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Are the Qur'an and Hadiths both holy books in Islam?

In a sense, yes. They both are important texts to Muslims, however the Qur'an is the text that is of highest importance. Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the direct word from Allah revealed to them through...
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What is 'Euthanasia'?

Euthanasia literally means “A good death” that comes from the Greek “eu” meaning good, and “thantos”meaning death. It must be noted that there is a key d ifference between euthanasia and suicide, e uthanasia...
LW
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Explain Aquinas’ development of the idea of natural good in Natural Law Ethics.

St Thomas Aquinas develops his idea of the natural good based, primarily, on the foundational principle that all things made by God have a purpose, or 'telos.' This principle was first theorised by Aristotle...
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What are miracles? (Describe the ways that miracles have been defined)

St Thomas Aquinas defined miracles as events done by God that nature: 1. Could never do (e.g. miracle of Fatima), 2. Could do but never in that order (e.g. bringing someone back from the dead), or 3. Can do ...
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Please summarise FR Tennant's Aesthetic argument

FR Tennant (in his book Philosophical theology 1930) posits two arguments. The aesthetic argument and the anthropic argument. The aesthetic argument is based on a human being's appreciation of beauty in the ...
WM
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