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Medieval Disputation

I. Does religion provide images of what philosophy actually discloses?
Objection 1. Because God is the highest power, he is the giver of all knowledge. Al – Ghazali believes that He is the one who can enlighten souls and only God can bring meaning into life and allow humans supreme happiness, just having God and religion in your life is the key to obtaining this happiness. "It is God who takes care and charge of His servant's hearts by enlightening it with the lights of knowledge. And when God takes charge of the heart's affairs His mercy floods it and His light shines in it" (Al-Ghazali, paragraph 49).
Objection 2. Further, because God provided the Ten Commandments, they are the rules that a human must live by. These rules are in place because they are directions from God, and punishment is going to hell. God has the ultimate power to decide if you will go to heaven or hell, and living by the Ten Commandments can ensure a safe passage to Heaven.......

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