Ramsey believed that Christians are in touché with God through the means of conjecturing. Conjectures are propositions that are not proven. But‚ in the side of the Christians they didn’t call this as conjecturing rather they call it Faith. If Paul Ramsey believed to what Nietzsche said‚ then both of them are applicable to what they truly believe. Simply because what they trying to prove are mere propositions that are not proven. (1st page) 2. “God has to die in order that man might be what he is
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Descartes and God In his groundbreaking work‚ Meditations on First Philosophy‚ the French philosopher Rene Descartes lays the groundwork for many philosophical principles by attempting to “establish a bold and lasting knowledge” (171)1. The foundations for knowledge Descartes established would go on to influence a plethora of other philosophers and philosophical works. Descartes argues in his meditations first from the point of view of complete skepticism‚ using skepticism as a tool in order to
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1. Interests “Sixthly‚ he would be surprised to hear that the mechanism of the watch was no proof of contrivance‚ only a motion to induce the mind to think so.” (Page 56) William Paley confidently suggests that there must have been a designer to make such a complex piece of machinery due to the undeniable fact that‚ to make something so complex‚ a well thought out plan is needed. A watch has intricate components that have a distinct shape and position within the watch. According to Paley‚ all
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The Role of God in the Meditations Descartes’ Meditations revolve around presenting the reader with arguments regarding existence. In his first meditation‚ he elucidates the idea that he was raised with numerous false beliefs‚ all of which he believes should be thrown out in order to reach a certain truth. A new foundation is brought about‚ as opposed to that of medieval times. The world that we apprehend through the sense‚ since senses lend themselves to doubt‚ is out of the window. The
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only if there is real proof or evidence‚ a witness‚ and/or a motive to do the wrong. If these things aren’t present then they cannot be sued or proven guilty. But in Anselm’s point of view‚ why and how would people believe in the divine Lord if we had not seen him yet even once? When we have said that we only believe what we can see… If you think about the quote made by man‚ “To see is to believe.” And how men believe in God‚ they’re two contradicting thoughts. We don’t see god‚ therefore why should
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among humans is the need to make errors. Humans are born to make mistakes‚ it is how we learn. René Descartes was a philosopher who studied the art of free will. Within this topic‚ human error was something that impacted and interested him. As humans‚ we are imperfect. The only perfect being in the universe is God‚ as Descartes said. Ohio State undergraduate student‚ Thomas Reid‚ is a philosophy student. Reid analyzes Descartes and writes his interpretation of Descartes’ human error; “Descartes believes
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Four aspects of human existence: The human being as an individual (individual existence)The individual in relation to other people (social existence)The individual in relation to his/her physical environment (physical existence)The individual in relation to a transcendent environment (transcendental existence). Page:of 77 6Canbe traced back to Plato (427 –347 BC) and Aristotle (384 –322 BC)‚ who laid down the basic principles of human behaviour‚ particularly with regard to the
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1. St. Thomas Aquinas was a big proponent of the cosmological proof of God’s existence. This proof is based on the concept of cause and effect‚ which states that everything is caused by something. But there is not an infinite cause because there has to be a start. Another word‚ there has to be an uncaused first cause. In this situation‚ the first cause has to be God. Whoever believes in this theory might say that the creation of the universe was not caused by the Big Bang. They may still believe
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God Does Not Necessarily Have to Exist In Descartes’ Meditations‚ he makes the strong claim that God must exist. I will first explain what Descartes’s argument for God’s existence is‚ and then I will attempt to support the argument that God does not need to necessarily exist through objections and replies. Premise 1: “We have an idea of God as an infinite and perfect being.” First‚ Descartes believes that there are properties that are inherently perfect. For example‚ being good is a perfection
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DESCARTES’ GOD Do we need a watchmaker god or the Christian God and how is it related to living a good life? The subject of god has always fascinated me‚ and I love to read how others interpret their personal gods. It is also interesting to see how people prioritize their gods in their life and what importance they give their gods. I believe that the Christian God is the true God and exactly what we need to live a good life. We need to have a goal and an end‚ which is eternal happiness with
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