But the problem with reason and wisdom is that they take man years to master and the populace cannot concern themselves with only learning, therefore faith is the only other way that people can know about God without having to spend all their time studying becoming philosophers. ... Aquinas would most likely argue that all three with a strong focus or reverence for faith is what should be the focus of philosophers. Based upon conventional wisdom and knowledge I would argue that faith would cloud the judgment of a philosopher and make them more partial to proving or disproving ideas based on t...

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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. ... Both Socrates and Epicurus were philosophers that talked about the simplicity in ones life and warned that one should not strive to be wealthy with riches. Socrates asked questions of his students in order for the students to understand the concerns of the "true philosopher" "are not found in such pleasures, such as eating, drinking, pleasures of love, getting fine clothing and shoes and other b...

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The modern era in Jewish thought was established by the alarmingly radical figure of seventeenth century philosopher, Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who influenced Enlightenment thought throughout Europe as part of an international ideological movement. ... He was expelled from the Sephardi community of Amsterdam in 1656 for his unorthodox views, yet, despite this, he had an influence on subsequent, more orthodox Jewish philosophers such as Moses Mendelssohn who was born 52 years after Spinoza's death. ... Spinoza was a materialist philosopher, who rejected Descartes' dualism b...

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Jerome Augustine, lived in modern day Algeria, was a philosopher of Neoplatonism and early Christian theologies. ... From this statement it is apparent that Augustine's luster for the Manichean doctrine had begun to diminish because Augustine found the pathologies of past philosophers to be more probable than current ones. ...

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Considering that this argument pits religion against science we can assert from his rather forthcoming argument against the existence of God that Everitt is reliant on science as the more logical explanation for the universe's existence, a view that several philosophers would dispute mainly William Paley. ... Paley especially emphasizes on the idea of the universe having a purpose a claim disputed by many philosophers such as J. ... Despite the sound claims by several philosophers towards proving that God exists, there isn't enough evidence to suggest that we can conclude this suppos...

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The creation of the world, the presence of a higher being, perception, the possibility of an after-life and maybe most importantly our ultimate purpose in life, are just a few of the issues philosophers have dealt with. ... Although the exact definition of this truth is not explicitly stated in either texts, both philosophers note that if in the case men reason incorrectly, "they slip off from truth.(33)" In conclusion, the philosophies of Plato and Lucretius offer two completely different approaches to life and our ultimate purpose here on Earth. ...

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This view has been supported by scientists and philosophers such as Atkins, Dawkins and too some extent Wiles. ... Hume is not alone when the topic of miracles arises, although he has much criticism, he also has support from philosophers such as Wiles; that, like Hume reject the concept of miracles but do so from a different perspective. ... To contrast the previously stated theories which conclude that miracles do not happen, theories have been proposed by philosophers such as Holland, Tillich and Swinburne, which conclude quite the contrary to Hume. ...

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"11 Under Divine command theory, philosophers have considered that 'there is nothing adequate for basing morality on,'12 and that the existence of evil entails God could be commanding all acts to be morally good as He is omnipotent (i.e. even murder). ...

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Outline the Ontological argument for the existence of God and consider the view that, while it may strengthen a believer's faith, it has no value for the non-believer. The word "ontology" is a Greek word relating to the concept of being. The ontological argument itself therefore an a priori argu...

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Although different models of this relationship were supported by different philosophers, theologians, scientists, and others, and they are co-existing with each other, no one really has the ability to prove which model is more accurate and superior. ...

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Theism's philosophical self-defenses stand in relation to a potential attack. A country has coastlines, and if the government has reasons to think of an attack, it will deploy armies or defensive systems in readiness to defend its territory. That image serves as a metaphor in the philosophical defen...

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Future of an Illusion Religion today is a topic of many controversial arguments. It being one of the main basis of our development as a civilization, it is hard for it to still keep its place in a world as developed as ours, as the advanced and modern ideas of today start to contradict with the...

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