since the existence of mankind, the quest for further understanding of the origin of the universe has been imprinted into the human genetic code. This curiosity has led to more questions than answers. It has led to us to question the significance and purpose of humans in the universe. This curiosity has also led us to question the role of man in this universe. These questions have exited through time: How was the universe created? Where did it ...

In the film version of Troy, as in the original Iliad, several characters are motivated mainly by their passions and lusts far more than reason and ethics, and as a result bring considerable death, destruction and suffering to all concerned. Both Plato and Aristotle would have been highly critical of this lack of ethics, and actions that they would have regarded as coming from the basest motives of lust, anger, revenge and other passions. Paris, the young prince of Troy, becomes infatuated with Helen, the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta, and runs off with her. This destroys the peace ...

Pro-life.

This terminology finds a basis upon religion. Its reference dwells on people who are against abortion at all costs. Others only accept it due to health reasons. A section of them do not allow it even if it is for health reasons. I am pro life. To state, the central government has a mandate to secure everyone’s life. This should be despite the quality of life, concerns as well as viability and intent. I am a conservative because in his image, God created men and women unlike all other creatures. Ideally, humans are of greater worth than all other creatures. In ...

Summary:

In Chapter 6 of his book, Tim Keller addresses the presumption that some people hold that the belief in God has become antiquated and needless as a result of evolutionary science. According to Keller, traditional religion has been disproved by science because of belief in miracles. A majority of the scientific community believes that the modern, rational world cannot accommodate miracles. However, Keller points out that scientific discovery can also not prove that natural phenomenon cannot occur as a result of a supernatural cause, it is merely a philosophical presupposition. Moreover, the scientific community refutes the existence of a God who performs miracles and ...

The behavior of bodies obeying natural laws hardly varies and particularly always turns out well. It is evident that the behavior of such bodies is not accidental, but designed to behave in such manner. For example, the solar system is such a complex system that we cannot assume to be acting so accidentally, the planets revolve on their own orbits, and at no day will any divert from its path. The theistic proponents of the idea are St. Thomas Aquinas and William Paley. Aquinas asserts that the globe is like an arrow shot from an archer’s bow. Certainly, it ...

“Man is no longer an artist; he has become a work of art: all nature’s artistic power reveals itself here, amidst shivers of intoxication, to the highest, most blissful satisfaction of the primordial unity.” Nietzche'
In reflection to Nietzsche’s existential phrase man feels himself supernatural before the animals and moves with great sublimity and ecstasy they way God appears to him in his dreams. Man can no longer be termed as an artist as he has changed to a work of art. Here Nietzsche indicates that all man’s artistic power are revealed here

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Religious

The context of truth and morality stems from certain beliefs and values. Particular beliefs of individuals about God may differ, but the concept of God being a supernatural power remains the same across diverse religions and cultures. Experts may debate the very existence of God however God being as an omnipotent cultural idea cannot be debated (Laurin, Kay & Fitzsimons, 1). According to Plato one should be a firm believer of god and he recognized two reasons as to why we should believe in the superpower.
- According to Plato, the world, moon, sun and stars and in that order ...

C.S Lewis’ Mere Christianity Critique

Mere Christianity refers to a theological book authored by Clive Staples Lewis. The material used to compose the book was adopted from a series of talks held by C.S Lewis over the BBC radio between 1942 and 1944 when the Second World War was being fought actively. The book is regarded a classic Christian apologetic that has had a tremendous impact on believers and nonbelievers during the twentieth century (Petrik 46). The author explains basic Anglican teachings in nontechnical language, focusing on the belief that all Christians hold one thing in common, that is ‘mere Christianity.’ The title ...

ABSTRACT

Theory of Evolution gained popularity in the past but has been rejected by many scholarly figures today. This paper focuses on this theory especially in case of Egyptian black. Comprehensive interviews were taken from four different persons resulting in useful information from each interviewee. This paper gives a detailed analysis of each interview in a logical manner so as to provide an in-depth information on the subject. The interviewees have shown their interest in the interview hence making it easy for the interviewer to ask more vivid questions to take out more information from them. These interviews form the basis of ...

Noah’s story in Genesis approaches the nature of what it means to live in a rather different perspective from the other two. Noah according to King James Version of the Bible was a man of diligence and respect and walked in the ways of God. “But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord (Genesis. 6: 8)”. Noah lived on earth in a time when men were evil and walked in their own knowledge. They cared less about morality or any code of ethics in which they were to live with. They showed no respect to God, who had created ...

As people live within the society, they are governed by the societal ethics and regulations. These lead to the acquisition of the morals by an individual. At times, the societal morals tend to overlap with the religious beliefs of an individual. Below is a discussion of such a scenario in greater detail.

Moral Concepts and Religious Beliefs

According to Magee (1999), Aquinas argued that the natural law sprouts from the eternal law. The Eternal law is created by God who in his intellect rules the world. The eternal law is imprinted on the human beings through their nature of essence. This eternal law, inherent by the ...

Critical Thinking

There is an argument in this passage which ends with a conclusion that there is no God. In the standard form, the argument starts by defining who God is, giving the three things that are known about God and how each one of them should work in proving that God actually exists. However, from the discussion section, it emerges that there is evidence contrary to what is expected in the event that God was there. Though the argument ends at a rhetoric note, it is clear that the argument is aimed at proving that there is no God. The passage has a ...

Critical Thinking Assignment

Part One

The origin of Islam is explained in the summary of the creation of the earth and the heavens. The creation of the earth and the heavens was done in six days (Weider, & Gutlerrez, 2011). God created the sun, moon, trees and the firmament. He also created man and this explains the origin of Islam.

The question of Identity

Islam is seen as a way of life of the Islamic people. It is the way f life of human beings and thus it shows being civilized. It embodies and can make real the things, which make people to be human. People can choose ...

The argument on whether God does exist is one that has been debated by many people for a long time; philosophers on their part have based their assertions on theistic proof on rationality and logic. Some religious groups argue that this debate cannot be decided by logic alone but rather some faith is needed to understand God’s existence. However, that is not always the case; philosophers like Descartes, who is considered the father of modern day philosophy, were able to give theistic proof using valid philosophical arguments. It is hence interesting to try and answer the question of whether ...

Nietzsche comment that “God is dead,” is an interesting one. By this, he implies that the decrease in importance placed on religious faith in Western society has caused, in turn, a decrease in the moral values of society. However, what he does not seem to take into account is that no moral values have been introduced to replace the old ones.
The statement “God is dead” comes up in a few of Nietzsche's works, the most famous being in The Gay Science. Furthermore, the statement is now among his most well-known comments. One the one hand, it is easy to ...

Some readers think that the book of Job has a happy ending and is consequently affirmative in tone. Some readers think that the ending does not compensate for the physical and mental suffering of Job, consequently the book is anything but affirmative in tone.

Often times we hear the phrase, “the patience of Job,” or “being tried as job.” Whenever I hear, I feel righteous indignation. Job’s saga is surreal and there is no record that anyone has ever been tried or suffered as much as he. After analyzing Job’s story, I have concluded that it has an ...