Act of God

acknowledge the gods of the city and corrupts others by teaching philosophy (Apology, 28). Both Antigone and Socrates believed that “the good life” was rooted in following the wishes of the gods and doing what was right in accordance with the divine. Additionally, Socrates held the idea that

accepting and understanding reality and will also deeply shapes how one will act (Waddell, 2015). There are different worldviews and they each have different beliefs. Atheism is a worldview that does not believe in God or any spiritual realm and leans more towards scientific theories. Pantheism worldview is quite the opposite, they are very spiritual and believe all is God. Even though they are so spiritual their God doesn’t have a relationship with humanity. Theism is a worldview that has three

and the silence of their gods. Their journeys of self- discovery are shown through Shakespeare’s use of symbolism, literary devices and parallelism. Though one could argue that the banishment and dismissal of those close to them creates an initial catalyst for chaos throughout the kingdom, the fate of these characters calls the Elizabethan audience to question whether actions or beliefs decide ones destiny. Shakespeare shows King Lear’s experience of injustice through acts of dishonesty and

an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God. Although the problem of evil does not and cannot rebut the existence of God, it does however, establish an inconsistency with God's perfect attributes. The problem of evil almost always ask these questions in one form or another: If God is perfect, why is there innocent suffering? Given the qualities attributed to God, is there any way to reconcile the suffering of the innocent? Specifically, if God is able to prevent the suffering of the innocent

Monotheism is the act of believing in one God. The three religions that practice monotheism are Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Each of these religions have a direct link to Abraham; thus being called the Abrahamic Religions. Judaism is linked to Abraham as he is proclaimed as the Patriarch of the Jewish people and the Father of the Covenant. Likewise, Muslims view Abraham as the Father of the Arab people as well as the Jewish people through his two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. Christians view Abraham

With the development of modern science, many people have shifted away from the idea that the existence of God is the sole explanation for the creation of mankind. Modernity has persuaded us to question all philosophical claims and assertions and has led to the growth of many religious skeptics over the last few centuries. In this paper, I will discuss the effects of living in a world of only matter and forces through the examination of my own perspective with reference to the philosophies of Rene

since the dawn of history. Alongside them is the issue of wealth, and our attitude towards it. Needless to say, Jesus talks about wealth and poverty throughout the Bible, however, more specifically in the Gospels of Luke and Acts in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke-Acts is considered as the Gospel having an immense concern on the socio-economic background of the people. A reading of the Gospel also demonstrates that there is various material that refers to a sharp distinction of rich and poor

to love. The four specifically ordered things to love include God, oneself, one’s neighbor, and one’s body. Love does not exist apart from God, but through God in each and every way. God being the overall number one thing to always love and keep focused on. Self, the second concept in Augustine’s order of

we all try to be similar to God and sin is simply a bent route in which we attempt to act godly. He exemplifies this topic by discussing the struggles and weaknesses he goes through in his life, and he discusses different case acts of moral sin. The problem with evil occurs when God and evil are compared. It is known in the Christian community that God is ultimately good, and all things that God created are good. It also known that evil is deemed not “good.” But if God created everything

biblical God can be truly good and omnipotent while evil exists in the world. The main problem of the existence of evil in this world is that biblical religion centers on the concept of a single God who is unrestrained by the domains of nature and the physical world. Many argue that the existence of evil prevents us from viewing God as both limitless and good. This essay will outline the solutions given in the lecture as a way to correlate the concepts of evil and a completely good God together