Black theology

For centuries atheists and theists have debated one of the most important questions to date; does God exist? Are there hard evidences to prove His existence if he truly is real? Most importantly, why is there so much evil in this world? These questions cannot be easily answered, nor will there ever be a definite answer for them from either point of view; however, they are still thought provoking and great questions to explore and discuss to find a better understanding of why we believe what we…

The cosmological argument takes the presence of the universe to involve the presence of a being that made it. It is an argument that begins from the presence of the universe, and from endeavors to demonstrate the presence of God. This argument draws on involvement from the material world. It is crucial to know that the most this contention can plan to demonstrate is that there exists a vital being who caused everything in the universe. Nagel’s summary of this argument is as follows: (P1) Every…

Moran, William L. “The Ancient Near Eastern Background of The Love of God in Deuteronomy.” The Catholic Biblical Quarterly. 1963, 77-87. In the article, “The Ancient Near Eastern Background of The Love of God in Deuteronomy,” William L. Moran argues that two so called ‘distinctive features’ of Deuteronomy, its foundational basis from the prophet Osee and its originality, are not true. Before delving into his arguments, he clarifies that the major theme in Deuteronomy is “Yahweh’s’ love for…

In the collection of essays from walden by henry david thoreau had a lot of transcendentalist based statements some of which were based on the premise of nature and god. “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. . . .” (lines 155 from the pond in winter.) What Thoreau means literally by this is everywhere around him is perfect. But how this connects to nature and god is really just that heaven is this distant paradise but nature is also that paradise and it completely perfect. This…

The Koran and City of God are both texts that revolve around the same supreme eternal being, God. These text’s also have ultimate reality’s. However, the ultimate reality’s in each text are completely different. The Koran views ultimate reality as an achievable afterlife while City of God views it as an unobtainable experience that has already been tainted by the transgressions of Adam and Eve. These differences in these ultimate reality’s affect the relationship between men and women. In the…

What is God to you? Is God the almighty, all-knowing, all-powerful being who watches over our every decision and action? Does God take a figure of a human, and walk amongst us, or is God only an imaginative being? In fact, God can be whatever people need him to be. Some of the biggest holy books which all portray a distinct type of God describing the way people should live their lives or the ways to everlasting life in heaven are the Bhagavad Gita, the Holy Bible, and the Quran. All these…

The problem of evil is an atheistic argument, against the existence of God. It is a deductive argument that pits the existence of unjustified evil against the existence of any kind of divine being. Julian of Norwich presents a response to the problem of evil, but there are also some possible holes in Julian’s theory. This paper explores the problem of evil and how it is connected to human suffering, Julian’s theory in response to the problem, and a critique of Julian’s theory. One must assume…

Does the First Cause Argument successfully show that God exists? Introduction: The First Cause Argument is a valid argument in my opinion, and in this essay I will attempt to show the reader that the argument is in fact valid, as well as showing that the premises are true, which leads to the First Cause Argument being sound. By doing this I hope to convince the reader to accept that the First Cause Argument successfully shows that God exists. A basic outline of the argument goes as follows: •…

In the third meditation, Descartes attempts to progress through deriving a method for acquiring “certain” knowledge from the cogito argument and proving the existence of God. However, Arnauld objects to Descartes’ method as proof of God’s existence, claiming that Descartes engages in circular reasoning; the conclusion is used to justify one of the premises that are used to support that conclusion. For Arnauld, Descartes is using God’s existence to prove that clear and distinct perceptions are…

Response Paper H. J. McCloskey is a proclaimed atheist, and in his article, “On being an Atheist” he explains his views in a unique way from the 1960’s while refuting various arguments and views held by theists. McCloskey brings up a whole pot of valid points in his arguments. However, Evans & Manis, the authors of Philosophy of Religion: Think About Faith and Holmes, the author of Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions are able to counter and bring up many points and McCloskey’s points…