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Reasoning Faith
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Reasoning Faith
An analysis of the arguments of Thomas Paine in his work, "In Age of Reason" and how they relate to the writer's own spiritual journey.
1,153 words (approx. 4.6 pages) |
3 sources |
MLA | 2006
Paper Summary:
This paper discusses the writer's own spiritual journey, as well as questions relating to faith, science and reason that the writer faced during his journey. The paper focuses on the arguments of Thomas Paine in his work, "In Age of Reason" and discusses in which ways Paine's arguments relate to the writer and his feelings regarding religion.From the Paper:
"On the other hand, The Bible and religious studies do offer some reasonable conclusions. First, there is strong evidence of the existence of Jesus due to the multiple eye witness accounts of his life. There are multiple matching stories that collaborate the life of Jesus. Thomas Paine also follows this reasonable line of thinking. Again, I agree with Paine's analysis. Secondly, my research for hard evidence of God's existence has included the academic study of comparative religions. At the conclusion of my studies, despite the fact that religious teaching demonstrates a vast degree of differences, I have found there is a shared commonality. Religious teachings share several fundamental core values. For example, the value of the equality of man. Therefore, when Thomas Paine states, "I believe the equality of man, and I believe that religious duties consist of doing justice, loving mercy, and endeavoring to make our fellow-creatures happy" (13), he is also observing the similarities of philosophies within religions. Therefore, on the basis of duplicated information and similarities of philosophies, it is reasonable to conclude the possible existence of celestial God."Sample of Sources Used:
- Missouri Secretary of State, Robin Carnahan. Archives page. 12 Jan. 2006 http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/history/slogan.asp
- Paine, Thomas. In Age of Reason. Engl 303 Supplemental Reading . Ed. Professor David Kann. San Luis Obispo: El Corral Publications. 2006.
- Think Exist. Thomas Jefferson page. 12 Jan 2006. http://en.thinkexist.com/search/searchquotation.asp?search=reason+god
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