existence according to William Paley’s teleological argument. The teleological argument is often described as an argument which stems from either design or intelligent design‚ but this can be considered as misleading. According to the creators of the book Introducing Philosophy the teleological argument can be defined as an argument that attempts to prove god’s existence due to the intricacy and design of nature (Glossary‚ p.617). A good way to describe the teleological argument is by looking at the universe
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good and/or true (279). There happen to be three primary theories that explain morality and they all answer the same questions: what is good‚ why is it good‚ and where is the good located (280). The theories that answer these questions are the teleological‚ deontological‚ and virtue-based theory. These theories answer the same questions nevertheless they don’t answer them the same way. White believes that humans remain notoriously fickle with the
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The existence of God relies heavily on the idea that there must be a creator of everything‚ whether the creator is a person‚ or an event. The cosmological argument for the existence of God starts by asking why does something exist? And the logical follow through is everything exists has an explanation for its presence in the universe‚ the universe exists and therefore must have a creator. An argument could be made to say that God is the answer for who created the universe. Many will say that the
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professor of nursing‚ Mills focuses her research on primary health care‚ rural health workforce and health service strengthening‚ and nursing education. Therefore‚ Mills and her colleagues refer to many nursing publications in this article. The ontological
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The Australian philosopher Douglas Gasking perhaps best articulates what I am trying to say in his formulation of the ontological argument. He argued God’s creation of the universe is the greatest achievement imaginable. Just how great this achievement is depends on the quality and degree that the Creator was impaired. The greater the impairment the greater achievement the
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‘The cosmological argument shows that it is reasonable to believe in God’ How far do you agree? - 15 Mark Aquinas’ cosmological argument is a theory that is highly credible due it to being very logical and having support from science and common human observation. His theory isn’t based on the spiritual and religious God it is based on the God of classical theism which is why more people may argue that his theory makes it reasonable to believe in God. Aquinas’ argument gives a very detailed account
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questions concerning Christianity is that of whether or not God is real. The Cosmological Argument is an idea that is often associated with this question. “Cosmological” means “based on the fact of the cosmos.” It has to do with cosmology‚ a branch of metaphysics concerned with the Universe. In this case‚ “argument” is used in the sense of a formation of inferences‚ and conclusions that have been derived from them. The cosmological evidence of God’s existence was confirmed by Paul in Romans 1:19-20 when
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believe‚ but I believe in order to understand. For this I also believe- that unless I believed‚ I should not understand”. Anselm employed his powers of reason in order to establish‚ by rational argument‚ the existence of God (Ally 2010:62). Anselm’s ontological argument When we are really thinking of something (and not merely uttering the associated verbal symbol)‚ that thinking is our understanding (2010:63). Of course‚ we need not understand that it exists‚ for we may be thinking of something which
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Explain Descartes version of the ontological argument? Ontology is the branch of philosophy that explores the whole concept of existence. Thomas Aquinas argued that a reason as to why the ontological argument does not work is that we do not know what God is‚ Descartes disagreed with this. Descartes‚ who was a very influential mathematician‚ philosopher and scientist‚ believed‚ similarly to Anselm and Plato previously‚ that human beings mind’s are imprinted with concepts such as equality‚ cause‚
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This essay aims to outline the Ontological Argument‚ proposed by Anselm of Canterbury‚ to prove the existence of God (in particular the Christian God). It also discusses Gaunilo’s objection to the ontological argument with the use of the “Lost Island” analogy. And finally offers an opinion as to whether or not Gaunilo’s objection successfully refutes Anselm’s argument. Anselm’s ontological argument‚ sourced from the “Proslogium” (with himself as the author)‚ is a highly controversial argument
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