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look for answers and reasoning in a different way with his statement. In response, Evan and Manis say that the thrust of the non-temporal argument is that present existence of contingent objects requires that there be a necessary being” (Evans & Manis, 2009). As mentioned McCloskey claims that everything requires a cause for its existence; therefore God requires a cause for his existence. Evans and Manis discuss it this way, the argument assumes that all contingent beings require a cause for…

Mani was the founder of the religion Manicheanism. The reason why he is even relevant in this book is because at the end of Gnosticism, Mani was the individual to take Gnosticism and make it into a religion. The religion itself taught that life is a dualist system in which all is black or white. Also, because of this dualism, none of the things that seemed opposite shall meet. At the time, Mani was famous for his story strikingly resembling the story of Jesus. It is said that at the age of…

Mani, the founder of Manichaeism lived around 216-277 CE and operated in Iran but his religion migrated throughout many areas over the Roman Empire and in to Asia. His father was a member of the Elcasaites, a Jewish- Christian group in which he grew up in. Mani received visions from a paraclete which told him to leave the Elcasaites and preach his revelations about the natural world…

existence can be shared tangibly by “witnessing” or sharing appropriately what is seen or historically experienced. And as described by Evans and Manis, “The teleological argument begins from the fact that the natural world appears to exhibit purposive order or design, and infers that its cause must therefore be an intelligent designer” (Evans & Manis, p.77). McCloskey accepts as true that evolution places the need for a designer, inasmuch, suggesting that it is acquainted to an…

The existence of God has been debated throughout history. There are many arguments for the existence of God but there are two commonly-accepted arguments among theists: the cosmological argument and the teleological argument also known as the argument from design. In his article entitled “On Being an Atheist”, H.J. McCloskey attempts to refute each of these arguments. His stated purpose in the article is to provide reasons for atheism and to show that it is more comforting to be an atheist than…

Evans and Manis differs greatly from the view previously mentioned. According to Evans and Manis, God is not a contingent being and if God did have a cause he would not be God. Evans and Manis go on to explain that the cosmological argument prove many of God’s characteristics. However, it does include some of the key elements of a theistic concept of God. “By itself, the argument only seems to show the existence of a necessary being that is the cause of the universe” (Evans and Manis). As a…

strong examples given by Evan and Manis that support a theists belief in God. An example given in the book, Philosophy of Religion, is about Aquinas. Aquinas suggested there are two things in nature that suggest designer and a designer. The first is order, and the second is value. The idea that things happen in the order that they are supposed to (a good and proper order) is called beneficial order. Aquinas suggests that this can imply intelligent design (Evan & Manis, 2009, p.…

with the relationship between a teacher and a student. She also says about the importance of teaching and education. Similarly in this novel, Hariharan says how Vasu Master put his effort to teach Mani and his life after retirement. This paper deals about the relationship between Vasu Master and Mani. Key Words:…

one of life’s most precious gifts. However, it can also be one of life’s greatest challenges. The Virtual Child program provides participants with a small glimpse into the processes, decisions, trials and blisses of raising a sweet bundle of joy (Manis, 2008). At the start of my virtual parenting adventure, I had a baby girl whom I named Rory Jane. My favorite name for a girl is Aurora, but I have a terrible habit of shortening people’s names, so I knew I would refer to a child named Aurora as…

Foreman (2016) positions that there are many things that are not able to be proven completely, but “in the absence of defeaters” there are historical details and explanations to show God is our creator and real (Video file). Following Evans and Manis’ (2009) cosmological discussion of the “non-temporal form of argument,” they suggest that there are many arguments regarding the beginning of creation or as they mention “the universe” that provide a good explanation of God’s existence (pp. 69-77)…