Date of Award
5-2007
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Languages, Philosophy and Speech Communication
Abstract
It seems that every major book of philosophy is composed of the author's personal views on the world. The philosopher presents his or her views not only to convince readers to take up his or her views but also to send the ideas in the book out for review and debate in order to test the reaction they receive. With this in mind, this paper will present ideas I have encountered in philosophy classes, read in books, and observed in the world at large. The focus will be on the claim that God is dead and what this means to people who still want to believe in Him. More specifically, I will explore the reasons for believing that God and religion no longer belong in our culture, and the contexts in which this is true and false.
Recommended Citation
Nyikos, Benny, "Holding Onto Belief" (2007). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 685.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/685
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Faculty Mentor
Charles Johnson
Departmental Honors Advisor
Gordon Steinhoff