The cosmological argument has been used for centuries to appeal to the existence of God‚ dating back to around 350 BC. Versions have been found in Plato’s Laws‚ 893-96‚ Aristotle’s Physics (VIII‚ 4-6)‚ and Aristotle’s Metaphysics (XII‚ 1-6). St. Thomas Aquinas‚ a Dominican priest‚ theologian‚ and philosopher‚ also included his version of the argument in Summa Theologica‚ along with four other contentions for the existence of God. The argument has been reasserted by Enlightenment writers such as Georg
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Population Issues in Interim Poverty-Reduction _ Strategy Papers of Low-Income Countries‚ _World Bank‚ December 2000. Study of National Policies on Health and Poverty Reduction‚ WHO (forthcoming). Wheeler M‚ What Constitutes a Pro-Poor Health Policy?‚ WHO (unpublished draft). World Development Indicators 2001‚ World Bank. World Health Report 2000‚
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The causes of World Poverty 1. Lack of resources and opportunities in developing countries * While the poor in first world countries and other welfare states may enjoy some amount of financial aid‚ this is sadly lacking in many other countries with a burgeoning poor population * For instance‚ nations in Africa lack basic infrastructure‚ let alone welfare policies. * This further illustrates the poor’s dependency on external financial aid‚ which necessarily requires the work of
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To what extent does Gaunilo’s criticism of Anselm’s argument succeed in demonstrating that the argument fails? Gaunilo‚ a Benedictine monk and contemporary of St Anselm was the first to raise objections to Anselm’s idea that God exists by definition‚ claiming within “On behalf of the Fool” that Anselm’s argument was not logical and needed to be discredited. Gaunilo famously claimed that Anselm’s conclusion that the non-existence of God is “unintelligible” cannot show that God necessarily exists
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What is the "Cosmological Argument" for God’s existence? Be sure to make the premises and conclusion clear. Discuss what you take to be the strongest objection to this argument‚ and explain why you think it succeeds or fails. The cosmological argument for God’s existence differs from both the scriptural and ontological arguments in the way in which humans created it. Rather than looking at logical arguments or religious texts‚ the cosmological argument was derived because of humanity’s ability
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Undisputedly poverty has been one of the major persistent social problems in the United States for hundreds of years. Poverty does not discriminate against Caucasians‚ African-Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Jews‚ homosexuals‚ heterosexuals‚ age‚ gender‚ or persons with disabilities. Poverty can strike any population‚ community‚ ethnic group‚ and family. According to the U.S Census Bureau‚ 43.6 million people were in poverty in 2009 which was an increase from 2008. (Insert citation for website). There are
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1. Who is considered the author of the Ontological argument? ANS: Saint Anslem 2. The first 3 “Ways” by St. Thomas Aquinas (to prove the existence of God) are called: a. argument from design b. argument from perfection c. cosmological argument d. none of the above. ANS: Cosmological argument 3. Explain the thrid way by Aquinas...which is called the argument from contigency. (2 or 3 sentences) ANS: Contingency can be explained as the possibility of things that come into being and go out of being
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-“The Principles of Nature and of Grace‚ Based on Reason” His conclusion was that the answer is to be found‚ not in the universe of created things‚ but in God. God exists necessarily and is the explanation why anything else exists. LEIBNIZ’s Argument There are 3 basic premises in his reasoning: 1. Everything that exists has an explanation of its existence. 2. If the universe has an explanation of its existence‚ that explanation is God. 3. The universe exists. From these premises one could
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Poverty is a complex problem facing our nation today. Poverty can be defined as the deprivation of things that determine ones quality of life. While‚ we generally think of food‚ shelter‚ and clothing as these things‚ we commonly forget the intangibles. Opportunity to learn‚ meaningful employment‚ and respect of fellow citizens are also determinants of poverty. The government tries to amend the problem by providing a public assistance program‚ welfare‚ which provides a comfortable resting ground for
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recipients involved. My argument proceeds in four sections: In the first section‚ I articulate Singer’s argument. In the second section‚ I show that Singer’s argument is invalid as it relies on the premise that donation to charity organisations will prevent bad without considering the inadequacies of human nature and hence making it a false premise. In the third section‚ I offer a response on Singer’s behalf by explaining that the objection offered earlier is a slippery slope argument that relies on doomsday
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