Belief

they receive a chance to change the world, especially if one person speaks one on one, one personage can change the world of one body. My belief in the power of language is strengthened by philosophy. This philosophy course has encouraged me to share my opinions that are not influenced by other peers or older adults, but to deeply reflect and research my beliefs and opinions. Looking at how philosophy has shaped the United States, I grant my thankfulness towards the Constitution, and the democracy

“Epic Poem” From the moment I awoke as a child, innocent and dumb, I had been taught a certain way of life. A belief, you may call it. But more or less, it became the culture I had adopted from my parents and community while growing up. For the sake of avoiding the circumstance of offending anyone, I won’t name this particular system of belief. I had been taught this culture as soon as I could process words, and I’ve always believed in it throughout my life. I was ready to devote my life

There is hardly any progress, determination or success without unforgiving struggle and defeat. The road to success is a never-ending battle, but the outcomes of the war are rewarding and the avails are extraordinary. It is just a matter of having endurance when the will to continue becomes impossible and unimaginable. The idea of struggle lies deep within the plot of the novel, The Old Man and the Sea and the motion picture, Life of Pi. In the novel, the old fisherman, Santiago spends a few days

Buddhism, and how they compare to Christianity. We will learn about basic beliefs, spiritual perspectives on healing, and the components of healing such as meditation, prayer and other rituals they follow. Furthermore,

Although broad in nature, religion is complex and mysterious, yet pure. Simply put, religion represents supernatural beliefs, where traditions and ideologies vary greatly. However, religion is greater than that of a belief, but rather a way of life. According to Mary Fisher, author of Living Religions, religion is something of a sacred reality, serving as a significance and lifestyle for millions of people around the world (2). Nonetheless, figures such as E.B. Taylor, J.G. Frazer, Sigmund Freud

this world is a prisoner, chained down. These chains that bind the prisoners to the floor are beliefs. Take clothes for instance, a person may not have very much money, so they should not spend enormous amounts on clothing, but the fear of not being accepted due to out of style clothes requires said person to spend too much money on their clothes. The fear spoken of is derivative of the person抯 beliefs, holding them to abide by the cultural norms, in this case purchasing over priced clothing

troubles that they are facing. According the Merriam-Webster, faith means a “firm belief in something for which there is no proof”. Faith in God is having confidence in God that you will receive his blessings in the face of difficulties. To quote a friend of mine, faith is a blind trust on a belief. I pose this question, is it better to have faith in a belief without evidence or is it better to have faith in a belief with strong evidence to back it up? In a logical way of thinking, having strong

division of philosophy is logic. The study itself has nothing to do with religion. Like mathematics, it is a science that cannot be disproven. Those who study logic do not think very highly of those who reject it because they believe it is the religious beliefs that cause the rejection. The philosophers use logic in order to prove something they know for certain. On page 93, section 44, Alghazali writes, “Consequently, he will think that the instances of unbelief attributed to the philosophers are backed

Many philosophers use pure mathematics and/or mathematical truths as a basis for their philosophical claims. Saying that beliefs and concepts are possible because of mathematics is possible due to the unchanging nature of the subject. Mathematics is known to be an absolute truth that is not doubted, allowing it act as a fixed truth for new ideas. However, what would life and philosophy be like if we did not have a basis of pure mathematics and/or mathematical truths to rely on? Descartes’ based

that the follower should “sell [his] possessions and give to the poor” was meant for all or just the individual is up to debate, it was said, but is not always followed (Matthew). What is the point of having religious knowledge and a set of moral beliefs if you do not do anything to help others? Take the concept of praying over the