Mankind

Existentialism is a Humanism, I agree with some of what Sartre said but not everything. I don’t believe that there is no God or that we are born without a purpose. I am Catholic so naturally I do believe that there is a God. I don’t believe that mankind happened accidentally. Looking at the complexity of the universe and human beings, I can’t help but believe that there is a God. I don’t think that our purpose is what job we should have or who we should marry, rather I believe we have a…

The Book of Job probes the question of the problem of evil in the world. This book is one of the more philosophical books in the old testament. It has spiritual value, but it also has a universal philosophical value that touches on the problem of evil. The main character is Job who is an upstanding gentile man of his town. He has a family, a farm, and status in his town. One-day God and Satan are talking and Satan says Job only loves God because he is blessed with a good life. So as a challenge…

things, man is free to exercise his free will. It was because God was able to see all things and know the sins of mankind that he decided to send Jesus to earth to be fully man and fully God and to be crucified for the sins of mankind. God did not create sin, but he created an avenue to save sinful mankind from its actions. Jesus’ death on the cross is God’s ultimate redemption for mankind, but not the only references to God as redeemer. Job tells us in 19:25 that his redeemer is alive and there…

Human kindness, something truly hard to achieve as mankind is contaminated with lots of impurities. Furthermore, said impurities are gained through man’s strong influence over one another. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak reflects the products of the impurities lingering within man and its ability to collapse man’s humanity. Through man’s constant influence over one another, their humanity is lost through the fog of uncertainty and impurities. With man being lost in the fog they become distant…

Dostoyevsky uses the thought provoking conversation between two very religious brothers to discuss God, the meaning of life and the role of God in life. He calls into question whether God is truly benevolent or a god of “Mockery” who enjoys watching mankind suffer and struggle. In this passage, Ivan is telling the story of the encounter between “the grand inquisitor” and Jesus Christ. Ivan had previously discussed how the inquisitor had questioned Jesus and his true intentions as God and in the…

others ignorant on the topics and themes found inside the books; it would be better for others to become educated on the topics, not left blind and ready to repeat mankind's past mistakes. Book banning, as it leaves ignorance in it wake, also forces mankind to stop its development, with it not being aware of both new and old ideas that challenge and grow society. Lastly, it takes away the freedom of speech and choice. No group can decide for any individual what they can believe and think, and no…

author uses indirect characterization because the only actual direct characterization we get is when the banker talks about the bet and the rest of the story is indirect because the lawyer is in imprisonment for fifteen year. Thus showing that when mankind is strained it will be impractical to…

comes in as an outlet for people to relinquish their violent ways, thus having the welfare of all individuals as the main goal. Locke: I let you speak without interrupting you, please reciprocate that same level of respect. As you previously stated, mankind fails to cooperate with one another, in this case, how will all individuals within a community subjugate to a rule of government that forces them to give up violence, what you say is their security? Hobbes: Of course there will be outliers…

Rousseau disputes legal power among mankind forms as a result of man having no innate power over fellow creatures therefore strength offers no right. “From how many crimes, wars and murders, from how many horrors and misfortunes might not any one have saved mankind” (Symonds, 2016 pg. 20). Indicative of crimes committed under power of governments and individuals with money who can choose to inflict…

behind for our children. I agree with Schweitzer. The three primary reasons that I agree with Schweitzer’s “Reverence for Life” are as follows. Albert speaks of how he sees that the world is changing and how he has seen it change as the ethics of mankind have become a morality. Albert also speaks of how anyone or anything trying to harm life itself is recognized as evil. The third reason on why Albert’s theory is identifiable is part of the view that he has for humanity, how many try to live…