Ontology

Death is normally an uncomfortable topic for most. However, realization that death can occur at any time is critical. Many people have this unrealistic notion that our loved ones will be with us for a long time. Most people see death as something that happens in old age. They believe they have time to prepare their hearts for the death of a loved one. However, sometimes this does not always happen. Sometimes people are taken from us too soon. Sudden death can leave us feeling very overwhelmed. Much

From the beginning of time, the existence of God or Gods has been researched and debated by theologians, religious philosophers, and many others for thousands of years. The Christian beliefs and practices included that Jesus is the central figure of Christianity, which is considered by almost all denominations. Christianity began as a part of Judaism in the 1st century CE and later separated in various religious groups. The Christian beliefs and practices included that Jesus is the central figure

God exists. Newton’s first law states that “An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.” In Question 2, Aquinas defends the existence of God. He states that since life is evermoving, there must have been a first force or a first mover to set off the movement of life and civilization, and that force is God. Also, God did not have to be moved since he was the first mover. God is the actuality

Gazing upon my own reflection of my consciousness, I come to see the outlines of my understanding that my very own thoughts do not falter far from those similar to the great philosopher Plato, however, they still differentiate in certain areas surrounding the theory of how we attain knowledge, also in what lies beyond the physical realm and into the intangible, along with what is the value of what is good and bad. By exploring epistemology, I agree that certain knowledge described by Plato, such

Finding Meaning in Heideggerian Nothingness One of the most obscure, and on the surface meaningless, quotes attributed to Heidegger is, “the nothing itself nihilates” (Heidegger 103). This quote from What is Metaphysics? In the book Basic Writings, seems confusing and contradictory until understood within the context of Heidegger’s nothing as a noun “Nothing” and not a verb. This perplexity over the meaning of “the nothing itself nihilates” was famously critiqued by Rudolf Carnap in his book The

My personal philosophy aligns a lot with Plato and Augustine. These two philosophers thought almost just like me when it came to changing the world or trying to make it great and Augustine believing that God created everything is how I feel to. When it came to Plato’s thinking he was trying to change the world and make it better. What I try to do is make myself and my kids a better person and then I can start with the others. Change comes from within and when others see it they can probably change

By Searching Have you ever had a moment in your life when you weren’t sure whether you wanted to believe in something? Or how about a time you wanted to know whether or not something existed? If you have, that’s completely normal for everybody in their life struggles with this problem. One of these people who struggled with believing in something was Isobel Kuhn. Since she struggled with this issue, a lot of times she had doubted that God existed, so she wrote the book called “By Searching”. Isobel

If a tree falls in a forest and nobody's around to hear it, does it make a sound? This thought experiment is used to understand the nature of reality and physics. It can be rewritten to ask if an event happens and no one is around to observe it, did it happen? The first problem is that if an event happens yet no one observes it then we cannot be certain that that event happens. Reality only dictates that the end result occurred but the process can be vastly different than expected. Orwell's novel

The third question that Aquinas asked is if there is a God, is he perfect? This is one of the hardest questions to ask because it is subjective of how a person defines the word perfect. Aquinas starts by believing that God is in fact perfect. In multiple texts it says, “Be you perfect as also your heavenly Father is perfect” (45). This means that people should act the same way as God did. This is considered perfect because God is the most holy thing on earth, which means that he is perfect.

Disproving Aquinas’ Fifth Proof Saint Thomas Aquinas is famous for his five intellectual proofs describing the existence of God. Aquinas’ five proofs are famous amongst Catholics and are widely viewed as evidence of Gods existence. The basis of Aquinas’ fifth proof is that all things work towards a final cause, and act in a manner that is generally harmonious. An entity must direct this universal harmony, and that entity is God. Aquinas’ fifth proof from “Intellectual design”, specifically fails