Pascal’s Wager is his attempt to justify the belief in God purely on appeal to possible personal gains. His argument is that it makes sense to believe in the God that is believed in by Christianity‚ therefore it makes sense for us to do so. Pascal believes that belief in God is the rational action to take‚ even if there is no evidence of God existing. In his work he finds various reasons to believe in God that are beneficial even if he/she does not exist. He also believes it is irrational to not
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premises which it did (Moore ; 145). Moore addresses the issues that readers have about the fact that he is not answering the question. He claims that they are seeking a statement saying‚ “Here’s one hand and here’s the other”‚ to prove external existence by coming up and examining both hands (Moore; 146). This statement is meant to accommodate all the examples of proof of external objects (Moore‚ 147). It is very unlikely that on exists because for that statement to be true there would have to be
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arguments which attempt to help us understand more about the existence of God. One of these arguments is the Cosmological Argument which is essentially a theory which consists of 8 main points‚ but this essay will highlight the origins of the argument‚ the developments by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas and some criticisms by David Hume and Immanuel Kant and coming to a conclusion of how successfully the Cosmological Argument proves the existence of God. The first form of the Cosmological Argument was
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Ontological Argument One of the most fascinating arguments for the existence of an all-perfect God is the ontological argument. Ontological arguments are arguments to prove the existence of God based on pure reason alone. They attempt to show that we can deduce God’s existence from‚ so to speak‚ the very definition of God. St. Anselm of Canterbury proposed the first and most well known ontological argument in 1078 in his Proslogion‚ but it was actually Immanuel Kant‚ an 18th century German philosopher
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justified in the happiness of two others? He ponders as he lies inside the clock‚ curled We are the minions who run the world. We are faceless‚ existing everywhere‚ But never seen nor noticed. Why have a face‚ then? What makes us unique? Our existence is the epitome of irony. You owe us everything but we are shown no love. Even though We are the minions who run the world. Often there is a flaw in the “peoples” way of thinking. Whole nations may be controlled by government. But do they
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never be able to consider other abstract ideas we don’t understand. The allegory teaches us about enlightenment‚ and how if we can be philosophers we can be free. The Allegory of the Cave also represents an extended metaphor for the state of human existence‚ and for the transformation that occurs during philosophical enlightenment. When the light of the sun shines on the freed man‚ this is allegory for enlightenment and perception of the truth. The minor concerns of the world as he has viewed it previously
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Sean Madden September 17‚ 2007 Philosophy Reflection Paper #2 Anselmian theism is a set of beliefs having to do with the existence of God according to St. Anselm. The existence of God as explained by Anselmian theism: God exists in every possible world and thus in every possible situation. This definition of Anselmian theism relates very heavily with Anselm’s definition of God which states‚ "That than which nothing greater can be conceived". Anselmian theism expresses that God is ever
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consider. These three arguments are the ontological argument‚ the cosmological argument‚ and the teleological argument. Each provides separate ideas in proving the existence of a being that satisfies the Classical Theistic Conception of God. The ontological argument states “A wholly perfect being has all perfections‚ existence is a perfection‚ therefore‚ a wholly perfect being exists.” The cosmological argument says “Every being (that exists or ever did exist) is either a dependent being or
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Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of god is done via “A Priori” argument meaning this argument uses mostly reasoning and definition to prove his point. Anselm begins his Chapter 2 argument with his own understanding of God‚ “I may understand that you exist as we believe you exist‚ and that you are what we believe you to be. Now we believe that you are something that which nothing greater can be thought.” (Feinberg‚ p. 30). Anslem’s understanding of God is a vital part for this argument
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which I will discuss Gaunilo’s Perfect “Island Objection”‚ which applies this “perfect island” argument in the same form as Anselm’s argument. The second island which I will discuss is that “Existence is not a predicate” which basically argues that Anselm’s claims that “God exists” which insinuates existence as a predicate.
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