Religion is a topic that is generally something everyone shy’s away from speaking about. We all have that notion that you should never ask someone what their religion is and never to yourself openly speak on it. However it should be something to be proud of, something that you openly feel free to express upon and feel open to call upon your God in times of trouble and sorrow no matter where you may be. In this paper I will be shedding light on my views of Religion, God, Evil and a few other topics to help enable you to see my views on the subject. Many are asked what is your picture of God? Where does he originate from to you? In part, I could say he is truly all around us for he is found in every piece of everything we are, have, see and do. For if it were not for him there would be no nature, no land to build upon therefor no buildings to build and of course no people to inhabit those buildings. But he is of course in the skies above as well watching over us and all that we do. While he watches us he can also be found inside every one of us for we are a piece of him. God is able to guide our lives weather we chose to follow him or not he plays a hand in all that we do. Many think that in order to be religious you have to identify with a specific denomination and devout yourself one hundred percent to them. I personally do not feel that this is the case as do many others in the world. Although I associate myself with Christianity, I feel that you can commit
Stephen Prothero’s “God Is Not One” is a survey of world religions, comprising vital information on a vast array of different sets of belief. As someone who has never studied religion before, nor belongs to a particular faith, the variability within these religions is staggering. One might be satisfied to define religion as “how a person goes about believing in God,” but soon finds that even that definition has its holes. Thankfully, “God Is Not One” does an amazing job of cluing its reader into the nuances that are sometimes forgotten about the religions it approaches.
One of the greatest controversies occurring today holds prominently in religion. These issues lies mainly with tradition, politics, gender, multiculturalism, violence, and sex. Religion is continuously evolving and so is society. With all this change controversy is inevitable. Problems with religion surround us: in the workplace, at school, in society, and politics. Religion is a very broad topic and according to Wikipedia, there are an estimated 4,200 religions in the world. It would be nearly impossible to discuss all of these religions and the issues that interfere with it today. For this research paper, I decided to discuss the top two religions in the world: Christianity and Islam. As a country we have overcame many battles. But even to
Many people in this world today have some kind of religion in their lives or just none. However, no matter what people beliefs are, they believe in some form of religion in some part of life such as the satanic, idols, myths, or astrology. They believe in some sort of a higher being other than people. Nevertheless, there is a difference between beliefs, being scared, and being religious. In this paper, you
For purpose of this essay, religion will be defined as a collection of institutional beliefs and customs concerning humanity and the purpose of the universe [1]. Key beliefs within religion that will be explored, as well as there relation to reason, are:
Religion is constructed on faith and belief of an individual even though it is the individual choice to follow it or not. It has stirred a lot of debates for years; those who are trying to prove that God exists throughout history and follow to modern day. While, those who are atheist are trying to prove their point of God does not exist. There are still more and more theories and debate over the subject of religious view. It is a matter of theism versus atheism; new and old philosophers have joined the debate and all with different sides to another philosopher’s theory or view on the matter. In this paper, I will attempt to illustrate the reasons given by Louis Pojman of why religion is good or bad, as well as evaluating Bertrand Russell argument about religion. This can define the meaning of life and the creation of life as we know it. It can change views or switch sides for there is always another explanation to exactly what religion is all about and having a superior ruler that created all.
Apart from the mystery of the origin of life itself, there has been nothing more mysterious, more confusing, and more shocking than religion. The world is composed of people from various backgrounds and cultures, practicing different religious beliefs. Each culture has got its religious belief system and hence it’s own Supreme Being, to whom they place their absolute trust and faith in the Supreme Being. The only bottom-line similarity among all these religious beliefs is the concept of salvation. Everyone related salvation to something that they are eventually given a good deed that one does throughout his or her life on earth. The central question that usually arises out of religion and the existence of God is why evil still conquers if there is a Supreme Being that indeed cares for his creation. This is what in turn brings theodicy.
In this paper I will discuss the logical problem of evil and how it seems to reject the existence of God as an omni-3 being. I will first layout the logical problem of evil, and then I will explain why it succeeds in disproving the existence of God. I do this through pointing out the contradictions between the definition of God as an omni-3 being and the problem of redeemed and unredeemed evil. As well as by proving that admittance of evil in any way when in reference to the choices of God invalidates the omni-3 definition of God. I will address claims from those who believe in God about justification of evil as well as the concept and depth of human understanding.
The problem of evil can be one of the hardest obstacles to overcome when it comes to believing in God. The fact that evil does not disprove God’s existence but, rather the existence of evil can be argued for the existence of God. The following will analyze the coexistence of God and evil through a series of steps in order to better defend the Christian faith through the intellectual defense, emotional arguments and connections to the field of social work.
Finally, the third question we need to wrestle with is how do we see God? If we think back to our first question how we see our selves, it is best answered in God’s spectacular undeserved image of each of us. Perception, sight, how we see and are seen is the key. Let’s start with a solid look at who we are in God’s eyes. How does God see
With recent technology offering a more comprehensive perspective of the current global atrocities, the existence of evil has never been more prevalent. If evil is defined as extreme suffering, premature death, and moral corruption, its existence questions the Christian view of God. The Christian God is an all-seeing, all-powerful being of moral perfection. Because these two truths cannot coexist, the fact that evil exists disproves the existence of the Christian God. If God is omnipotent, He could prevent any injustice. Since injustice does exist, it is necessary to modify either our perception of God 's morality of, the extent of his power, or the limitations of human understanding.
Since the beginning of time, humans have had a tireless yearning to know a divine being. For most people, this need has been filled by some type of religion. In order to develop a thorough understanding of the world’s major religions, it is important to look closely at the history, beliefs, and practices of each.
This essay is based on how the problem of evil attacks head on into the existence of god who is all good, all powerful and all knowing. The problem of evil is a wide area that can 't be outrun easily.
Many people, including myself ask themselves everyday, who God is. You can never completely describe him is indescribable. God is a loving and forgiving God, he is beautiful and everything about him is. God exist because the Bible says so, we can see his existence through his creation. God is the one who created everything and he control every bite of it. God is a spirit; he cannot be seen by the naked eyes. He’s sovereign, Malakai 3: 6 says that,
The constant representation of evil is hard to come by, since good and evil is understood to be the greatest opposition in human existence. Evil is everywhere, at all the times and all around us. Is it a real thing with a sizeable influence or is an absolute truth, or nonexistence? The mystery of evil has been appearing for centuries within all religions, where the meaning and magnitude of it has been questioned and re-exanimated through different considerations. A comprehensive collection of visions has been taken on evil in scientific descriptions and written works. Should we consider the better answer of evil that is provided by religion, such as Christianity, Islam, or that of science? If not, than a real life may bring the recognition of evil. Once, John Paul II said, “Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.” How is this perception connected to the understanding of evil entirely?
In the past the study of religion was used both to criticize and to defend a particular religion (usually Christianity). I do not however aim at providing arguments that a certain religion (e.g. Christianity) or religion in general is true. I hope, however, that my analysis will contribute to the solution of the problem of truth of religion in general and of religions other than Christianity and will do this from a neutral point of view, not from that of the Christian religion.