Natural theology

In Is God a Moral Monster?, Paul Copan describes how wonderful and loving God is while fighting off the accusations of God being a monster by the New Atheists using the Old Testament. One major point made by Copan is the question of how truly loving or terrible God is. Throughout the Old Testament God shows many different sides. He can be a caring God, or He can be a scary God. There are times when God shows mercy and then there are times that seem like he is letting terrible things happen to…

The Fall “Human Beings are not designed to be alone. None of God’s creatures are,” Chely Wright. This quote means that you are never alone. This is a lesson I learned on a cool summer night in 2013. It was the summer before 4th grade. I was sleeping over at my friend Maddie’s house just a third of a mile down the street from mine. After dinner, we decided to go for a ride on scooters around the neighborhood. It was a beautiful night, cool and quiet. We had stopped at a small spot where we hung…

good, all – knowing and all- powerful. But how could there be a God if there is evil and suffering in a world that was created by God? God is said to be perfectly good, all-knowing, and all-powerful. So if God exists then how is there both moral and natural evils in the world? This problem of evil is a very important issue and needs to be solved. The Problem of Evil can be written out in four propositions, all of which theists would agree with, in order to complete the argument an atheist would…

Evans Jr. We Shall All Be Changed – Social Problems and Theological Renewal Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997. 122. Currently serving as Robert K. Davies Professor of Systematic Theology at Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, James J. Evans is a theologian and author of multiple books within the study of theology and also African American studies. We Shall All Be Changed is a socio-historical critique of the problems faced by African Americans with regard the rhetoric of race, health,…

In the book, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, we learn of four major criticisms to Paley’s design argument. The first, is the Weak Analogy criticism which basically argues that Paley’s inferences are too subtle to be valid and that one cannot simply put two different things together…

In Leibniz’s writings, Discourse on Metaphysics , he upheld the view that final causes are everywhere and to not notice them, but believe in God is ridiculous. Since as we know, Leibniz believed that God created the best possible world for us. Now getting to my point, I would like to effectively defend Leibniz against Descartes because in his writings, Meditations on First Philosophy , Descartes rejects final causes. First, I will explain what the connection between final causes and efficient…

Each of the friends exposed the inherent weaknesses of evil people. Though the wicked appeared invincible, they were rotten at the core and God would destroy them. For his part, however, Job saw only their continuing strength and enviable security. Although none of the friends named Job in this cycle, these pointed diatribes formed the basis for round three which turned painfully personal as they accused Job of having engaged in the very same oppressive practices that would make “[the wicked]…

René Descartes is one of the most famous modern philosophers in the world. One of his most reputable works is called Meditations on the First Philosophy. The book is made up of six mediations in which Descartes seeks to prove what knowledge is undoubtedly true. In his third meditation, Descartes attempts to provide evidence for the existence of God. He raises one main argument, followed by a supplemental argument. He sets up his first premise by stating that he, in fact, does have a concept of…

earth and His involvement in our daily lives. Having the Great I Am in every aspect of life helps us not only become more confident in walking through ups and downs, but also keep up strengthen our faiths and beliefs in Him. This essay will present a theology of God’s creation and demonstrate how His involvement impacts my career in Business and Finance. Survey of the Biblical…

In this essay I will be explicating a handful of philosophical theories to determine which one is best. I will analyze the controversies and counter arguments of each theory starting with Pascal’s Wager, followed by the Cosmological Argument, and finally the Argument from Evil. Pascal’s Wager, the belief that people must choose whether or not to bet on God’s existence, is the most sound argument making it superior to the others. Pascal’s Wager begins by examining nature. He argues that “We…