God Is Not Great

beings just a small world within a hierarchy, or are they individuals who were created to be great, intelligent, and one with God? A hierarchy is the process of classifying individuals and/or objects above and below each other, according to their superiority to one another. A continuum is a comparison of similar beings that are different by degree and compared based on their quantitative difference. The Great Chain of Being, which consists of having both a hierarchy and continuum, would suggest…

The Gods and Goddesses of Hinduism There are three great god and goddess in Hindu. That is the god of creation, the god of protection and the god of destruction. Brahma Brahma is considered to be the god of creation, which is considered to be the god of pray in the Vedic myths and officially named Brahman in Hindu mythology. Brahma is directly linked with cosmic will brahman, which is generally believed that everything in the universe is from the Brahman and is back to Brahma after destruction.…

from The Odyssey is a mere mortal but many people confuse him with being a demigod. Typically, a demigod is a great war hero and many come to admire him. Odysseus grew up around the influence of the gods. When the gods come down to Earth they make children with mortals, resulting in a half god and half mortal offspring known as a demigod. Most of these demigods contain the powers of their god parents. Such as Perseus, offspring of Poseidon, he was able to control water, much like his father but…

Descartes: The Special Causal Principle and the Existence of God In the 3rd Meditation, Descartes concludes that the he is a thinking thing and continues by determining whether there is anything that exist outside of him. Descartes then provides an argument which aim is to determine whether God exist, and this is presented as an argument for the existence of God based on an idea. In this, the Special Causal Principle arises and well as the concept of “clear and distinct ideas”. The aim of this…

people of England attributed the hierarchy to the idea of the Great Chain of Being. The idea that social rank, behavior, and customs were attributed to an active God persisted well into the Tudor Era. Not abiding by this idea meant going against God and ensuring that he punish the country, so it was best to abide by such ideals ordained by God. Yet somehow, England had six “wicked women” who went against everything that was set by the Great Chain of Being. Though their wickedness varied to…

to religion, is greatly different from Europe. Throughout the epic God is mentioned only a few times and Allah even less. However, destiny is a major theme in the life of Sundiata. This leads me to believe that destiny is a part of this polytheistic endogenous religion. Then, it is destiny that leads to the rise of the Mali Empire (Niane…

of the great first urban civilizations of Mesopotamian and Egyptian. In the Mesopotamian civilization was a common reason and idea of life that drove, molded and formed their society. Their purpose for life was found in their religion and in it they believed they lived to serve the gods who in return would protect them. With this mindset,…

beings just a small world within a hierarchy, or are they individuals who were created to be great, intelligent, and one with God? A hierarchy is the process of classifying individuals and/or objects above and below each other, according to their superiority to one another. A continuum is a comparison of similar beings that are different by degree and compared based on their quantitative difference. The Great Chain of Being, which consists of having both a hierarchy and continuum, would suggest…

McCloskey postures against mystical faith in God is the thing that has been termed the issue of malevolence. McCloskey says that if a flawless, all-effective and entirely great God exists, then He would not have made a world in which unavoidable enduring and abhorrence exist. This contention can be an extremely troublesome one to handle from a mystical perspective, yet there are various conceivable clarifications for how a flawless and all-capable God can permit detestable on the planet. As a…

that people can relate to and understand a lot more in this text. This book gives great stories of the…