It is the belief of Old Babylonian scholars such as Carruccio that Old Babylonians " may have used the abacus for the operations of addition and subtraction ; however, this primitive device proved difficult to use for more complex calculations ".

According to Christian theologian Alister McGrath, the Jewish Christians affirmed every aspect of then contemporary Second Temple Judaism with the addition of the belief that Jesus was the messiah, with Isaiah 49: 6, " an explicit parallel to 42: 6 " quoted by Paul in Acts 13: 47 and reinterpreted by Justin the Martyr.

According to Coppola, the studio's objection stemmed from the belief that audiences would be reluctant to see a film with such a title, as the audience would supposedly believe that, having already seen The Godfather, there was little reason to see an addition to the original story.

In addition, folklorists study medical, supernatural, religious, and political belief systems as an essential, often unspoken, part of expressive culture.

Some religions uphold the belief that other forms of afterlife exist in addition to heaven and hell, such as purgatory, though many hells, such as Naraka, serve as purgatories themselves.

In addition, certain statements from classical theological liberalism are easily mistaken for preterism, as they hold that the biblical record accurately reflects Jesus ' and the Apostles ' belief that all prophecy was to be fulfilled within their generation.

This is not considered an imposition of belief, but a sign of being welcomed by the local kami, with the promise of addition to the pantheon of kami after death.

* Cultural algorithm ( CA ) consists of the population component almost identical to that of the genetic algorithm and, in addition, a knowledge component called the belief space.

As expressed by Grésillon " the fall of the Berlin Wall the end of 40 years of divided political, economic and cultural histories " and was " accompanied by a strong belief that city was now back on its ' natural ' way to become again a major metropolis " In the context of urban planning, in addition to a wealth of new opportunity and the symbolism of two former independent nations being re-joined, the reunification of Berlin presented numerous challenges.

In addition, Mao's assertion of communism becoming the guiding belief system of the people helped stabilize a China otherwise lacking of any national religion, spirituality, or guiding belief.

" In addition, Edzardi theorized a connection between Fensalir and a belief in folklore that particular swamps act as an entrance to the realm of Holda, whom he connects with Frigg.

In addition to the belief that people should not have to go without food when plenty of unused food is thrown away everyday, freeganism also encompasses the idea that people should not be homeless when unused buildings are available.

In addition, he used the white colour of the converted sticks to teach children about the Christian belief in the sinless life of Jesus.

One such response is that of Alvin Goldman ( 1967 ), who suggested the addition of a causal condition: a subject's belief is justified, for Goldman, only if the truth of a belief has caused the subject to have that belief ( in the appropriate way ); and for a justified true belief to count as knowledge, the subject must also be able to " correctly reconstruct " ( mentally ) that causal chain.

In addition, contrary to popular belief, Haleakalā " crater " is not volcanic in origin, nor can it accurately be called a caldera ( which is formed through when the summit of a volcano collapses to form a depression ).

This retraction in response to an addition of a new belief makes any logic for belief revision to be non-monotonic.

In addition, he stated that his deceased followers would be taken by the vessel as well, a belief that resembled the Christian pretribulation rapture doctrine.

In addition, the size of the wonder is set when it is built and is decided by the village's influence and belief.

In addition, phonetic similarity and geographic proximity of the ethnicons Veneti and Vandali inspired an erroneous belief that the Germanic people of Vandals were Slavs as well ".

In addition to the millions of dollars of damage, 225 injuries and seventeen deaths, the tornado also contributed to the commonly held ( albeit false ) belief regarding tornado safety.

In addition, the church teaches sacred ordinances through which adherents make covenants with God, including baptism, confirmation, the sacrament ( holy communion ), endowment, and celestial marriage ( marriage blessings which extend beyond mortality ), which are of great significance to church members.

Some scholars feel that in addition to its spiritual components, portions of the text merely reflect the human authors ' beliefs and feelings about God at the time of its writing, and their cultural sensibilities.

In addition, because we are finite beings, we cannot possibly know or understand anything that is universal or infinite such as God, so we cannot know God exists, since that which transcends time simultaneously transcends human understanding.

In addition, he improved the ease and security of transit through the empire with the goal of making it so safe that " a lone woman clad in gold might walk with none to fear but God.

In addition, Mormons believe that Smith and his legitimate successors are modern prophets, seers, and revelators who receive revelation from God to guide His Church.

As an evangelical church, it follows the Bible's teachings that God sanctified the seventh-day Sabbath, and the new moons in addition to it.

In addition, some forms indicate that the universe is contained within God.

In addition to writing and speaking messages from God, Hebrew prophets often acted out prophetic parables.

In addition to the Manifestations of God, there are also Minor Prophets.

In addition to those mentioned above he wrote Triall of our Church-Forsakers ( 1639 ), Milk for Babes, or a Mother's Catechism for her Children ( 1646 ), and A Christian Family builded by God, or Directions for Governors of Families ( 1653 ).

He studied Greek literature in Alexandria, and, having in addition to this great power in magic, became so ambitious that he wished to be considered a highest power, higher even than the God who created the world.

In addition to the Hebrew Bible verses, the tree of life is symbolically described in the Book of Revelation as having curing properties: " the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city.

In addition, Biblica ’ s Scripture online provides access to God ’ s Word in 26 languages to more than 85 million people per month.

The Unknown God or Agnostos Theos () is a theory by Eduard Norden first published in 1913 that proposes, based on Paul's Areopagus speech in Acts 17: 23, that in addition to the twelve main gods and the innumerable lesser deities, ancient Greeks worshipped a deity they called " Agnostos Theos ", that is: the " Unknown god ", which Norden called " Un-Greek ".

In addition, opponents of the amendment cite the stated agenda of the Discovery Institute's Phillip Johnson use of the " Wedge strategy " to " affirm the reality of God by challenging the domination of materialism and naturalism in the world of the mind " and thereby return Christian creationism in the guise of intelligent design to public school classrooms.

Nonsense does not suddenly acquire sense and meaning with the addition of the two words, " God can " before it.

In addition, monists can be Deists, pandeists, theists or panentheists ; believing in a monotheistic God that is omnipotent and all-pervading, and both transcendent and immanent.

Some Christian groups such as Catholics believe that faith is necessary for salvation but not sufficient ; that is, they assert that sola fide is an error because, in addition to believing, God also requires obedience and acts of love and charity as a prerequisite for acceptance into His kingdom, and for the reward of eternal life.

Bowman ( 1872 – 1959 ), an attorney from Illinois, was the first to initiate the addition of " under God " to the Pledge.

In New York City, on April 30, 1951, the Board of Directors of the Knights of Columbus adopted a resolution to amend the text of their Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of each of the meetings of the 800 Fourth Degree Assemblies of the Knights of Columbus by addition of the words " under God " after the words " one nation.

Many objections have been raised since the addition of the phrase " under God " to the Pledge in 1954.

In 2004, linguist Geoffrey Nunberg criticized the addition of " under God " for a different reason.

In addition to the various accounts indicating the presence or glory of God recorded in the Hebrew Bible, many Christians also consider the Shekhinah to be manifest in numerous instances in the New Testament.

The Pharisees believed that in addition to the written Torah recognized by both the Sadducees and Pharisees and believed to have been written by Moses, there exists another Torah, consisting of the corpus of oral laws and traditions transmitted by God to Moses orally, and then memorized and passed down by Moses and his successors over the generations.