The Free Will Argument (There is Free Choice) I. Introduction a. Attention Gatherer: Nothing is completely random‚ and everything is determined‚ as the determinist would say‚ but as humans‚ there is such a thing as self determinism. Each action has a cause‚ it is not random‚ and it is rational‚ but it is also a choice. Each individual can choose to do a multitude of things‚ and thus the actions are free‚ and they are not wholly predictable‚ but they are not wholly unpredictable either
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Greek for purpose. The Teleological argument thus argues that the universe is being directed towards a telos‚ an end purpose‚ and the posteriori evidence of an apparent intelligent design in the world. A posteriori argument is based on observations and/or experiences. Furthermore‚ the teleological argument is based on the character of the world and the universe. For example‚ our world is a place of such extraordinary interlocking complexity that the only rational explanation is the presence of an intelligent
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evident that nature makes the existence of an intelligent designer probable. Cleanthes argument could be extended to explain the appearance and consistency of the Fibonacci numbers in various ‘family trees’ and patterns leaves and seeds and nature by a being whose faculties are incomprehensible to the human mind; thus proving the existence of an intelligent designer. In Part
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experienced throughout our lives; every effect ever made has had a cause. Aquinas used the laws of Motion and Design to demonstrate how every action must have a correlating reaction‚ and related this to his argument for God being the first cause – the uncaused causer. This is laid out in the Cosmological Argument‚ taken directly from the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry; 1. Things Exist 2. It is possible for those things not to exist. 3. Whatever has the possibility of non existence‚ yet exists
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unknowable or altogether false. If one chooses to ignore this obvious fact‚ there is little that can be done to argue‚ for argument assumes that rational thought processes are at work. As Hank Hanegraaff has said‚ "Even those who deny reality look both ways before they cross the street." One popular example skeptics use to disprove attainable knowledge is the Brain in the Vat argument. "The Brain in the Vat scenario is a thought experiment designed to show the plausibility of radical skepticism. If we
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interesting and so valid in life? Simple‚ with logic alone you can present “educated” arguments on any topic you want. Logic is the base of life whether it’s with the logic of religion to educate someone on a belief or even presenting logic to convince someone that a stop sign is in fact blue not red. One of the worlds most recognized philosopher Aristole‚ was a strong believer of logic and used it in his arguments. I’m intrigued by the fact that with logic alone you can try to prove something
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Creationism vs Evolution argument is about the Bible and science‚ religion and science. Between the Bible and science‚ most scientists who believe in evolution are atheist. In order for atheism to be true‚ there must be an explanation for how the universe and life came into existence. “Atheism is not an affirmative belief that there is no god nor does it answer any other question about what a person believes. It is simply a rejection of the assertion that there are gods. Atheism is too often defined
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Ever since the dawn of civilization‚ human beings have tortured one another for a variety of reasons. Some did it as punishment for perceived wrongdoings or crimes‚ others simply to send a message. Torture also has been used militarily‚ as a way to potentially extract useful information out of enemy soldiers. There have even been some who torture others merely for personal pleasure. Yet now‚ as we enter the 21st century‚ we somehow have the same attitudes towards torture as our ancestors thousands
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paper‚ Carson points out 4 main arguments that we can derive from the recent corporate scandals (e.g. Enron‚ WorldCom). The arguments pointed out revolve around the flaws and inadequacy in current business approaches such as the stakeholder theory‚ shareholder theory and incentives system in corporations currently. In my response paper‚ I will make use of ethical theories such as Kantian ethics‚ Utilitarianism‚ Rawl’s theory of justice etc. to analyse the arguments made in the paper and to evaluate
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Assuming that one of the explorers who found the tended plot of land is a theist and one is an atheist; the theist uses Anselm’s ontological argument that‚ “[…] than which nothing greater can be conceived” (Palmer‚ 158) or in basic there is nothing greater or more perfect than God. The explorers describe the plot of land as tended to‚ so they set up multiple obstacles to catch and observe what being is taking care of the land. The explorer who is a presumed to be a theist states‚ “But there is a
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