Thursday, October 1, 2009
The Philosopher Hobbes
Hobbes was a very famous Philosopher he believed there was no role of god and he rejects a notion that ever selects monarchs or any leader. He says the people make the decision and all the power came straight from the people and not god. But other than he does not mention god as anything else or in any importance. God was created to protect the people from their selfishness and to not be to greedy with the actions they take or the decisions they make. He believes that the government was created because there was utter chaos before and the people needed everything to be normal and peaceful. there was no social structure since everybody is equal in Hobbes mind. which is excellent because that the way it should or at least that is what i believe.
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I'd like to pose a question to you. Do you think that materialism and religion are necessarily incompatible? Can one believe that the only thing which exists is matter, and at the same time believe in a soul, or in God? I think it would be interesting to hear your thoughts on Hobbes' religious views.
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