A compatibilist would say that Bert's action of going skateboarding was free, however it was predetermined that based on the laws of the world and the initial conditions, Bert would go skateboarding. ... If we accept God's omniscience to be true, then because of determinism, no concept of morality should exist. ... The Bible is clearly contradictory because if we hold God's omniscience to be true, our concept of morality is faulty. Some would say that guiding people to act in accordance to morality is the ultimate reason for the Bible and religion. ... The obvious answer is yes,...

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While many people or religions do not believe in Karma, the Law of Karma does effect lives as early as birth, influence those who may not fully believe in the religion behind Karma, and have a lasting effect on communities with diverse backgrounds. ... According to The Buddha Journey, the author, Quang Tri, a Buddhist monk stated, "Karma is essentially Law of Moral causation. ... The Law of Karma is the causation of our own actions, which is why Karma has been simplified in today's society as "you get what you deserve" or "what comes around, goes around.... According ...

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The laws of nature were equated with the laws of God in Enlightenment thinking. ... It is not a matter of law or ritual, and Judaism usually allows some freedom on metaphysical matters. ... Another group held to the orthodox position that only observant Jews who upheld the law would be so rewarded. ... Also, there was the common view that belief in an immortal soul that would be punished for sin and rewarded for virtue was a vital support for morality. If the Jews were soft on the immortality of the soul, then they may be considered to be soft on morality. ...

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The view holds that one can determine the future through the past given the laws of nature and the way of the world. ... The laws of nature that operate on our brains determine our sense that we can decide what to do is an illusion since what we will to do. The claim of inevitability insists that it is inevitable to follow the laws of nature given a particular past, while the laws of nature and the original starting point justify a strong claim. The final theory that sets out comprehensive laws will explain how the universe began fit in the current and predicts all the future observations. ......

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This book is so important because it wholly defines Judaism and is the basis for Jewish laws, practices and morality. ... The Egyptians were also the first to link the after life to morality; the belief that when one dies, the KA would be judged based on your morality. ... The people of Canaan agreed to do anything for the Lord and follow his laws, which are summarized through the Ten Commandments. ...

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Euthyphro claims that he fully understands the divine law of piety and impiety. ... Piety is then the action of not keeping justice in the city; one man who acts against the law should be prosecuted and justice should be applied. ... Religion and morality are closely related that neither one can exists apart from the other. Socrates believes in a standard of morality that is something more than human opinion. ...

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Much of human wretchedness lies in mankind's establishment of laws and the breaking of his governmental laws in addition to natural laws. As Pascal states, "There no doubt exist natural laws, but once this fine reason of ours was corrupted, it corrupted everything" (Pascal 16). ... Knowledge of morality consoles those who are ignorant or untrusting of science. ... Man is afraid of the unknown and must use his knowledge of morality from a higher power to console himself, or else be lost in the realm of reason without faith where until every last detail is known about the universe...

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Traveling as far back as the very first traces of civilization, there was law to establish order among the people. In Mesopotamia lived a man named Hammurabi who established the law of the land. ... This is an error that will be corrected as future religions and laws are created. ... Similarly Hammurabi feels that because he is a representative of God that these laws do not apply to him, giving him immunity to the very laws he is enforcing among the people. ... In conclusion, there are many governments that govern the land and the people off morality presented directly from religion. ...

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The apparent connection between morality and religion appears to many people to support the claim that moral truths require a religious foundation, or can best be explained by God's existence, or some qualities or actions of God. ... " (Saint Augustine pg. 61) In Christianity we are given rules or laws to abide by which were created by God to follow in order to achieve happiness, mortality, and to get in to heaven in the afterlife. ... If you lived your life according to the Laws of God then you soul is going to be sent into heaven and from there you will be with God and the other sa...

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As he encounters each of these toils he grows in his own spirituality and morality. ... As he leaves, he decides that he needs to ride to Mora, and get help from the law. ... They were in need of greater enlightenment, so stricter laws were enforced in the towns. ...

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"Covenant of Works held that God promised Adam and his progeny eternal life if they obeyed moral law." ... "Belief in the existence of a single supreme God, Humanity's duty to revere God, Linkage of worship with practical morality, God will forgive us if we repent and abandon our sins, and good works will be rewarded both in life and after death" (Robinson 3). ...

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• Grade Level: High School