If God did not exist, would anything matter? ... Now, this is not to say the extreme of morals but of smaller issues. ... Within our society many cultures frown upon these things while others praise them. ... This is why I have a basis of morality and I can see things that are right or wrong, based on my faith. ... But then again, if God does exist, who's to say that my God is the true God. ...
And in this way, the ideas of asceticism and absolute devotion to God spread through the Islamic community. ... The Sufis saw life as a kind of journey in which one was constantly seeking a direct experience of God. ... They felt that although prayer, the study of the Koran, and other duties of Muslims were necessary to a religious life, these things were not enough. A second characteristic is that they sought a more direct and emotional experience of God. ... The Suhrawardiyah order, for example, took its name from Umar ibn Abd Allah al-Suhrawardi (d. 1234), a religious scholar from the small...
., Romans grew to worship their leader like a god, but still human. ... The Portrait of Man has a nose that is too large for his small head. The artist shapes Augustus" face to such perfection that he stands above any other human, almost like a god. ... Small details are seen on The Head of Augustus make Augustus look more human. ... A high-minded person believes that he deserves great things, and he does deserve them. ...
McCarthy seemingly describes the world as this dark eerie wasteland, but often there are glimpses of hope within this world, he conveys this through his word choice and small details. ... Throughout the novel the audience is presented with very few things that are not ruined, or covered with dirt. ... Elijah tried to persuade people to turn to the one true God, or they would be punished. ... The wicked tried to summon their false gods to defeat Elijah to no avail, but then Elijah summoned God and in a blaze of fire wiped out all the wicked. ... Colors fill humans' everyday lives, they add...
People in this world have no God, no string that tie people together. ... This small pill gives people the way to brake away from the word in which they live. ... Their ultimate purpose is blind acceptance of the things they tell people and compliance to their power. ...
Europeans, declaring themselves "missionaries of God," have worked to pursue manifest destiny and bring God to the "savage" Africans. ... Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Rudyard Kipling's "The White Man's Burden" depict the 19th century belief that it is the white man's destiny through God to colonize Africa and other under-developed nations. ... Finally, the people of Africa have made up their minds to unite and take things into their own hands. ...
