Monday, March 18, 2013

Christianity !

Christianity
A monotheistic and Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

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"Christianity is one of the most common believed religions in the United States."
"Christianity can be studied by reading the bible."

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LA Times
Christian Faith

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The religion of Christianity is very common throughout the world. The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Christ are all what Christians believe in. God is mentioned alot in the book Grendel. The fact that Grendel is a descendent of Cain also refers to Christianity.

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Monism !

Monism
A philosophical position which argues that the variety of existing things can be explained in terms of a single reality or substance.

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"The term monism originates in Western philosophy."
"Contrasting with monism are metaphysical dualism."

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The Philosophical Review
First Things

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Monism basically means that all existing things go back to some kind of source that's different from them. Monism was first introduced in the 18th century by Christian von Wolff. Thereare three types of monism; substanital monism, attributive monism, and partial monism.

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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Atheism !

Atheism
The rejection of belief in the existence of deities.

Sample Sentences !
"Atheism is the disbelief in the existence of supreme beings."
"Tommy was considered an athiest because he didn't believe in any kind of religion."

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Atheism
NY Times

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The theory that there is no higher power is called atheism. Atheism isn't considered a religion, it's more so considered a belief. Since atheists think that there is a higher power, they don't believe in God.

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Humanism !

Humanism
A system of thought that rejects religious beliefs and centers on humans and their values, capacities, and worth.

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"Humanism emphasizes the values and agencies of human beings."
"The great intelluectual movement of Renaissance Italy was humanism."

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NY Times
African Humanism

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Humanism is basically the thought of humans being the biggest and most important things. This belief isn't common are well accepted in today's society. Humanists believe that there is nothing superior to humans.

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Monotheism !

Monotheism !
The belief in the existence of one god or in the oneness of God.

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"All of the preachers preached monotheism, the belief that there is only one God, which is Jehovah."
"Judiasm and Christianity are both examples of monotheism; they both believe in only one God, which is Jesus or Jehovah."

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The Monotheism
Christian Monotheism

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Many well known religions contain monotheism. It tends to be more accepted than polytheism, which is the belief that there is more than one god. Monotheism appears in Grendel a lot because throughout the book they only refer to one god, which is God.

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Machiavelli !

Machiavelli
Niccolo Machiavelli was a Italian philosopher, humanist, historian, politician, and writer. The Prince is his most famous writing.

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"Machiavelli lived in Florence, Italy."
"Realism was something that Machiavelli strongly believed in."

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History Today
LA Times

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Machiavelli spent most of his career trying to figure out the meaning and reason for government. He wrote a book called The Prince which was published in 1532. Machiavelli is often quoted from that book today.

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Skepticism !

Skepticism
Belief that there's no point to life. Skeptics have a doubt towards almost everything.

Sample Sentences !
"Many people today have a skepticism towards people that claim that they're speaking for God."
"The girl, now a teenager, expressed skepticism when her parents told her that Santa Clause left presents for her under the tree."

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Skepticism
Washington Post

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Sketicism is when a person doubts everything and believes that there's no point to life. People that are skeptics tend not to have hope for the future. A good example of skepticism is in the novel Grendel. In the book, Grendel spends alot of time trying to figure out why's he's on Earth and he doesn't think that he has a purpose.

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