God Is Not Great

He believes that the reason Moses was barred from leading the Israelites into the promise land was not that Moses committed sin however because he “failed to counteract the peoples slide into blasphemy”, about God. The traditional view is that Moses was disqualified due to punishment by God for sin. Since Anisfeld does not believe the traditional view about Moses leading the people, he applies another approach using ten complaints of the people recorded in the scriptures found in Exodus and…

reference) "Americans are becoming more hostile and negative toward Christianity." With numbers as low as 3% specifically representing teens who believe in God it's no wonder why media finds it necessary to replace religion with reason. In this day and time mankind seeks scientific answers, yet fail to see the truth in Biblical text that informs us of our God who rules over the earth and all its many creations. The truth is right before our eyes, we simply refuse to believe it. It is crucial…

not afford slaves. Thus, it seems that these great civilizations lived different from one another. Despite their differences in lifestyles, one comparable attribute of Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt would be their religion. Both civilizations practiced a polytheistic religion which meant they believed in more than one god. Ancient Egypt was ruled by pharaohs. Pharaohs were the highest level in the Egyptian society and were considered close to the gods. Egypt’s version of polytheism would be…

traditional Catholic faith and based their lives on negative, threatening assumptions of God. However, with the scientific discoveries during the Age of Reason, Christianity replaced Puritan beliefs with reason and rationality. The Age of Reason influenced His believers into a better understand of God and creation. With the…

Gilgamesh is the first of its kind and has set many modern day themes in storytelling around the world. Word of his great city Uruk as spread far from Mesopotamia. “Gilgamesh who underwent many hardships surpassing all kings” (100) Gilgamesh rules his city harshly and his people are burdened they cry to the gods for help. The gods grant their wish and create Enkidu, but what are the gods design for Gilgamesh’s life? Do they intend to provide Gilgamesh with a lifetime companion or are there…

the perfect obedience. However, humans owned god nothing than the total honesty in every single action we do, but we actually do not do that we disobey god and we turnaway from him, we always but ourselfs in the position of debting before god. Sin is understood as a failure to fulfill a duty, by sinning humankind disrupted the beauty of the universe because god has to give us a punshment as he gave adam and eve after they sinned and turned away from god. Accourding to anselm, god’s honor and…

The Difference in the Puritans God and the Native Americans God Everyone wonders or questions who their God is, and their culture influences them as to who they believe their God is. This is very true with the Puritans and the Native Americans, Iroquois and Navajo. Both Puritans and Native Americans believe in very different Gods. The Puritans believe there is only one God, who they can learn of his ways from the Bible, and The Native Americans believe in spiritual beings, which exist in…

argument, first proposed by Anselm of Canterbury, is an argument that uses premises and reason to prove that God exists. In this paper, I will explain Anselm’s arguments for the existence of God and Guanilo’s response against Anselm’s reasoning. I will then evaluate the arguments given by both Anselm and Gaunilo. In his work, Proslogion, Anselm uses reductio ad absurdum to argue that God exists. Reductio ad absurdum is a form of argument where a premise is disproven by following its…

calling. He uses the divine power bestowed to him from God to protect and serve despite it never seeming to be enough to fulfill his lust for power. This warrior follows great morals and values. Other characters also help to achieve security for others like the heroic Hrothgar and the wonderful Wiglaf. These characters also follow the same values as the great Beowulf. There are many factors that go into this poem that makes it so deep. The great…

I’m sure God has similar feelings when we his children run from him and try to place ourselves in a position that is “higher” than the Lord Almighty. It’s a hard prayer for David to ask the LORD to take care of the wickedness (his on son) that is seeking after him. I’m not looking forward to the moments as a parent when I feel as if I failed. Psalm 4: I find it interesting in verse 1 how David is boldly commanding God is answer him. Is that good or bad? He is still acknowledging that God is…