Humans as interpretive animals function as the image of God, not because of divine fiat; instead, humans in their capacities are open to being the image. My argument is not that the image of God is identifiable as particular human features. Instead, it is the fact that humans have specific...
All the things in this world are gifts of God, created for us, to be the means by which we can come to know him better, love him more surely, and serve him more faithfully. — Ignatius of Loyola 220 Humans alone are created as rational beings in the image of God, capable of a ...
The colors of an animal serve lots of different purposes — for instance, to help them hide into surroundings and escape from being noticed by preys (猎物). For tigers, their ability to be invisible will just decide whether they catch dinner or go hungry. 【1】As for humans, orange is ...
Continuing in verse 3: "All things were made by him [the Word]; and without him was not any thing made that was made." God created all things by and through the Word. Since these two Beings thought precisely alike in perfect harmony, the Word created all things exactly as directed by ...
Why Did God Create Everything? Allah says in His Quran He did not create all of this for any foolish purpose. Allah Says: And I did not Create the jinn and humans except they should worship Me. [Noble Quran 51:56] He created us for the purpose of worshiping Him, Alone and without...
Geocentrism, a flat earth, creationism, astrology, alchemy and the occult were all once pervasive beliefs. Furthermore, religions are culturally relative and, for the most part, are inconsistent and mutually exclusive. “I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god th...
This begs the question of how Man was created in god's image...how would a non-sexual being create Man? This wasn't always so. I recall that the Greek and Roman gods interbred, not only with each other but with mankind too. I think there were gods who were part-human. But now...
Miller contrasts Jordan's life story with her own struggles growing up. How she felt beaten down by her father's take on life: "There is no point. There is no God [...] There is no afterlife. No destiny. No plan [...] These are all things people dream up to comfort themselves ...
Being in the atheist Republic has made me believe that there are humans out there who care about the way the world is in, and has given me moral support in being an atheist and thus enabling me to show my views on various issues. - SHUSHRUTH SUDHIR URWA ~ Being an atheist is not...
What is most amazing about their story is that they were all living up in this perfect heaven direct with the Lord. They were all created equal and good in the eyes of God, and they were all given an equal chance to make good in this perfect heavenly environment with the Lord. ...