Essays on God Page 13

The Divine Command Theory states that morality is based on religion, where actions are deemed morally right if commanded by God and morally wrong if forbidden by God. This theory asserts that moral principles rely on God, and following His commands establishes moral obligation. However, I aim to challenge this theory by presenting the belief…

            In the painting by Jose Clemente Orozco, entitled Cortes y Malinche, a white (or Mexican) man and an Indian woman sit on what appears to be a throne while an Indian man lies, presumably dead, at their feet.  There are several elements at work within this painting, the most obvious of which is that…

As you can see above, even the most vilehuman beings acknowledge him. But trying to argue for or against the idea thatGod exists is much more difficult than believing that he exists or evenacknowledging that there is a higher power. Even Charles DarwintheBritish naturalist who developed the theory of evolution and natural selectionin his book…

Introduction Aeschylus became one of the well known playwright and leading tragic poets of the ancient Greece along with Sophocles and Euripides. Around 458 B.C., he produced a three part play known as the Oresteia Trilogy starting from the first one entitled Agamemnon followed by The Libation Bearers also known as Cheophori and the third…

In the two stories “Where Love Is, There Is God Also” and  “The Last Leaf” we see two characters who change the outcome of peoples lives. Both Martin Avdeich and Mr. Behrman were similar in character but also very different. Both of the men helped others they knew and helped change others outlook on life….

We live in a world where millions doubt the existence of God: a world of science and technology in which people only accept what they can prove. Why do these people doubt him and why do others believe so fervently?People have many varied reasons in believing in God. Some need the faith as a comfort…

Introduction Goddess Athena exists in the mythodology of the Greek.  She is known to be the Goddess of a number of things including war as well as wisdom, weaving and metal working.  However being the Goddess of war did not imply that she was involved with violence, as this field was the domain of Ares,…

In ancient poetry, gods were portrayed as anthropomorphic deities, making them no less detailed and individual than the people in the poem. Early epic was considered history but was often adorned by mythological elements. In Virgil’s Aeneid, these gods functioned as literary vehicles and characters that added a fantastical and mythical element to the story….

Why do Mrs. Turpin’s ideas about God (O’Connor 18-36) make us laugh and make us sad, sometimes at the same time?  Why do her thoughts and comments evoke both our anger and understanding?    Indeed, was Mrs. Turpin elated or devastated by her final “revelation” (35)?  Peter Hawkins, in the introduction to O’Connor’s story, told us…

Before his tent, the firelight playing on his white beard and glinting from his undimmed eagle eyes, sat the great king Brian Boru among his chiefs. The king was old – seventy-three winters had passed over his lion-like head – long years crammed with fierce wars and bloody intrigues. Yet his back was straight, his…