Aquinas developed five ways for proving the existence of God, and one of them was a version of the cosmological argument that aims to answer the questions of how the universe began, why the universe was created, and who created it.
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Aquinas developed five ways for proving the existence of God, and one of them was a version of the cosmological argument that aims to answer the questions of how the universe began, why the universe was created, and who created it. The argument is a posteriori, as it is based on what evidence can be seen in the world, and it aims to prove the existence of the god of classical theism, that is, omnipotent, omniscient and benevolent. St Thomas Aquinas argued for the existence of a creator and he developed three key ideas in his theory; motion, cause and...
The Christian God is heavily regarded as God the creator, and the laws of their religion rely on God as a benevolent omniscient and omnipotent creator. Accepting the universe is infinite and not created with purpose is to question the existence of God himself because if the universe came about by chance, then so did humanity, and hence, humans have no purpose on earth, and so there is no

The Christian God is heavily regarded as God the creator, and the laws of their religion rely on God as a benevolent omniscient and omnipotent creator. Accepting the universe is infinite and not created with purpose is to question the existence of God himself because if the universe came about by chance, then so did humanity, and hence, humans have no purpose on earth, and so there is no
heaven, no law, and no religious significance. Ultimately, if humanity is the result of chance and not purpose, religion and the existence of God is deemed void.
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Taoism and Buddhism were born in the same century. Siddhartha reached enlightenment in approximately 535 B.C. and Lao Tzu's teachings were recorded around 500 B.C. There are many similarities in the basics of these two religions. Some of the similarities can be seen clearly when examining the three meaning of...
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Rs Situation Ethics; Explain the key features of situation ethics. Andrea Panteli Situation Ethics is an ethical system, particularly significant in Protestant Christianity, but dating back to the early 1960's era, it holds that love is the only moral principle, and that all our actions should...
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How many of us at one point have tried to convince somebody of something way out there? Whether it be the boogieman, that monster in your closet, Easter bunny, Santa Claus, or even God, it boils down to "I swear I saw it! I swear!" That's how Lucy from The...
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