Omnipotence

Compassionate, the Beneficent and the Gracious. Another example is Al-Majid, meaning the Glorified. These names are especially reserved for him and provide the nature of his Ultimate aspect. Allah is omnipotent, meaning he is everywhere all at once. His omnipotence is meant to instill fear in his followers. His awe-striking power inspires fear (Smith 157). It is not meant to depict tyranny, but is more of a realistic reaction to a divine being who exists so much higher than any human does (Smith…

determine whether it has any relation to Aramaic, language of Jesus. Father Gonzaga is also asked to determine how many times the old man’s head can fit on the head of pin, which contributes to the further discrimination to catholicism to prove God’s omnipotence. The old man with wings is also being noticed as a Norwegian sailor making sounds from church leaving out reality. Marquez criticizes those like the old man because it seems that they do not realize the greater significance of life.…

Does morality depend on God? Is it God’s commands that make actions right or wrong? These arguments were originally inspired by the story of Euthyphro, written by Plato, where a dilemma, commonly known as Euthyphro’s dilemma, stems from the dialogue between the two main characters. It poses the question of whether an action is pious because it is loved by the Gods, or if it’s loved by the Gods because it is pious. As time went by, a modernized model of this argument came to life and from that, a…

God. The title of Leibniz’s book, Theodicy, translates into “the vindication of God’s power and goodness despite the existence of evil,” and so Leibniz attempts to solve the problem of evil through his work (Martin 313). Mackie’s work, Evil and Omnipotence, sets forth a strong thesis in his argument challenging religious belief in God. Despite the problem of evil in the world, it is still rational to believe in the existence of God. Mackie argues the problem of evil in his philosophy, as he…

aiding the Persian Empire’s King Cyrus. This deliberate attribution of Persian victory to the Israelite God can be understood as a theological response to the Israelite’s concerns at that tumultuous time; the text’s monotheistic focus on Yahweh’s omnipotence shows that, although the Israelites are under Persian rule, they must stay faithful to their god. Isaiah 45 clearly portrays Cyrus’ successes as the work of Yahweh. It opens by calling Cyrus the Lord’s “anointed” (Oxford Bible 1028). This…

ording to Albert Camus the greatest problem about philosophy is, “why not commit suicide?” Many philosophers agree that the separation of the body and the soul is how to reach the ultimate goal in philosophy, but Albert Camus argued that suicide is an immediate separation of the body and the soul. While this point delivers a fascinating question, Socrates, Saint Augustine, Boethius, and the Buddha all have answers to why a person should not commit suicide. Providence and rule are the greatest…

The Christian understanding of the relationship to the Creator, comes from a self-revelation of a Trinitarian God through the Word, narrating the whole history of Israel and the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, basic stone in the search of Truth within the Church, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Albert Einstein wrote: “Science without religion is lame and religion without science is blind.” (Uršič). The human quest for meaning and purpose requires an interaction…

Extracts derived from Letter IV of ‘Frankenstein’ foreshadows the elementary ideas that are instilled during the course of the novel. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851) was influenced by many such as husband P.B Shelley, her father William Goodwin and his friend the Scientist Erasmus Darwin. Considering these people and the context at the time which influenced Shelley. It’s no surprise theories on Galvanism, Romantic literal movement and its resulting opposition to the industrial…

When many people think of a serial killer they think of Hannibal Lecter, although he is fictional, or Jeffrey Dahmer. A serial killer is someone who murders at least three people that fit a specific category weather it is based on gender, race, wealth, age, religion, or any other characteristic (Serial Killer 2001). Serial killers have intrigued and frightened people in American culture for decades. One of the more horrifying aspects of serial killers is that there is no way of distinguishing…

go against the divine laws. This craving is depicted as irresistibly overwhelming, casting a dark shade over Augustine’s mind. He then wonders if he was “acting like a prisoner with restricted liberty” attempting to possess “a dim resemblance to omnipotence” (7). This wording encapsulates the image of Augustine being physically constrained by his mortality and lack of power in comparison to God. He attempted to shatter the bars that surround him by going against God’s impenetrable power, but he…