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But what has a pocket-watch got to do with God?

The pocket-watch is a metaphor. Anselm is really talking about the whole world. Anselm is saying that, like the pocket-watch, the world is a finely tuned instrument. The whole world runs like clockwork. S...

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What is Agnosticism?

The belief, that one cannot know if (a) God exists.

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Explain and critically evaluate the Ontological argument for the existence of God.

The Ontological argument (in its most famous form) was originally proposed by Saint Anselm of Canterbury. He argued that if we define God as "a being than which no greater can be conceived", God...

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"Divorce is never right". Evaluate this statement.

The student should engage thoroughly with both sides of contemporary debate and include the thought of specified religion, possibly including reference to scripture. It is important to analyse your answer...

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Explain the tripartite view of knowledge and Gettier’s response

The tripartite view is an analysis of knowledge, also known as justified true belief. It is commonly held that someone has knowledge of that P if 1 - P is true 2 - S believes that P3 - S is justified in b...

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