I think therefore I am. . .

I have always been a fan of Philo classes. Other students would say "boring subject", but I beg to disagree. It's actually up to you if you would let yourself be fed up by those unending Philosophical questions and logical reasoning, in addition to that is the fact that most of the Professors belong to the College of Law (which has the best minds when it comes to logic and philosophical matters.

Being enrolled in an ATENEO school, every student requires to have this subject whether you like it or not. I am currently on my senior year, the year which I expected to have more Major Subjects and no minor subjects at all (that's what I've heard from other universities by the way). But in my part, it turned out to be exactly the opposite.

Right now, I have my Philo of Religion subject. And to give you a glimpse or sneak peek of what this Philo "thingy" is all about. Let me share to you this one:

Question: If you met a blind Atheist saying "How can you prove to me that there really is God? There is no God!"

Answer: Let's use the Ontological Argument of St. Ansalm. "Suppose that God as the greatest conceivable being exist in the mind, but not in reality which makes him - an Imaginary Being. Existence in reality is greater than existence in the mind alone - like for example, Food exist in reality, while God as the greatest conceivable being exist in the mind alone, so that makes Food greater than God. We can conceive a greatest conceivable Being that exists in reality as well as in the mind - such as the Universe, so that makes the Universe greater than the Food. Therefore, there is a being, like the Universe that is greater than the greatest conceivable being which is God. But this is a contradiction, for there cannot be a being greater than the greatest conceivable being, because if that's the case, then God is no longer the greatest conceivable being, which the statement 1 is actually saying. Therefore it is false that the Greatest conceivable being which is God exist in the mind alone and not in reality. THUS, the Greatest Conceivable Being which is God must exist in reality as well."

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And that was just an example of what Philo Class would be. It's quite mind boggling, but definitely, it make sense. And one more thing, whenever I am in this class, I feel like I'm a Philosopher too. I hate arguments that don't make sense, but this one, it would make you think, read, think, read all over again.

*credits to my Professor in Philo of Religion which I won't mention anymore, see? I LEARNED!* ;) -Hazel