1. Examine the strengths and weaknesses of the argument for the existence of God based on religious experience. (18) 2. ‘The argument merely indicates the probability of God and this is of little value to a religious believer.’ Discuss. (12) In contrast to the classical arguments for the existence of God‚ namely the ontological‚ cosmological and teleological arguments‚ the argument from religious experience doesn’t just entail a set logical of points arriving at a conclusion on a piece of paper
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From a chemical standpoint‚ the only closed system in the universe is the universe itself. This means that unless God himself‚ reaches into our universe to intervene it its happenings‚ that since the conception of the universe‚ nothing new can be created from materials that were not already present in the system to begin with. This theory not only includes material things‚ but also conceptual things‚ such as good and evil. Good can be generally defined as a state of happiness the absence of underserved
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God: Does He Exist? Philosophy is a subject that can take many twists and turns before it finds an answer to a general question (Wippel‚ Wolter 335). God is real to many‚ but not real to others. Some believe that there is sufficient evidence such as the earth. The earth is the perfect size‚ if the earth and the atmosphere were any smaller‚ life on earth would be impossible. Then again‚ because of this idea some believe that the earth was created by a big explosion called the big bang theory which
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concepts like the cosmological argument are not fully accepted worldwide. Though neither extreme can fully be proven‚ I believe that the Big Bang Theory is one that provides logical information about the origin of the universe; as well as an explanation to why distant galaxies are moving away from our own at extreme speeds. The religious belief of the creation of the universe is based on the notion that God created everything including the universe. Aquinas presents an argument to support the religious
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St Thomas Aquinas version of The Cosmological Argument Aquinas developed the five ways to prove the existence of God. He based his arguments on what could be observed‚ his observations included that the universe moves and changes. From his observations he reached conclusions about the existence of God. However‚ Aquinas did actually accept the fact that he may not prove that the cause of the universe is the God of classical theism. He also did not accept infinity because he believed that there had
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is no God if he cannot help us by preventing evil. The argument of evil basically states that God and evil cannot coincide. There are two types of evil; moral‚ which is carried out by humans through immoral actions that cause pain and suffering such as murder‚ rape and so forth. Natural evil is the second type which occurs through inevitable phenomenon’s such as natural disasters; hurricanes‚ tsunamis and diseases are a few (Sober‚ 120). The argument from evil is a deductively valid argument and states
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Existence of God The truth behind the existence of god. As a flesh and blood we seem to aspire to be ultitmley immortal‚ we have created stories guidelines ways in which we our able to become immortal. Christins call it jesus others call it alla or buddua. Does this make one better then the other or is just a set of rules that we all follow just so mankind can prosper. Is faith a trait that is leared or is it a proptey that we our all born with the ability to believe . The questions we have this
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Descartes The proof of the existence of God was a topic of discussion during the early centuries until the first philosophers of the world decided to root for the truth and show 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
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the watch and the watchmaker. With his argument‚ which is often referred to as the argument from design‚ which asserts that the complexity and orderliness observed in the natural world are symbolic of a divine creator‚ just as the intricate design of a watch may imply the existence of a skilled watchmaker. Paley’s analogy has played a significant role in the development of natural theology and continues to be discussed in debates about the existence of God and the relationship between science
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on the existence of God. He strongly believed and propagated that God was dead. The “death of God” often came up in several of Nietzsche’s philosophical contributions. It was often the backdrop which he used for describing human tendencies and carving pathways for human nature. “The best passage on God’s death is offered by Nietzsche in The Gay Science in section 125‚ entitled “The Madman”. There Nietzsche describes a man who enters the town market or bazaar and cries out loudly‚ “I seek God! I seek
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