An important topic is being discussed, and it concerns the various concepts of God. Indeed, throughout history humanity have asked the same question with no avail, is there really a God? However, “Philosophers have offered three answers to the “is anyone in charge” question: 1) there is a God, 2) there is no God, and 3) we can’t know whether there is a god or not a God (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 167). The belief that there is a god is called theism. Conversely, the belief that there is not a god is called atheism. The fact that no conclusion can be made on whether there is a god or not is defined as agnosticism.
Firstly, there are many traditional views of God, in Western religion and philosophy. God in Western religion and philosophy is seen as …show more content…
These images are absolutely opposite of the traditional images of what God should look like. For instance, “Mary Baker Eddy the founder of Christian Science, referred to God as “our father our Mother,” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 192). The thought that God could be a women is very interesting. If you think about it, if God was the one who gave birth to the world and created all of us isn’t it and appropriate conclusion that possibly God could be a woman?
Also, another nontraditional image of God is Jesus as a mestizo. “Virgil Elizondo, claims that being a Jew in Galilee was very much like being a Mexican- American in Texas” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 195). The Jewish community was not accepted by the Greeks, they were treated like second class citizen. Nevertheless, throughout history Jesus have been depicted as blonde and blue eyed, a figure that mimics the rich and powerful of the world. “Elizondo, who is a priest, sees this point of connection as essential for Mexican Americans such as himself and his parishioners” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. …show more content…
For centuries stories of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman have been passed down from generation to generation. According to Robert Penn Warren, “only by separating humans from the divine nature could God set up a condition under which humans could reject sin and create good” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 189).To understand the way evil effect the world one have to analyze the history of man. Indeed, God created us in his own image and give us the privilege of having free will, the ability to distinguish right from wrong. However, not all of us do the right thing. “Theodicy, is the explanation and justification of evil as an integral part of this best of all possible worlds” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 189). In fact, there are many categories of evil. For instance, moral evil which is bought about by a moral catalyst like murder or rape. Also, there is natural evil, this evil is bought about by natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados. The final evil is active sin which is an active precursor to passive suffering. Also, in Western religion and philosophy, good and evil is seen as a necessity. Evil and good go together without, one can exist without the other. For, example Fyodor Dostoyevsky stated the point that if evil and suffering disappeared the world would become dissatisfactory. The world would become overpopulated and there would be no room for the new generation. Without evil and suffering there would
Firstly, there are many traditional views of God, in Western religion and philosophy. God in Western religion and philosophy is seen as …show more content…
These images are absolutely opposite of the traditional images of what God should look like. For instance, “Mary Baker Eddy the founder of Christian Science, referred to God as “our father our Mother,” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 192). The thought that God could be a women is very interesting. If you think about it, if God was the one who gave birth to the world and created all of us isn’t it and appropriate conclusion that possibly God could be a woman?
Also, another nontraditional image of God is Jesus as a mestizo. “Virgil Elizondo, claims that being a Jew in Galilee was very much like being a Mexican- American in Texas” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 195). The Jewish community was not accepted by the Greeks, they were treated like second class citizen. Nevertheless, throughout history Jesus have been depicted as blonde and blue eyed, a figure that mimics the rich and powerful of the world. “Elizondo, who is a priest, sees this point of connection as essential for Mexican Americans such as himself and his parishioners” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. …show more content…
For centuries stories of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman have been passed down from generation to generation. According to Robert Penn Warren, “only by separating humans from the divine nature could God set up a condition under which humans could reject sin and create good” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 189).To understand the way evil effect the world one have to analyze the history of man. Indeed, God created us in his own image and give us the privilege of having free will, the ability to distinguish right from wrong. However, not all of us do the right thing. “Theodicy, is the explanation and justification of evil as an integral part of this best of all possible worlds” (Roots of Wisdom Pg. 189). In fact, there are many categories of evil. For instance, moral evil which is bought about by a moral catalyst like murder or rape. Also, there is natural evil, this evil is bought about by natural disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornados. The final evil is active sin which is an active precursor to passive suffering. Also, in Western religion and philosophy, good and evil is seen as a necessity. Evil and good go together without, one can exist without the other. For, example Fyodor Dostoyevsky stated the point that if evil and suffering disappeared the world would become dissatisfactory. The world would become overpopulated and there would be no room for the new generation. Without evil and suffering there would