Deity

483). As critics John Hick, William James and others point out, ‘a deity demanding belief is egotistical and not worthy of religious consideration’ (p. 483). Pascal’s argument for this however, is that those who make the wager and are given faith end up being able to receive certain spiritual and ethical benefits they may…

is unreasonable to claim that there need be an explanation for the whole infinite series of a cause and effect chain. The character Demea primarily says that everything has a reason and utilizes this fundamental claim to prove the existence of a deity. He then continues to explain that it would be impossible for anything to be the cause of it’s own existence and by thus following this cycle of cause and effect, we either chase an infinite succession with no…

symbolism. In the center of Jesus’ body, there is a Mexican calavera, or skull which is meant to further embody traditional Mexican culture. The stone deity is depicted as a large statue with Jesus laced into it, and Indians to the left and Spaniards to the right, worshipping this idol. They each appear to be offering up sacrifices to whichever deity they worship in a similar fashion of bowing their heads and carrying their sacrifices on stretchers. Even though they worship different gods, they…

to combine this section of the final with another given section and turn this character into a new deity/ god. Therefore, we will also be focusing on the functions of mythology (cosmological, pedagogical, mystical, and sociological). With these two sections combined, I will also go over the name of the new deity and talk about his personality and his social interactions with humans and other deities like himself. The first portion of the final is looking into what the character would be…

etiquette. Shintos worship kamis these kamis are deities that are associated with locations, animals as well as the emperor. Neo Shinto views were influenced by confucianism with the importance of the relationship to the emperor. The shinto text is called kojiki and praises values like purity and brilliance. Shinto beliefs were very prominent in Japan and even when other religions began to spread many japanese people still worshiped their local deities.…

comestibles, to a mood of “happiness” or “favor” (Pinkney, Prasada, The Gracious Gift, in Contemporary and Classical South Asia, 735). In Hinduism, during the worship (puja), “devotees make some kind of offering to the deity (Pinkney, 746)”, typically consisting of food. It is believed that the deity partakes of and then returns the offering, thereby consecrating the gift. The offering is then distributed and eaten by the worshippers. Basically, food can be seen as a divine gift because…

indicate the ubiquity of sacrifice, illustrating deities, animals, and…

god of fertility and vegetation as well as the protector of crops. Plague nine, the plague of darkness corresponds with Re, Aten, Atum, and Horus. These four were all deities associated with the sun. The tenth plague, the plague on the firstborn, was an attack against Pharaoh and against Osiris. Pharaoh was considered the patron deity and Osiris the judge of the…

through revelations in the natural world. Moda has one big eye, the Sun, through which he energizes the world and keeps watch over all his creations during the day. At night, Moda’s eye mysteriously recedes into the Moon and the Stars, through which the deity watches the world in darkness. His breath causes wind and his sweat causes rain. When Moda is angry with mankind, he breathes fiercely and sweats profusely thereby causing natural catastrophes such as earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and…

of the sorrow he felt for those suffering The purpose of the religion is to “enlighten” the soles of people who are lost He transformed into Buddha" "Deity Monotheistic Polytheistic " "Hinduism is polytheistic meaning that the adherents believe in multiple deities " Buddhism is monotheistic meaning that the adherents believe in only one deity - Budda "Sacred Text(s) " "The Vedas “Book of Knowledge” The Upanishads " "The Tripitaka is one of Buddhism’s main…