So do the astronomical discoveries of the last few centuries have implications for religion? Shinran stated that “wicked” people have just as much chance of attaining to the Pure Land as “good” people, an idea similar to the Christian concept of “salvation of sinners”. The main concept of this statement lies in the very fact that Jesus has been compared with a fisherman which will show you the right path and the place where one can catch the fishes. The concept of AI becoming sentient like humans is currently speculative and far from reality. These texts show that God is human-oriented: human beings are like God, and he values us highly. Traditionally, the Christian God is held to be deeply concerned with human beings. As the Bible describes them, these spiritual beings serve very specific roles in the celestial hierarchy and, therefore, they appear accordingly. Gerhard von Rad reminds us that these names became secondary after the name YHWH had been known to Israel, for “these rudimentary names which derive from old traditions, and from the oldest of them, never had the function of extending the name so as to stand alongside the name Jahweh to serve as fuller forms of address; rather, they were occasionally made use of in place of the name Jahweh.” In this respect YHWH stands in contrast to the principal deities of the Babylonians and the Egyptians.

While it is important to acknowledge and respect each other’s differences, it is just as important to celebrate the values that are shared across cultures. In this way then, President Trump’s repeated assertions of “In God We Trust” could be said to reflect certain American values. In his book “Salvation to the Rich Man,” Clement, the bishop of Alexandria who lived around 150-215 A.D., states, “In his ineffable essence he is father; in his compassion to us he became mother. And the Book of Proverbs maintains that the feminine figure of Holy Wisdom, Sophia, assisted God during the creation of the world. Furthermore, the author of Matthew equates Jesus with the feminine Sophia (wisdom), when he writes, “Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” In Matthew’s mind, it seems that Jesus is the feminine Wisdom of Proverbs, who was with God from the beginning of creation. In the New Testament, Jesus also presents himself in feminine language. Indeed, early Christian writings and texts, all refer to God in feminine terms. And, Gregory, the bishop of Nyssa, one of the early Greek church fathers who lived from 335-395 A.D., speaks of God’s unknowable essence – God’s transcendence – in feminine terms.

Clearly, feminine imagery was acceptable among the first followers of Jesus. Modern followers of Jesus live in a world where images risk becoming socially, politically or morally inadequate. • A Darker, More Elemental World – From the marble and columns of ornate Olympus to the gritty forests, mountains, and caves of Pre-Viking Norse lore, this is a distinctly new realm with its own pantheon of creatures, monsters, and gods. Although philosophy has long been used in evaluation of religious claims (e.g. Augustine and Pelagius’s debate concerning original sin), the rise of scholasticism in the eleventh century, which represented “the search for order in intellectual life” (Russell, 170), more fully integrated the Western philosophical tradition (with the introduction of translations of Aristotle) in religious study. At several places in the Delta, e.g. Hermopolis, Lycopolis, and Mendes, the god Pan and a goat were worshipped; Strabo, quoting (xvii. Does the size of the universe prove God doesn’t exist? The observable universe contains around 300 sextillion stars. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains anywhere from 100 to 400 billion stars.

Scientists estimate that the observable universe, the part of it we can see, is around 93 billion light years across. Perhaps over 13 billion years old. • Vicious, Physical Combat – With an over the shoulder free camera that brings the player closer to the action than ever before, fights in God of War mirror the pantheon of Norse creatures Kratos will face: grand, gritty, and grueling. They can also represent strength over adversity and the pursuit of dreams with wisdom and caution. Although we’re focusing on Christianity, these claims can be found in other monotheistic religions, too. Which game can you find him in? Living as a man outside the shadow of the gods, Kratos must adapt to unfamiliar lands, unexpected threats, and a second chance at being a father. • Bold New Beginning – His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. • A Second Chance – Kratos is a father again. The father by loving becomes feminine.” It’s important to remember that Alexandria was one of the most important Christian cities in the second and third centuries along with Rome and Jerusalem.