amount of arguments for the existence of God for hundreds of years. Some have become much more popular due to their merit‚ and their ability to stay relevant through changing times. Two arguments in particular that have been discussed for a very long time are the ontological and cosmological arguments. Each was proposed in the period of the high middle ages by members of the Roman Catholic Church. They each have been used extensively by many since their introduction. However‚ one of the arguments is superior
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Paley’s argument cannot be used to show there is an “impersonal‚ accidental forces because of its complexity. Thus‚ stumbling upon such an object provides good reason to conclude that there is a personal agent who designed it.” DePoe explains that Paley’s watch example suffered a major set back by the introduction of Darwin’s theory of evolution. Evolution offered a naturalistic explanation as to how life could possess the intricacy of “parts that have been adapted to perform their specific functions
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Many philosophers make arguments to try and prove God existence‚ while many of them think they have succeeded. Just a few of the philosophers that are still taught today‚ consist of: St. Anselm‚ Gaunilo and Descartes. These three philosophers all have their own arguments for Gods existence‚ and they all differ in many ways. Philosophers even like to make arguments that refute other philosophers’ arguments. St. Anselm was born in 1033 and died in 1109. St. Anselm was a well-known philosopher in his
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Summary of the Ontological Argument The Ontological Argument of St. Anselm is an a priori argument; it is formulated through reason alone‚ rather than experience. This argument does not rely on external evidence or sense experience. It is deductive (universal to particular) as it draws from its argument purely from a set of premises. In the 11th century‚ St. Anselm presented his argument for the existence of God in his published work‚ the Proslogion. His work was based on 4 premises which led
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PHILOSOPHY MANEESHA The Ontological Argument The ontological argument ‚ conceived by St Anselm‚ claims it is better to exist in reality than understanding so it would be contradictory for God (the greatest being that can be conceived) to exist only in understanding. Therefore‚ God exists! The greatest flaw in this argument‚ pointed out by Gaunilo in his ‘Perfect Island’ argument‚ is it invites parody. He argued that it’s possible to use the same form as the ontological argument to prove the existence
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is a difficult argument and many people have tried many different ways. The Ontological argument is one argument; at the centre of the argument is the concept of existence. The Ontological argument has been argued from a group of philosophers for the existence of God. "Ontological" means talking about being and so that being is the existence of God. The ontological argument differs from other arguments in favour of God because of the fact that it is an a priori deductive argument. There are two
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the existence of God. In proving the existence of God in certain ways the arguments oppose each other‚ support each other and also some arguments seem to be more convincing than the other. The empirical arguments and the rationalistic arguments are the two types of arguments used in proving God’s existence. Anselm’s was among the first three important leaders or fathers of the philosophy of the world for finding arguments for the existence of God alongside his colleagues‚ Aquinas‚ and Paley. Rene
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believed in God‚ he wanted to prove God´s existence through use of logic and reason and thus set out to demonstrate it in his most popular book named “Proslogion” (1078) in which he proposed one argument that‚ centuries later‚ was termed Ontological Argument by Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). That crucial argument claimed to be an a priori proof of God´s existence in that it begins with premises‚ which themselves are independent of experience‚ and later continues in a solely logical manner to come to the
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Estela Garcia June 10‚ 2014 PHI 2010 Module 3: Chapter 13 & 15. 1. Explain and evaluate the notions of Karma‚ samsara‚ and Nirvana. - Karma‚ samsara and nirvana fall under the religion of Hinduism. When all of our actions bring consequences‚ either in this life or the next is referred as karma. Samsara means the cycle of birth and death. Us humans are basically good‚ but are caught up in a cycle of pure desire and also of suffering that is a direct result of ignorance and of the
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determinism too. 10. Explain‚ compare‚ and contrast the views of Anselm and Gaunilo regarding the Ontological argument. Anselm and Gaunilo has had views on ontological. Anselm if we believe there are two objects that are identical one isn’t perfect and the other is. Gaunilo believes that Anselm’s theory is redundant because two words that sound the same aren’t for example‚ Sail and sale. The argument can work if everything is in
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