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Anselm's ontological argument holds that God must necessarily exist, by definition. This is an a priori argument, meaning that its conclusion is reached through purely deductive reasoning, not relying on any...

Many Hindus are vegetarians because they believe that non-violence applies to animals as well as humans.They also practice non-violence due to their belief in karma and that by harming others it will bring t...

A theodicy is an argument for the existence of God despite their being evil in the world. It attempts to prove the existence of God by arguing that God allows for evil to happen. There are numerous theodicie...

Within Islam many followers hold the belief that the death penalty is acceptable because justice is greatly emphasised within the religion. Therefore, if someone kills another person, it is permitted to also...

Introduction- Ethical statements are not simply expressions of emotion. Although the non-cognitive branch of meta-ethics emotivism claims ethical statements are only expressions of emotion due to no evidence...