Outline and assess the key design argument of the existence of God ? The design argument is concerned to find the meaning or purpose in this world; they seek to move from facts about the world to God. Like the cosmological argument‚ the design argument draws back to arguments put forward by Socrates and Plato who said that ‘the human body‚ with all its principles and elements must owe its origin…of Zeus’. The design argument considers a number of issues for example; why is the universe the way
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to Public Speaking 14 November 2010 Persuasive Speech Reduce Landfill Waste by Reduce‚ Reuse and Recycling and the financial benefits I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Over half of the waste that ends up in the landfill does not belong there because it could have been recycled or reused. B. Credibility Statement: Not only do I religiously practice reducing‚ reusing‚ and recycling‚ but I have done a great deal of research for this speech‚ also research for a recycling project
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Stephanie Ethington SPE 103-02 Speech Outline Draft 04/20/12 Persuasive Speech Outline Topic: Blood Donation Purpose: To persuade my peers of the need for blood donations. Thesis: The need for blood donors is crucial it could save a life of someone you know or your own. Introduction: A. Imagine you or someone you know needed blood to save their life. For example‚ if you were born with a heart defect and required a transfusion for a chance at life. What if there was no blood
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Persuasive Speech Social Networking I. Introduction : Social Networking Controls most of today’s society. Websites such as MySpace Face book‚ And Twitter have taken the attention of the world today. They are taking over the lives of teens and although it makes it easier to keep in contact it also has its downfalls. II. Predators on Social Networking A. When most people log onto a social networking site they feel its harmless and find it entertaining for a while‚ not realizing all the dangers
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English Class: Persuasive Speech Chart Should school graduates get immediately employed? Introduction In this challenging world it getting more and more difficult to progress‚ few people can live well with the jobs they have. We should give a chance to school graduates to have this experience and maintain themselves with little or no help at all‚ so they can grow and mature. Quote “The best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one.” -Oscar Wilde- A British writer and
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Anna Rash November 9‚ 2009 Persuasive Speech Outline Comm Lab 150 Section 10 Mandatory Physical Education General Purpose: To persuade Speech Goal: I want to persuade my classmates that physical education should be mandatory in grades K-12‚ yet reforms should be made to make it mandatory. Introduction: I. How many times have you thought about wanting to work out to keep up a “fit and healthy” lifestyle‚ but did not know the criteria for a certain workout or even how much you should
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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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Descartes’ two proofs of God’s existence. Descartes uses the proof ‘Meditation III’ to explain God’s existence. The proof is given via reasoning‚ which begins by describing how he comes to such a conclusion. Descartes does this by mentally closing himself from the general public‚ ignoring hearing‚ sight‚ and the remaining of his senses as he deeply looks and depends upon himself. This state gives him the opportunity of making an introspective look at the existence of God‚ with no influences from another
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Argumentative Essay: Paley vs. Hume and the existence of a higher being Criticism of religious theories and practices is clearly valid and necessary. After all‚ what caused Jesus’s crucifixion was likely his disapproval of the resistance against his practices and beliefs. Accordingly‚ religious criticism is certainly more effective if it is respectful rather than dismissiveness‚ as it has the potential to elicit meaningful dialogue. While some claim that we come from cells that evolved into organisms
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Descartes constructs an argument for God’s existence on page 32-34 of his third meditation titled: Concerning God and He Exists. In this paper‚ I will summarize Descartes’s argument in my own words. Descartes is trying to find where his thoughts of God are coming from. He knows they couldn’t come from himself because for one he doubts‚ he has desires and he lacks stuff. Now‚ he is calling into question whether they are from his parents‚ but there is a problem with that interpretation too because
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