Précis of radio debate on the Cosmological Argument between Frederick Copleston and Bertrand Russell (1947). In 1947‚ two great philosophers took to the airwaves to debate the existence of God. The debate that took place has become one of the most famous moments in radio history. The two philosophers were Fr. Frederick Copleston S.J.‚ a Jesuit priest and later principal of Heythrop College and Bertrand Russell‚ veteran CND campaigner and one of the most important philosophers of all time. The
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One of the most influential beings of our time if not the most influential being of our time is God. God is known my several names including: Allah‚ Yahweh‚ The Holy Trinity‚ Jah‚ Maasai‚ Ishvara‚ Baquan‚ Kisaski‚ of course there are many other but these are the majority of names. “We find the idea of God equally in ancient Israelite folk religion‚ Christian theology‚ modern philosophy of religion‚ and in the recent debates about the “intelligent design” that the world supposedly manifests.” (Talkreason
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Response Paper Philosophy 201 Brittany Timblin The existence of God has been a huge issue for many‚ many centuries. In H. J. McCloskey’s article "On being an Atheist" he said that the cosmological and teleological arguments are false and that we need to forget the idea of God completely because there is no definitive proof. McCloskey’s main issue with the idea of God is the presence of evil in the world. ca The simple term "proof" is what McCloskey refers to as the arguments. McCloskey
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exists – created universe‚ morally‚ personal‚ intellectual creator of the universe. Arguments for God’s Existence Classical Arguments – trace back to middle ages and ancient Greece Ontological‚ Cosmological‚ Theological‚ and Moral Ontological – controversial (Christians and non-christians) Cosmological – God is the best explanation for the existence of the universe. Everything that exists has a cause. Arguing for the existence for a first cause – which we believe is God. Argument by itself
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Privette In his article‚ On Being an Atheist‚ H.J. McCloskey tried to show that atheism is a more reasonable and comfortable belief than that of Christianity. McCloskey argued against the three theistic proofs‚ which are the cosmological argument‚ the teleological argument and the argument from design. He pointed out the existence of evil in the world that God made. He also pointed out that it is irrational to live by faith. In my response‚ I will argue that McCloskey’s article is one-sided
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in God. The belief in God is not rational because it requires faith. When there is a lack of evidence‚ faith suggests that the individual should commit to a belief by using their emotions or intuitions. Theologians use faith to form the ontological‚ cosmological‚ and design
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opinion that the strongest argument for his existence is Saint Thomas Aquinas “The Existence of God” argument when compared to Saint Anslem “The Ontological Argument” and William Paley’s “Natural Theology” design argument. In my paper‚ I will argue for the existence of god based on Saint Thomas Aquinas’s “The Existence of God”‚ Saint Anslems’s “The Ontological Argument”‚ and William Paley’s “Natural Theology” argument. St. Thomas Aquinas was a Dominican priest and philosopher. He was also known as
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live in a world that has morals‚ which points to a morally perfect Being that we model our lives and society by. The Cosmological‚ Teleological and Moral arguments create a cumulative case for why God exist. God’s existence is not solely dependent on any one argument‚ rather an accumulation of several arguments. Although McCloskey tries to argue the Cosmological‚ Teleological and Moral arguments from the same point‚ they are intended to build upon each other. Does the universe exist? If the
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All the following arguments are theological arguments written to prove the existence of god. Cosmological argument- This argument says that the existence of the world or universe is strong evidence for the existence of the God who created it. 1) Everything that exists has a cause of its existence. (2) The universe exists. Therefore (3) The universe has a cause of its existence. (4) If the universe has a cause of its existence‚ then that cause is God. Therefore: (5) God exists. Plato and
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to engage in such conversations. I am a born Catholic and as my grandfather would say‚ I would also die a Catholic. Perhaps‚ that is the reason why religion coincides with philosophy because‚ in most cases through reasoning‚ religious beliefs‚ be it sects‚ cults or congregations be philosophized and let others follow such. Philosophy is defined in the Oxford dictionary as‚ “the use of reason and argument in seeking the truth and knowledge or reality‚ especially of the causes and nature of things
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