Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia - Afterlife
The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, bey...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Philosophical Arguments
Some non-believers in an afterlife, influenced by positivism (philosophy), have argued that claims of an afterlife are unverifiable and u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As A Belief
Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belief within a religion, because ...   » Read the article

Article - Religion: Clash Of The Titans: Faith Vs Reason  
“All religions are ancient monuments to superstition, ignorance and ferocity,” said the French materialist phi-losopher Ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia - Religion
Religion (see etymology below) —sometimes used interchangeably with faith or belief system—is commonly defined as belief concerning t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eternity: Encyclopedia - Eternity
While in the popular mind, eternity often simply means existing for an infinite, i.e., limitless, amount of time, many have used it to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antony Flew: Encyclopedia - Antony Flew
Professor Antony Garrard Newton Flew (born February 11, 1923) is a British philosopher, known principally as a supporter of libertarianis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deity: Encyclopedia - Deity
A deity or a god, is a postulated preternatural being, usually, but not always, of significant power, worshipped, thought holy, divine, o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoplatonism: Encyclopedia - Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism (also Neo-Platonism) was a school of philosophy that took shape in the 3rd century A.D. Though based on the teachings of Pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide: Encyclopedia - Suicide
Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending one's own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia - Theodicy
Theodicy is a branch of theology that studies how the existence of a good or benevolent God is reconciled with the existence of evil. An ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia - Atheism
Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of god(s). That is, all who do not have such a belief - whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia - Reincarnation
Reincarnation, as a doctrine or mystical belief, holds the notion that one's 'Spirit' ('Soul' depending on interpretation), 'Higher or Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lie: Encyclopedia - Lie
To tell a lie is to make a declarative statement to another person that one believes to be false, with the intention that the other perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia - Confucius
Confucius The original member of "Massachusetts Most Wanted"(originally K'ung Fu-Tzu, traditionally September 28 551 BCE–479 BCE) was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life: Encyclopedia - Meaning Of Life
The philosophical question "What is the meaning of life?" means different things to different people. The vagueness of the query is inher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nihilism: Encyclopedia - Nihilism
Nihilism as a philosophical position is the view that the world, and especially human existence, is without meaning, purpose, comprehensi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satanism: Encyclopedia - Satanism
LaVeyan Satanism | Luciferianism | Religious Satanism | Sat/Tan Satanism | Setianism | Traditional satanism Church of Satan | First Chur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia - Social Justice
Social Justice is a concept that has fascinated philosophers ever since Plato rebuked the young Sophist, Thrasymachus, for asserting that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supernatural: Encyclopedia - Supernatural
The supernatural (Latin: super- "exceeding" + nature) refers to forces and phenomena which are beyond the current scientific understandin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead: Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead
Baptism for the dead by proxy (or "vicarious baptism") is an ordinance practiced by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soul: Encyclopedia - Soul
The soul, according to many religious and philosophical traditions, is the ethereal substance — spirit (Hebrew:rooah or nefesh) — par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversy Over Race Of Ancient Egyptians: Encyclopedia - Controversy Over Race Of Ancient Egyptians
The racial identity of ancient Egyptians is steeped in controversy. The black presence in Ancient Egypt was generally treated by scholars...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia - Confucianism
Debated during the Warring States Period and forbidden during the short-lived Qin Dynasty, Confucianism was chosen by Han Wudi for use as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity
The article Judaism and Christianity compares and contrasts two closely related Abrahamic religions that are in some ways parallel to eac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia - New Age
The term New Age describes a broad movement of late twentieth century and contemporary Western culture, characterised by an individual ec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human: Encyclopedia - Human
Humans or human beings define themselves in biological, social, and spiritual terms. Biologically, humans are classified as the mammalian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah: Encyclopedia - Kabbalah
Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - C. S. Lewis: Encyclopedia - C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis (November 29, 1898 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis, was an Irish author and scholar, born...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angel: Encyclopedia - Angel
An angel is an ethereal being found in many religions, whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods. Angel - Etymology. The Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book: Encyclopedia - The Urantia Book
The Urantia Book (TUB or UB), is a spiritual or religious tome that covers an in-depth portrayal of God, the universe, the planet, evolut...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lie: Encyclopedia Ii - Lie - Morality Of Lying
The philosophers Saint Augustine, as well as Thomas Aquinas and Immanuel Kant, prohibited all lying. According to all three, there are no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lie: Encyclopedia Ii - Lie - Morality Of Lying
The philosophers Saint Augustine, as well as Thomas Aquinas and Immanuel Kant, prohibited all lying. According to all three, there are no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To The Study Of Individual Religions
Religion - Methods of studying religion subjectively in relation to one's own beliefs. These include efforts to determine the meaning a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Etymology
The origins of the word "religion" have been debated for centuries. Some explanations for the origin of the word are: re-reading--from L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Religion And Other Approaches To Forming Beliefs About The Nature Of The Universe
Humans have many different methods which attempt to answer fundamental questions about the nature of the universe and our place in it (co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Development Of Religion
There are several models for understanding how religions develop. Models which view religion as untrue include: The "Dogma Selection Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Religion - Approaches To Relating To The Beliefs Of Others
Adherents of particular religions deal with the differing doctrines and practices espoused by other religions in a variety ways. All stra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phaedo: Encyclopedia Ii - Phaedo - Detailed Summary
In the philosophy set forth in the Phaedo, Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife. This dialogue is narrated to us along with Ech...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide - Arguments For Suicide And Euthanasia
There are arguments in favor of allowing an individual to choose between life and suicide. This view sees suicide as a valid option and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide - Arguments For Suicide And Euthanasia
There are arguments in favor of allowing an individual to choose between life and suicide. This view sees suicide as a valid option and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodicy - The Problem Of Evil
The problem of evil has from earliest times engrossed the attention of Western philosophers. In his Dictionnaire historique et critique, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodicy - Against Theodicy
The late Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder wrote an unfinished essay entitled "Trinity Versus Theodicy: Hebraic Realism And The Temp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Objections To Reincarnation
Objections to metempsychosis include: that personal identity depends on memory, and we do not remember our previous incarnations. An answ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antony Flew: Encyclopedia Ii - Antony Flew - Atheism And Deism
While an undergraduate, Flew attended the weekly meetings of C. S. Lewis's "Socratic Club" fairly regularly. Although he found Lewis to b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodicy - The Nature Of God
Theodicy investigates the question of God's nature and attributes. The latter are in part absolute (quiescentia) and in part relative (op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - His Life
According to traditional belief, Confucius was born in 551 BCE (during the Spring and Autumn Period, at the beginning of the Hundred Scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Deity: Encyclopedia Ii - Deity - Religion
Main article: religion. Theories and narratives about, and modes of worship of, gods are largely a matter of religion. At present, the va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atheism: Encyclopedia Ii - Atheism - History
Although the actual term atheism originated in 16th Century France, ideas that would be recognized as atheistic today existed even before...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Development Of Early Confucianism
Confucius (551–479 BCE) was a famous sage and social philosopher of China whose teachings deeply influenced East Asia for twenty centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucius: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucius - Philosophy
Main article: Confucianism Although Confucianism is often followed in a religious manner by the Chinese, argument continues over whether ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Nature: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Nature - Influential Views Of Human Nature
As a general rule, any -ism important enough to be both defended and attacked, probably states or implies a distinctive view about human ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supernatural: Encyclopedia Ii - Supernatural - Arguments In Favor Of A Supernatural Reality
Following are some common arguments in support of belief in supernatural phenomena. Many believers note that the complexities and myster...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Gardner: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Gardner - Interests And Writings
Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Martin Gardner more or less singlehandedly sustained and nurtured interest in recreational mathematics in the U....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Nature: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Nature - Psychology And Biology
A long standing question in philosophy and science is whether there exists an invariant human nature. For those who believe there is a hu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Justice - The Evolving Answer
Humans are vulnerable as individuals. By gathering together into bands and communities, they seek to gain strength and to address their v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Age: Encyclopedia Ii - New Age - Critiques Of The New Age
Major critiques of the New Age have emerged from rational philosophical and scientific views that seek to understand the nature of New Ag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theistic Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Theistic Evolution - Evolutionary Biologists Who Were Also Theists
Although evolutionary biologists have often been agnostics (most notably Thomas Huxley and Charles Darwin) or atheists (most notably Rich...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theistic Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Theistic Evolution - Spectrum Of Viewpoints
Evolutionary creationism is a variant of creationism which accepts microevolution and macroevolution while retaining a theistic interpret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confucianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Confucianism - Debates
Confucianism - Does Confucianism promote corruption?. Different from many other political philosophies, Confucianism is reluctant to em...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neoplatonism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neoplatonism - Renaissance Neoplatonism
Renaissance Platonism cannot really be easily considered as a school or even a coherent movement. Unlike humanism or Aristoteleanism, it ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human: Encyclopedia Ii - Human - Mind
Consciousness is a state of mind, said to possess qualities such as, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions, Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reincarnation: Encyclopedia Ii - Reincarnation - Reincarnation In Various Religions Traditions And Philosophies
Reincarnation - Eastern religions and traditions. In India this doctrine was thoroughly established from ancient times. While metempsy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soul: Encyclopedia Ii - Soul - Science And The Soul
Western science and medicine do recognize the concept of soul or the idea of a soul entity, though many practitioners regard it as an ele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theodicy: Encyclopedia Ii - Theodicy - Analysis Of These Solutions
The following are detailed analyses of the above stated solutions. Theodicy - The free will theodicy. Assume that both God and Man poss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Theistic Evolution: Encyclopedia Ii - Theistic Evolution - Spectrum Of Viewpoints
Evolutionary creationism is a variant of creationism which accepts microevolution and macroevolution while retaining a theistic interpret...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah Centre - Berg's Teachings
Kabbalah Centre - On teaching Kabbalah. Berg states that it is his job to reveal the real truths about Kabbalah. Traditionally, while s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Gospel According To Spiritism: Encyclopedia Ii - The Gospel According To Spiritism - Overview
The book, the best documented and the most organised of the five, contains one introductory part and 28 chapters. The first 27 are each o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human: Encyclopedia Ii - Human - Mind
Main articles: Mind and Consciousness Consciousness is a state of mind, said to possess qualities such as, self-awareness, sentience, sap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human: Encyclopedia Ii - Human - Mind
Consciousness is a state of mind, said to possess qualities such as, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reward Or Punishment
One notion of afterlife which is common to Judaism (see the afterlife and olam haba ["world to come"] ), most sects of Christianity, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Afterlife As Reincarnation
Another afterlife concept which is found among Hindus, Buddhists, and Wiccans is reincarnation, whether as humans, animals, or as spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Related Studies
The study of views of the afterlife is a concern of Eschatology, which deals with the soul, the resurrection of the dead, the messianic e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afterlife: Encyclopedia Ii - Afterlife - Criticism
Upon death, brain activity ceases and a person's body begins to decompose. This marks the end of the individual's mind in the physical wo...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Iv - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages IV - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article