... . This shows one how powerful storytelling can be. Only recently, many religions are realizing that hell is more of an idea than a literal place. One cannot deny the patterns that repeat between myth and faith. Immanuel Kant's critique of pure reason featured three intellectual arguments for the existence of God. His most famous was to say that, "There would be no right or wrong unless god existed ... things in which there is evil, or the making of which could have been omitted, does not choose the best."(95) He argues that the creation of evil when good options are available, no matter ...

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... in 1957, he posted his critique of the Roman Catholic Church's teachings and practices. This is otherwise known as The Ninety-Five Theses, which is usually considered to be the original document of the Reformation. Basically, this document was an indictment of the venality of the Roman Catholic Church, particularly the widespread practice of selling indulgences in association with the sacrament of penance. Luther's beliefs on the matter was that after confession, ... The presence of God is not a presence in the sense of an objective presence, at a special place, in a special form; it is...

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