What follows from this is that I am obviously not a perfect being, thus the notion of a perfect being, and more simply that of perfection, that I have in my mind cannot originate from my own thought. ... Since I have a notion of perfection, which clearly cannot originate from me, an imperfect being, it must come from something outside of me, possessing in it this perfection. ... To me, if I were to use the now accredited idea of clear and distinct thinking, the notion of oneness, as opposed to individualism, is far less perfect and it seems very odd that a God would ever choose the former over...

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Ingredient mean that which make what a thing is. ... Anselm was influenced by Augustine's view of the relationship of faith and reason: thus his formula credo ut intelligam (faith seeking understanding): "O Lord, I do not attempt to gain access to Your loftiness, because I do not at all consider my intellect to be equal to this task. But I yearn to understand some measure of Your truth, which my heart believes and loves. For I do not seek to understand in order to believe, but I believe in order to understand.... I think, Clement refutes the ideas of the pre-Socratics that the world ...

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Part I One of the topics discussed in class earlier in the semester that really stuck out to me was the existence of God. ... " By that I mean people are very opinionated to this subject due to the simple fact that there are different beliefs, and no one belief can be considered right or wrong because there is some level of faith involved. ... The point I am trying to make is that, each of these beliefs requires some sort faith and therefore, this topic can lead to biased debates and discussions. ... Thus, I would like to argue a monotheistic view in which there is a God who does in fact ...

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I describe this moral code and examine its connection with meaning in life. ... I alone am left, and they are seeking my life, to take it away " (1 Kings 19:10, emphasis added). ... I was appointed to do that by God " (77). ... Will I see you at the last? ... But I cant " (McCarthy 56). ...

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