"Is the Existence of Evil incompatible with the existence of God?" "Without darkness there can be no light (Shestov)." This quote says a lot about our world as we know it. To truly know something we must also know it’s opposite. We would not know silent if there was not sound. There would be no young if we did not know old. So how could we believe that there is a good without an evil? To believe in the existence of a greatest good‚ which we call God‚ there must also be exist a source of evil as
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The fact that Descartes is even considering the mere question of his own existence just proves that he indeed exists and that is certain. Further‚ he argues that we are essentially thinking things (res cogitans) that can know our minds clearly and distinctly. Descartes pitches a tent for himself firmly in the rationalist camp‚ as opposed to the empiricist camp. He constantly emphasizes that the clear and distinct perceptions of the intellect are the only sure means of securing knowledge‚ and ultimately
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for God’s Existence In post-modern era‚ society is more inclined towards modern philosophy. This results in people to be composed of social construct and ideologies such as socialism‚ capitalism‚ feminism and progressivism. Thus‚ the causality of fragmentation in a Western society are due to the clash of conflicting ideologies. In order to counteract the ideology‚ one must argue the existence of God. It is a common reality which one can presuppose that a being or thing provide existence into an objective
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IfF god was existent‚ what would be his fear? He’s so far away that we could never touch him. 2) Why haven’t you heard about this story? Because it isn’t emphasized at all‚ even in the bible. It was a “scam over exclamation” to shut people up about that in the future. And yet somehow this isn’t brought up. 3) If we really did create this building‚ where is that existence on earth. We claim we’ve found Noah’s ark‚ and where Jesus was crucified‚ but we have never found ANYTHING about this building
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René Descartes and the Existence of God In his Discourse on Method‚ French philosopher René Descartes shares his views on what he has found to be the best way for him to live life‚ and what he believes to be the ultimate purpose of living. In part of this discourse‚ Descartes explains the four metaphysical arguments that he came across during his meditations. This process‚ he states‚ begins by doubting every idea and opinion he had learned in his life that he did not already believe as clearly and
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Descartes argument for the existence of God is based on two main principles. This is the principle of sufficient reasoning and the principle of adequate reality. The principle of sufficient reasoning means that everything has a cause. The principle of adequate reality is followed by sufficient reasoning and means that there must be at least as much reality in the cause as the effect. An example of having at least as much reality in the cause as the effect could be studying for a test and receiving
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the natural world are symbolic of a divine creator‚ just as the intricate design of a watch may imply the existence of a skilled watchmaker. Paley’s analogy has played a significant role in the development of natural theology and continues to be discussed in debates about the existence of God and the relationship between science
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Discourse on the Method is Descartes’ attempt to explain his method of reasoning through even the most difficult of problems. He illustrates the development of this method through brief autobiographical sketches interspersed with philosophical arguments. Part 1 contains "various considerations concerning the sciences." First‚ all people possess "good sense‚" the ability to distinguish truth from fiction. Therefore‚ it is not a lack of ability that obstructs people but their failure to follow the
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Whether any of these contentions for the presence of God is fruitful‚ obviously‚ stays questionable. Pascal’s Wager is a contention for confidence in God construct not in light of an engage proof that God exists but instead in view of a speak to self-interest. It is to our greatest advantage to have faith in God‚ the contention proposes‚ and it is in this way reasonable for us to do as such. The case that it is to our greatest advantage to put stock in God is bolstered by a thought of the conceivable
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Descartes’ Discourse on the Method – Part IV Gustavo Barraza Strayer University Humanities - World Cultures II Dr. Elaine Cassel Winter 2013 Descartes’ Discourse on the Method – Part IV Descartes describes the results of his meditations when he reached the true knowledge and findings of the truth of his though. At the beginning of his investigation‚ Descartes undertakes to consider as false everything that he can possibly doubt. Descartes suggest that our sense experience‚ imagination
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