Universe College Essays Samples For Students

Hinduism, which remains the oldest surviving religion known to man was also the religion practiced by the royal family of Siddhartha Gautama, which confers that the Hindu philosophy of Samsara is the truest and most profound for its spiritual effect on the people of India. Although the Buddha is a wise man who has contributed greatly to humanity with a simplification of the concepts and ideals of the Hindu philosophy; the Buddhist philosophy comes from the ancient teachings of the Hindu religion and texts. One must consider Buddhism as the less complex and elementary version of the Hindu religion, Continue reading...

The exploration of the meaning of life is done through many different ways, one prevalent route being religion. In attempting to determine exactly where we fit in from our perspective in the universe, we have taken a plethora of roads toward that end - some believe that we need to connect more deeply with the universe around us, while others believe we need to be saved through an outside force that can only help us through complete abandonment of our agency. These two different, yet equally compelling, perspectives are outlined in Karen Armstrong's "Homo Religiosus" and Robert Thurman's essay " Continue reading...

Introduction

The main aim of this document is to address my personal beliefs in God, knowledge, ethnics, reality, human nature, consistency, human purpose, and metaphysical in our daily life. I have presented answers the exact way I would answer to the questions during a regular conversation or when someone asks me about my individualized thoughts and alignment with my religious thoughts and views. I this outline, I have presented answers to the questions based solely on my personal views. I have not included nor taken anyone’s point of view concerning the questions in the document. The answers are my Continue reading...

Religious studies

A PHILOSOPHICAL DEBATE
Ever since the beginning of time, Man has strived to discover the secrets of the Universe. From Aristotle to Socrates to the modern philosophers, every curious mind has tried to divulge answers from Mother Earth in order to satiate their burning thirst for the knowledge. Philosophy has solely existed to answer questions related to reality, existence, values, reason and mind. Philosophy has been divided into many subcategories. They include metaphysics, ethics, logic, aesthetics and epistemology. Whereas logic is connected with reasoning, epistemology attempts to garner the nature and scope of knowledge. Ethics refers to the philosophy Continue reading...

The Mayan apocalyptic predictions of 2012 have long since passed, and civilization has essentially moved on from its portents of doom and gloom. However, with Gregg Braden’s Fractal Time: The Secret of 2012 and a New World Age, elements of self-help spiritualism and pseudo-math are combined to create a work of New Age spiritualism that, while certainly illuminating to the converted, will not successfully convince those looking for philosophies to the universe that require greater rigor. Looking at the book through an air of skepticism, Fractal Time fails to convince, poorly using its own research and loosely connecting Continue reading...

It is a common norm for scientists to use “proofs” to describe the reasoning for various things. Scientists make use of these proofs to explain why something happens. For instance, geologists believe that the earth possesses an electromagnetic field that acts as a protector against destructive solar winds. These geologists have never really witnessed or seen this field, yet they strongly believe it to be the most plausible explanation of why the earth is protected from destructive solar winds. This analogy is comparable to the use of ‘proofs” by Christians to make strong arguments about God’s existence. When Continue reading...

Since time exceeding back memory, people have had different views in as far as the existence of God and the universe are concerned. Theist believe that God exists and He is the creator of the universe while atheists, such as Stephen Hawking, are of the opinion that the existence of God is simply a delusion and that the universe is simply as a result of evolution through forces of nature. Each of these two opposing sides has come up with its own theories and arguments to support its view. These contrasting beliefs have had a significant impact on people’ Continue reading...

Over the years, man has embarked on explaining his relationship to the environment. There has been an increasing emergence of theories that seek to describe the social, biological, and physical environment in which man resides. These theories and school of thoughts have been instrumental in helping people to gain a better understanding of the universe and the relationship of the human race to the universe. These theories and school of thoughts are based on skills such as observation, conducting of experiments, and the analysis of these experiments. This means that the validity of knowledge regarding the relationship of the Continue reading...

Looking up to the sky has been one of the most important activities of humans. Early civilizations are finding answers to their theological principles in the stars while others look guidance as they travel (Rosenburg & Russo, np). Astronomy is a vital part for the foundation of the religious beliefs and concepts of most of the early civilization. They view astronomy as a tool or as a backbone to their religious, social and cultural beliefs (Sprajc 87). Curiosity and hunger for knowledge have been the fuel for mankind to search answers in space. The significance of astronomy to life could Continue reading...

The epigraph mentioned in the question has been taken from the journal The Medieval Church Encounters the Classical Tradition. This blame on medieval ages is most often credited to the Christian Churches for throwing away the minute sparks of science and other creative activities.
However, the conformation of the scholars to this fact has proved to be a major hindrance to the real understanding of the medieval ages. It cannot be denied that the middle ages were the times of political and social turmoil and saw a steep decline in the fields of learning and literacy. But, it is Continue reading...

Since the beginning of time, people constantly look for ways of justifying their religions. The most basic justification would be the presence of God. For this reason, many religions look for ways of proving that God Exists. Cosmological arguments are those that seek to show either the presence or the absence of God in the universe (Hume, 59). In the cosmological argument, one looks at one factor about the world. Such factors include the fact that the earth has materials that cause others to exist. The cosmological argument has two parts. The first part seeks to proof the existence Continue reading...

Philosophers have increasingly developed theories and perceptions explaining the existence of the universe. Although human beings are still under the down of the scientific age, it is evident that the universe existence is handwork by an intelligent creator. All knowledge and discoveries as a result of the scientific spirit and faith based beliefs approach even nearer to God’s awareness. This article will analyze the works and arguments of great philosophers; Cressy Morrison and Dawkins on their contribution about God existence.
Morrison argued that, for scientific reasons about the nature of the universe, scientists believe in God’s existence. Continue reading...

For a long time, people believed that the earth was the center of the universe. This was until Nicolaus Copernicus radically transformed the traditional astronomical model of the universe. Born on 19 February 1473, Nicolaus was a polish astronomer who changed the perception in the nature of the universe. He came up with a working hypothesis that demonstrated that the sun was the center of the universe. The scientific and religious community treated the hypothesis of Nicolaus Copernicus with rejection because it disputed other hypotheses considered valid. These included the Aristotle and Ptolemy’s geocentric astronomical models that placed Continue reading...

Paper Due Date

This paper critically reviews and discusses the paper by Paley, entitled “Natural Theology.” In the following paragraphs the author’s arguments to support his theories / propositions and conclusions are considered and commented upon.
Essentially, Paley’s paper attempts to show by building on a basic comparison between two objects: a stone (simple), and a watch (complex) that the Universe can only exist because it is part of a grand design created and overseen by God. He offered eight individual arguments to develop and support his case, which were as follows:
The first was that just as a watch Continue reading...

It appears that McCloskey is trying to support and substantiate his case for atheism by adopting a very narrow and objective approach. The usage of terms like “proof” for different school of arguments indicates that McCloskey is keen to give a sense of finality to a very complex question by attempting to debunk the thought process behind the arguments that has been labeled as proof. Human mind has its own limitations. This universe is very complex and infinite. There are a lot of things which are beyond the comprehension of human mind. The question of existence of god is Continue reading...

The book of Genesis begins with the creation of the cosmos from nothing by a supernatural deity. Creation is the core theme of the book of Genesis and the preternatural beings and objects are attributed to a supreme being. The natural realm exists in the physical universe whereas the metaphysical realm exists outside the common dimension of time. The intelligence design of the universe is attributed to a supernatural being. The book of genesis attempts to give a succinct explanation of the origin of the universe.
Moses, the author, focused on the natural universe and did not bring his Continue reading...

A wormhole theoretically is known to be a passageway through space-time that can be used to create short routes for extensive journeys that go across the universe. Wormholes are mainly forecasted through the general relativity theory. Wormholes have been forecasted come with the dangers of high radiation, unexpected collapse, and unsafe contact with alien matter. A wormhole when viewed depicts a tunnel that has separated ends in space-time. It can be pictured as a two dimensional tube surface that connects various parts of the surfaces (Nelson, Peter & Rohitash Rao 67).
There are no evidences that are observable about wormholes Continue reading...

Worldview

Worldview refers to a set of suggestions and proposals that a person holds and deeply influences the life of people with similar believes.
- The followers of Christian religion commonly regard their religion as a collection of ideas that may change their life and follow Christianity as a guideline to interact with society. Followers hardly comprehend their religion as a whole conceptual framework.
- Following are the few examples of worldview narrated by different authors.
- According to James Sire, the concept of worldview is just a conventional set of suppositions that one may hold of this world and Continue reading...

Introduction

One of the frequently asked questions in astronomy is, “are we alone in the universe?” It is hard to believe that we are alone in this universe that is home to billions of stars and innumerable planets and satellites. The astronomical community is divided into two groups in the matter of opinions on this. According to one group of astrophysicists, there are many earth-like objects existing in the universe, and it is only a matter of time before we find out our neighbors. A few astrophysicists, on the other hand, cherish the notion that life on the earth is Continue reading...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

What is science? If confined to the typical societal stigmas, science is a scientist in a lab, working for hours over a microscope with several chemical samples. If given a broader definition, science is all around us. It is in the way we breathe, or our biology. It is in the air around us, or the ecology. It is even in the universe that stretches so far beyond our feeble conceptions that we have had to develop a branch of science, theoretical physics, just to explain the missing links we do not understand yet. The book “Life, the Universe, Continue reading...

In this paper I summarize, analyze, and critique "Can science prove that God does not exist.", by Theodore Schick Jr, on pages 484 to 487, a contemporary issue in Chapter 5 of the textbook. I discuss it with references to the chapter in MLA format. A short summary of the argument is provided, and then analysis is conducted on two underlying assumptions. Analysis of the assumptions is the type of analysis that is necessary to understand philosophy in these different contemporary issues. Often the actual logic used is sound; however, the underlying assumptions for the logic are typically not Continue reading...

Scientific background information

The Big Bang Theory is the cosmological model that explains how the current state of the universe came into existence. Scientific theories explain that approximately 13.75 billion years ago, the universe was dense, compact and extremely hot (Wollack 5). It then expanded rapidly releasing massive amounts of energy. The rapid expansion was followed by rapid cooling which resulted in the conversion of energy into sub-atomic particles (electrons, protons and neutrons) (Menegoni 13). According to scientific theories, the neutrons and the neutrons combined atomic nuclei minutes after the big bang to form the nuclei. According to Wollack, the electrons took Continue reading...

The Bhagavad Gita, translated into “Song of the Divine One,” and also sometimes called, “Love Song to God,” is an ancient Sanskrit text. Passed on from the Mahabharata, it consists of a lengthy 700 versus spoken primarily by Krishna, attempting to explain the meaning of life to Arjuna. According to the text, which could also be referred to as a poem, the meaning of life is to find enlightenment, ultimate knowledge of the universe, and inner peace. The poem seeks to pass on the understanding that God is infinite. All beings and things are essential to his energy, and Continue reading...

A telescope is a device that makes it possible to view distant and faint objects as though they were near (Telescope, 2009). The discovery of the telescope and subsequent improvement in technology has gone a long way to transforming the way we view the universe. Telescope helps in viewing distant planets, stars, and heavenly bodies. To understand the mechanisms of operation of a radio telescope, it is important to initiate by taking a look at its discovery as well as the events that potentially led to the discovery. The essay will take a look at how the discovery and Continue reading...

People have always aspired to harness and manipulate the surrounding world. Efforts to subdue and to change the nature were always connected with the invention of different types of mechanical and artificial devices that help to override the environment. One of the most important part of the surroundings for people is energy. Attempts to conquer the energy have started before the industrial revolution. People used power of sun, wind, water and animals to do their jobs. Then there was machines that were able to use the power of steam. Scientists and engineers such as Thomas Newcomen and James Watt Continue reading...

The Copernican revolution is a paradigm shift from the Ptolemaic model of the universe that has postulated that the Earth is the center of the universe, a heliocentric model with the Sun at the center of our solar system. This event was one of the starting points of the beginning of the scientific revolution of the XVI century. Copernican theory was tantamount to a revolutionary restructuring not only in astronomy and science, but also in the methods of scientific research and knowledge. It has led to radical changes in the way of thinking of scientists, turning it from conventional Continue reading...

Marvel Comics and Studios is a media franchise based and owned by American business persons. Its basic line of operations includes the production of a fictional universe shared on a super-hero film basis (Howe 13). The characters of most of the eventual productions are founded on publications by Marvel Comics as a line of production. Over the recent and subsequent years, the Marvel comic has extended its line of production to include short films, television series and comic books (Butler 26). It is important to note and record that the irreducible minimum is the crossing over effect created in Continue reading...

Greatest being

The fact that it is impossible to think of something greater than that which is thought to be the greatest places the existence of God as the most powerful and greatest being ever thought. Since nothing else greater than that which is thought to be the greatest thought of; then God (the greatest) exists in reality as well as in understanding. This aspect in Anselm's ideas is the most important because it proves the undeniable evidence of the existence of God (who fits the description of the greatest being ever thought of) to both atheists and believers of God. Continue reading...

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Introduction

The story of creation is one of the most compelling and intriguing issues that has yet to be concluded. Public opinion is divided in resolving the age-long conflict of the young-earth old-earth dilemma. Even in the field of secular science, a consensus could not be reached. The age of the earth has remained a paradox that, until today, both biblical scholars and scientist are struggling to explain. Predating even the earliest human civilization, man can only speculate what may have happened billions or thousands of years ago. In order to explain man’s very own existence, creation theories Continue reading...

Contrary to the many supernatural beings or deities worshipped by pagans or other atheists, God has been described as the only true being that controls and gives life. It gets complicated when one attempts to prove this fact since religion is heavily based on belief. The bible does not at any point define the word God. Our working definition therefore is based on what has been described in the bible and other journals that give a description. Despite not emphasizing on the definition of the word God, the bible is full of description of his actions which portray this Continue reading...

Historically, there have been numerous attempts by religious philosophers to explain and prove the existence of God. However, it has attracted numerous attention from scholars, critics and researchers who have contributed significantly in understanding this contentious argument. Therefore, there has been different versions of the argument, which purport and indicate that it is self contradictory, denying that there exists a supreme being. Religious philosophers state that it is a reasonable belief that God exists because anybody purporting that nothing exists would have to exist, and they would be defeating their own argument. People who argue against the existence God Continue reading...

The key theme that is evident from this book is the idea that both the traditional and the mediaeval understanding of the universe concurred on the idea that there is a supernatural being that controls the universe. This theme has come to be referred by the literary world as the theme of superstition. Many people believe that the Universe is controlled by a supernatural being that regulates nature while at the same time shapes the fate of the inhabitants of the universe. It is clear from this literary work that authors have played a great role in shaping the Continue reading...

Zen Buddhism is a branch of Buddhism that focuses on the importance of mediation and oneness with other people and the universe. Alan Watts was partly responsible for introducing Zen Buddhism to the Western World. In this series of short talks, Watts begins by discussing how he is not a Buddhist, nor does he mean to “sell,” Buddhism to his audience. This itself is an aspect of Zen Buddhism. Unlike a few other Religions, such as Islam or Christianity, Zen Buddhism does not actively seek to gain followers.

In the segment titled, Appling, Watts expresses the idea that we Continue reading...

Charles Darwin published his masterpiece detailing his theory of evolution by natural selection, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life in 1859. Despite the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community, there are still loud and politically active Creationists that insist that the earth is less than 10,000 years old because the Bible says so. However, the Bible never actually states how old the universe or the earth is. Belief that there is a Creator and in the theory of evolution are compatible for followers Continue reading...

ABSTRACT

This paper examines the aspect of realism in religion. This paper appreciates the coexistence of realists and non realists with respect to their entitled views. However, this tries to examine the aspects of religion that makes it real. These aspects are explained in a way to help one understand the realism in religion. Therefore, this paper in its findings tries to answer the question: Should we be realists or non-realists about religious claims?
This paper is guided by the following questions: does realism in religion exist? How can we prove that realism exists in religion? Why should we accept Continue reading...

Native American culture has often been a subject of fascination among Western and European-American audiences, given its wildly different perspectives on religion, judgment, knowledge and wisdom. The differences between Western and Native American culture are substantial and numerous; understanding these variations in thinking can help us to influence our understanding of our notions of knowledge and judgment. Two works in particular that shed light on this different perspective are Carlos Castaneda’s Teachings of Don Juan and John Niehardt’s Black Elk Speaks. In both works, the Native American perspective is solidified; Castaneda’s work sees him working as Continue reading...

Chuck Close’s “Frank”: Everyman as Art

The late author Douglas Adams said that art is holding a mirror up to the Universe – although he then pointed out that there was not a mirror big enough, since the Universe was infinite in size. So what’s an artist to do? American artist Chuck Close brings that mirror down to size by making his subject huge. In “Frank” (1969), a grey-toned acrylic painting of a black-and-white photograph, an everyday man becomes a monumental work of art. Close shows that the everyman is just as valid a subject for art than classical themes or the upper class.
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Question One

Naturalistic science explanation of the origin of the universe, the origin of life and biological diversity and the time frames involved.
Naturalists believe that the planet earth has existed for about six billion years (Smith 2000). The earth together with all other planets came to existence when a cloud of gases containing particles of dust, rock, ice among other particles collapsed to form solid concentrated mass.This resulted in rising temperature leading to formation of the sun. Most of the collapsing matter in the collapsing mass fell into the sun and the rest formed discs in an orbit around the Continue reading...

The question concerning the existence of God exacerbates controversy in the theologian world. Which view shall one incline to? How will a person wager? Reason will not help in deciding the question since it cannot prove either wrong. According to Pascal, one must wager to a choice that offers the best interest. This paper will argue on God exists point of view where one will gain everything and lose nothing. Wager that he does exist. Pascal observes that if you believe in God and God exists you win while if God does not exist you will lose everything.
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Philosophy

Philosophical claims and explanations present a frame of thought as well as a discipline that is inclined towards a wonderment of the fundamental dynamics of life and the world as a whole. Philosophical explanations focus on both activity and content. This method is mostly based on reflection on questions about the human nature and the society as a whole. Alternative opinions are also respected and taken under deep consideration in this method.
Scientific claims are claims that are firmly hinged on evidence. For a claim to be considered as scientific, it must have significant backing in terms of proof. Continue reading...