Religious experience must be valued as an important contribution to human life; its truth manifests itself in the wonderful ways in which it enriches human conduct and feelings. ... Without religious ideas, therefore, the quality of human life would suffer greatly. ... Freud acknowledges that through time the roles of Gods and Goddesses have evolved but their tasks have remained generally the same; to protect humanity against the dangers of both nature and fate and to protect humanity against the injuries which threaten us from human society itself. ... Freud suggests that it is natural for h...

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However, I shall start by examining his argument based on these premises: An agent with nature N, beliefs B, and intentions I he will produce change C. ... He argues that humans are the "jewels" of the universe for reasons not entirely clear. ... If humans are the jewels of the universe then one can only deduce that nothing could exist contrary to human flourishing. ... Furthermore still working under the assumption that humans are the jewels of creation he adds that you cannot expect humans to come into existence so long after the animals and yet according to modern science humans h...

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Free will is clearly an ontological issue, but it is rooted in the metaphysical nature of reality. ... Consciousness exists as a nonmaterial entity and is therefore free from the deterministic nature of the material world. ... Humans are burdened and blessed with the power of freedom. ... Humans are not absolutely powerful in the physical sense. ... Power is what limits the human being, not a lack of freedom. ...

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Within this sonnet, Wordsworth uses those abilities to motivate readers of the nineteenth century and future generations to take heed of their worldly desires and look at Nature not only in the earthly sense but also in the context of human nature. ... Wordsworth presents the idea that there is actually life within nature. This is where Wordsworth gives nature human emotion so that it is easier for the reader to relate to what is being said and to help get them back with nature. ... By using these phrases to describe Nature, he shows the beauty of Nature being herself. ... He is saddened tha...

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The myth of Zeus's lightening bolts and the necessity to appease the gods with offerings, along with other beliefs, may be said to relate to our human nature. It is our human nature to question; Plato considered the bringing of our existence, the nature of reality, and the notion of the soul. As humans we also seek answers; however the common principle underpinning all religion is the human instinctive intension to seek and possess the ability to influence our fortune on this world and the next. ... Human nature causes us to look to something greater, to question our spiritual placement a...

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Freud, an aggressive atheist, argues that religion is an idea that we humans have developed as a way of dealing with the powers of nature that can harm us greatly. ... Freud's book starts out with some background of human civilization. ... While we have made continual and great advances over controlling the nature, the management of human relations is not doing well at all. ... In order to defend himself from nature and Fate, Freud states that a man starts out with the humanization of nature. Man gives the nature the characteristics of a father. ...

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He asserts in chapter two that "of all human pursuits, that of wisdom is the most perfect, the most sublime, the most profitable, the most delightful.""... Though no matter how wise we are or what natural reason can explain, we can never fully know or explain God, "For certain things that are true about God wholly surpass the capability of human reason -(pg5) and that because for a man to understand something he must understand its essence as well as what it is, but it is impossible to understand Gods' essence "the human intellect is incapable by its natural power of attaining to the comp...

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One of the clearest reasons for Plato's domination of human thought is revealed early in the Timaeus. ... Accordingly, as that model is the ever-existent Living Being, he set about making the universe also like it, But he planned to make as it were a moving likeness of eternity; and, at the same time that he set in order the Heaven, he made, of eternity that abides in unity, an ever-flowing likeness moving according to number - that to which we have given the name time.(31)" Furthermore, Plato continues to appoint this higher being as the creator of humans. With the birth of "the mos...

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The greater complexity of the orderliness of the universe points to a conscious agent that is infinite greater than any human counterpart. ... The products of design include intention, intelligence, nature, and commonality to postulate benevolent. ... The view holds that one can determine the future through the past given the laws of nature and the way of the world. For most people, the frightening consequence of determinism is that human beings lack free will (Dworkin, 2013). ... The claim of inevitability insists that it is inevitable to follow the laws of nature given a particular past, wh...

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Science, indeed, also its own flaw; since science is largely based on our won empirical observation, empirical observations are sometimes misinterpreted due to the human's limited understanding and resource, thus creating a discrepancy with the reality. Furthermore, we also need to understand the use of models (a simple structure to describe the things of complex nature) in science and religion. ... For instance, human eyes have the ability of detecting about 16,000 different colors. ... Realism ignore the fact that there are things that we, human, lacks the ability to observe and c...

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They maintained that Jesus was a human martyr, rather than divine. ... All of the mythical variations of the Gnostics refer specifically to Aeons, the immediate godlike entities which exist between the True God and humans. ... Because human nature is comprised of both the flawed physicality of the false creator and the fragment of divine essence derived from the True God, ignorance is cultivated, preventing countless humans from realizing gnosis. Although death releases the divine "spark" from a human, if sufficient gnosis has not been previously undertaken, the "spark" will be returned to the...

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Throughout the span of time humans have questioned many aspects of our existence, such as why we are here, what our purpose is and is there a greater plan? ... It is a religion more akin to animism, where nature, objects, elements and energy are imbued with deep sacred meaning. Shinto stresses the balance between humans and nature, and the responsibility for us to maintain that balance with our efforts. ... Kami have split nature they can love and be kind or cause destruction and disharmony, this is why they are appeased and respected through ritual and ceremony and are visited and worshipped ...

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Hume defined a miracle as a "violation of the laws of nature" and consequently rejected their occurrence as both improbable and impractical. ... Broad rejects Hume's assumption that there are known fixed laws of nature, what if the laws of nature as we know them are wrong? Broad postulated that the laws of nature need to be revised, rather than assuming they are fixed and unconditional. ... However Wiles' argument like Hume's has been heavily criticized, Wiles suggestion that an interventionist view of miracles makes God seem arbitrary and or a partisan is not really a...

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For long periods of time, humans have advanced to seek meaningful causal patterns in nature to understand the world, and filled many of those patterns with intentional action, some of which included gods. ... The set of moral principles evolved as a form of social control to ensure the survival of humans. ... In Karen Armstrong's "Homo Religiosus," it is mentioned that humans have required something to believe in since the beginning of time in order to shape and find the value in their lives. ... This new insight must go deeper than feelings that are, by their very nature, ephem...

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He defines nature to be the body of God as it is in perfect order and gives a sense of goodness in itself, benefiting others, which is the attribute of God (Morrison). ... During this time, there were other groups opposing his concepts and considered Christ to be a human with no divine power. ... In reply to this Tertullian states that tough the appearance of Christ is of flash, but that actually demonstrates Christ being a human and God at the same time. In one state of nature, he was born but unborn as well, being born without any physical father. That reveals him being a divine being takin...

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Many theologians also consider science and religion to be separate domains, but a significant number hold that traditional ideas of God and of human nature can be reformulated in the light of science (especially evolutionary biology) without giving up the central affirmations of their religious tradition. ...

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He makes many claims in his book that back this up including citing instances of power in nature like the Sun, the "the mighty waves of the see", the mountains, amongst many other observations in nature. ... His trials and tribulations along with the search for meaning and understanding can be reflected in all our lives as I believe it is part of the human experience. ...

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In general, all forms of Christianity affirm human freedom and the ability of his or her desire to do well. But there have been pessimistic views on the actual ability of men to dominate the evil inclinations of human nature (Bennett, 1997). ... The purpose of human life, according to Christianity, is to participate in the life which is gift of the god. ...

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Samuel Shirley was inspired to translate Spinoza's works by the belief that Spinoza had, "a vision of truth beyond what is normally granted to human beings."" ... The laws of nature were equated with the laws of God in Enlightenment thinking. ... Spinoza was a materialist philosopher, who rejected Descartes' dualism between body and soul, "I think therefore I am,"" and instead regarded all of nature, including mankind, as consisting of a single substance. ... Man's thinking, just as much as his bodily nature, are properties of substance. ... Even though Spinoza still wrote about...

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The philosophers Socrates and Epicurus both taught their students ideas and concepts which encouraged students to have different views on the nature of deity, simple living, and not fearing death. (ESSAY) Socrates and Epicurus had different teachings in regards to the human soul, which support immensely different ideas of what the pursuit should be in a person's life. ... Epicurus felt "that death should not be feared, since dying has little meaning to a person who understands the workings of nature" (readings pg 91). ...

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The eighteenth-century Enlightenment produced a new climate of thought in which people believed that God had endowed humans with powers of observation and reason. ... People no longer need God, although he was there, they had only to rely on the laws of nature to further their advancement in life. ...

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Such an entity is generally understood by the Satanists as a being or metaphysical force, or a mysterious, innate element of a human being, or an unknown natural energy that is evoked by diverse proper names (e.g., Lucifer) through the use of certain ritual practices. ... Satanic rites in the Church's judgement To explain the church's position and magisterial teaching regarding the problem of satanic cults, without neglecting to underscore their danger and their incompatibility with the nature of Christian's faith and morals, this topic will be developed as follows: 1....

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Slavery consisted of individuals that worked for so called slave masters who treated them not as human beings but as their personal property. ... Can a religious person who abides by Gods word be so cruel to another human being? ... The beatings that are referred to in this passage are not necessarily physical in nature; however, they are the punishments that God will give to the sinners who disobey his will and testament in the Bible. ... Douglass is, therefore, strengthened in his fight for freedom because he understands that his true nature through the will of God is to be spiritually, ment...

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The unique nature of this synthesis lies not in the idea of the "melting pot" of consumption and assimilation into the prevalent hegemonic culture and tradition (though that may have been successfully attempted as well) but in that of the co-existence of various philosophical thoughts, religious customs and a projection overall plurality. ... Heterodox in its nature, Bhakti foiled the rigid hierarchies of the Brahmanical order, rejecting cast, gender or ritualism as a tenet of religion. ... The existence of the androgynous, or the perfect human being, as a balance of both the masculi...

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Jews believe that they are "the chosen people" and that a Messiah or messenger will come to redeem humans and that the kingdom of Gods will be made on earth. ... Although there are differences in these two religions both share the principle of harmony in relationships, life and nature. ...

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