Blog Assignment # 4

5 Terms and Concepts
The following terms and concepts play key roles to my future final paper. They are displayed in this post to clear any confusion and explore their importance. I start each term/concept with the definition which is then followed by its explanation of importance.

1) Existence/Exist
existence - 1. continuance in living 2. actual or present occurrence
exist - 1. to have being 2. to continue to be: LIVE

The main question to answer within my topic is "Does God and the Universe Exist?" To further explore this idea. One must first define existence and the meaning to exist. Once the concept of Existence is sought and explored, then the question can be fully understood. Also, when explaining the rest of my terms, the idea of existence is processed through definitions and other ideas.

2) Life
1. the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body or inanimate matter; also : a state of an organism characterized esp. by capacity for metabolism, growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction 2. the physical and mental experiences of an individual 3. BIOGRAPHY 4. a specific phase or period 5. the period from birth to death; also : a sentence of imprisonment for the remainder of a person's life 6. a way of living 7. PERSON 8. ANIMATION, SPIRIT 9. living beings 10. animate activity 11. on providing interest and vigor

The common term "life" is used throughout the explanation of the existence of God and the Universe. So first I decided to define life to clarify its use.

3)Spirit
1. a life-giving force; also : the animating principle : SOUL 2. cap: HOLY SPIRIT 3. SPECTER, GHOST 4. PERSON 5. DISPOSITION, MOOD 6. VIVACITY, ARDOR 7. essential or real meaning : INTENT 8. distilled alcoholic liquor 9. LOYALTY

I defined spirit here because when the discussion of God is presented, the word commonly used is "spirit."


4) Belief/Believe
Belief- 1. CONFIDENCE, TRUST 2. something (as a tenet or creed) believed
Believe- 1. to have religious convictions 2. to have a firm conviction about something : accept as true 3. to hold as an opinion : SUPPOSE

"Belief" and "believe" are two words that play a pivotal in the explanation of the universe. Also when showing proof of God, these two words will be found quite often.

5) Faith
1.allegiance to duty or a person : LOYALTY 2. belief and trust in God 3. complete trust 4. a system of religious beliefs

In my processes of analyzing God and the Universe, I came across this word. I wanted to clarify what it meant and its difference from "belief." Belief is trust, where faith, on the other hand, is belief or trust in something. The difference in the terms breaks the interchangeability between the two terms, thus, causing many arguments to change in meaning. It all is further explained in my paper. It basically comes down to philosophers and people using diction improperly on purpose to prove their point. Tis Tis....