Argument For the Existence of God : A Critical Evaluation There have been many theories for and against the existence of God. For example: the Faith- based Arguments‚ Pascal’s Wager‚ James’s Will to Believe‚ the Contingency Argument and several more. The argument being analysed here however is Ontological argument given by St. Anselm and its counter-argument. In St. Anselm’s argument‚ God has been thought by the definition: ‘the entity (or being) than which none greater can be conceived’
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Philosophy‚ René Descartes outlines his proof for the existence of God. However‚ philosopher David Hume offers a rebuttal in An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding that questions not only Descartes’ proof for God but also his notion concerning how humans acquire knowledge. In what follows‚ I will examine Descartes’ proof for God’s existence and then argue that Hume would disagree with it. Furthermore‚ Hume responds to Descartes’ claims that God is the source of our knowledge by asserting that we
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Course Title : Psychology of Atheism Course Description This course PsyAth 235 - Psychology of Atheism analyzes the intriguing question of whether God exists. Atheism is defined as disbelief in God. The psychology of atheism tries to understand the factors that lead to disbelief in God. Opinions vary over whether belief in God is only wishful thinking or there really exists a supreme power ruling us. Course Credit : 5 units Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course‚ the
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scientific reasoning of God. The existence‚ simplicity and will of God are simply a few topics which Aquinas explores in the Summa Theologica. Through arguments entailing these particular topics‚ Aquinas forms an argument that God has the ability of knowing and willing this particular world of contingent beings. The contrasting nature of necessary beings and contingent beings is at the heart of this debate. Aquinas sets up this argument in his discussion of whether or not God exists. His five proofs
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The Existence of God One of the most prominent topics that Aquinas chose to focus on was the idea of the existence of God. In his opinion‚ the existence of God was not self-evident‚ rather it had to be proven and discovered. Aquinas states that God “is that which no greater can be thought;” yet not all shared the same conclusive idea; therefore‚ God needed to be both defined and proved‚ in Aquinas’ opinion. We as humans‚ cannot start with the idea of God or with the definition‚ and by that supposition
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their belief in God. It was McCloskey’s intent to systematically discredit God and show that life without God is a better proposition. Through this essay evidence will be provided whether McCloskey had it right and atheism ought be embraced or “it is time to seek the Lord.” McCloskey begins his argument by implying that there is no definitive case established for God and therefore belief in such a God is worth abandoning. My response examines several points. The existence of God is the best explanation
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‘Logic cannot prove the existence of God.’ Discuss. (10) For Anselm‚ using logic that can be deducted about God‚ it is clear to see that God’s existence is necessary. In the second ontological argument from Anselm‚ God is the greatest being possible; it is greater to exist by necessity than by contingence‚ it is therefore‚ impossible for God to not exist. In this argument‚ God’s existence is an analytic statement‚ it is impossible to prove that God exists and although Anselm believes that it does
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is a God has been debated by many philosophers‚ religious experts‚ and even your average citizens. Many of those people have attempted to argue why God is or is not real. This paper is going to present two different arguments by the philosophers: Robin Collins and William Rowe. The first argument by Collins is an argument for the existence of God‚ who designed our incredibly complex universe. The explanation of Collin’s argument will be followed by Rowe’s argument against the existence of God‚ which
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of whether God exists is an age-old debate‚ both sides attempting to prove their viewpoint‚ but neither having factual proof. Those that argue for the existence of God claim that He is wholly good‚ omnipotent and omniscient. However‚ if that were true and God did possess all three of these attributes‚ how is it that evil exists in the world? There is pain and suffering‚ crime and natural disasters that occur daily. With that being said‚ why does evil exist? Religious folk claim that God is all-benevolent
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against the existence of God. In Hume’s arguments he tries to convince his audience the God does not exist because evil does. The first argument presented by Hume is the logical problem of evil. In this argument Hume is saying that the belief in a God that is capable of allowing evil‚ even though he is supposed to have benevolent intentions toward us is contradictory. He explains that evil does exist even though the existence of God should mean that it does not exist. He is using the existence of evil
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