PHIL 1100 Lecture : Fackenheim & Quinn
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7th thesis, a happy ending for all will be the result if theism is right. This is the idea of life after death, and this does not necessarily follow in accordance with theism. When looking at judaism and islam, the worlds largest theisms, do not promise a happy ending for all. Not every version of christianity believes in life after death. Theism, belief in god or god"s is logically separate in believing in life after death. The title of his article is not that religion does give meaning to life but rather that it can give meaning to life. The god of judaism is not just a person, but it is an interactive person. He discusses mysticism, the view that there is a god of some sort which is beyond human comprehension. This is not judaism he says, rather there is a personal relationship. Second section he says human experience vastiliates between god being far and god being near.