A defense of the ontological argument Daniel Andrews In this essay I will first explain the ontological argument and my reasons for choosing it. I will then discuss why I believe it is a better account for the existence of god than the teleological argument and the cosmological argument. I will then move onto discuss various theologians that oppose the ontological argument and critique their responses. The aim of the essay if to show the strength of the argument and to expose some key weaknesses
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’simple living and high thinking’. Here simple living is in relation to maintenance of the body‚ and high thinking is in relation to the aim of one’s intellectual pursuits. In order to exist in this world it is necessary to maintain one’s bodily existence‚ but as will be shown in later lessons‚ maintenance of the body is not progress towards the goal of life. Maintenance just allows one to perform the activity of existing in a particular body‚ which does not denote any accomplishment of a goal. This
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because of this we will examine Aquinas on the existence of God while Kant will explore God’s non existence to the extent of being mortal. St. Thomas Aquinas has written several important works over time. There were four works: The Disputed Questions on the Power of God‚ Exposition of Dionysius on the Divine Names and Disputed Questions on Spiritual Creatures (Medieval Philosophy). Most of Aquinas ’s works have been written to try to prove the existence of God. Aquinas always has been a firm believer
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argument. Ontological (being‚ existence) argument. ○ Anselm say people accept ontological arguments. • Aquinas ○ We can use to the same method aristotle used to reason and prove the existence of God. ○ Cosmological arguments that God exists. • What’s greater than God is the idea that God actually exists ○ Presented by Anselm ○ Aquinas doesn’t accept this argument ○ It’s only persuasive to people who think God exists. You can’t just think God into existence. ○ Instead‚ Aquinas
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defined as something which already existed‚ and is excavated after one notice’s it or proves its existence . Invention is the creation of something which didn’t exist before it was created by a genius mind . For instance‚ Newton discovered the existence of gravity when an apple fell on his head. It did exist before Newton realizes its existence‚ but then why didn’t anyone else notice its existence except him? Hence it is said that Newton discovered gravity. Whereas on the other hand Thomas
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TOPIC: START WITH GOD INTRODUCTION The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment‚ your peace of mind‚ your dreams‚ ambition‚ and even your happiness. To know why you are on this planet‚ you need to start with God‚ because you were born by HIS purpose and for HIS purpose. For instance‚ ‘you bought equipment‚ without the manual you may never know how to operate but guess. It’s only the creator or the owner of the equipment that could reveal its purpose and how it works
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significant in the study of western thoughts. He believed: That God exists by priori argument. God exist in reality and in the understanding of men but not physically. To him natural theology and science have no connection. God’s existence is not to discover God’s existence by reason but just to use reason to understand what one believes in. Human mind is too limited to contain God’s profundity. It is sufficient to accept there is God. Anselm maintained that faith must precede reason – one must
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"A White Heron" and "The Beast in the Jungle": A Comparison and Contrast Essay Comparing and contrasting Jewett’s Sylvy in "A White Heron" with May Bartram of James’s "The Beast in the Jungle" proves to be an interesting task. How can two such unlike characters be so alike. Only on close examination do these common threads appear. In the story "A White Heron‚" Sylvy is presented as a young‚ pre- adolescent girl‚ living in the country with her grand mother. They are very isolated to themselves
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The existence of God must be tested the same way as Descartes was examining material things. The way that Descartes did this was by differentiating what essence and existence is. The idea of a thing is its essence and the thing itself is the actual existence. Going back to the triangle example‚ Descartes stated that just like a triangle has fundamental properties that make it a triangle‚ so does God. One of the key properties that God has is eternal existence. This means that God
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