In addition‚ these changes can be further distinguished in Descartes belief that he can develop assertions of existence from his conception of ‘I think.’ For Descartes‚ res cogitans is established to be a finite substance. However‚ he concludes that an infinite substance‚ God‚ could not have originated in himself and therefore must be the cause of this idea‚ which results in God necessarily existing - ‘the idea that enables me to understand a supreme deity‚ eternal‚ infinite‚ omniscient‚ omnipotent
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topic in metaphysics is the existence of God‚ and there are many philosophical arguments from the theist and atheist side trying to prove whether God exists or not. In philosopher Ernest Nagel’s “A Defense of Atheism” he proves to dispel the classical arguments for the existence of God as well as give an atheistic view on why there could not be a God. Instead of just dispelling the theistic arguments Nagel brings forth an argument in defense of Atheism regarding the existence of evil and stands to prove
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There have been many arguments and philosophical beliefs of the existence of god. For many centuries‚ there have been many attempts by many philosophers to prove the existence of God. Many philosophers’ arguments for the existence of God come in many different evidence like using science‚ personal experience‚ history and philosophy. Looking at the philosopher’s point of view‚ I have come across two arguments that explain the existence of god which is the cosmological and ontological argument. As of today
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Are Aquinas’ arguments for the existence of God convincing? Do they have any value? Needless to say‚ Aquinas upset many of the popular theological ideas prevalent before him. Even though his work was unfinished at the time of his death‚ his ideas were brought into the theology of the church‚ giving Christianity a genuine intellectual and rational foundation. Aquinas’ work influenced the philosophical climate of the day and gave reason a legitimate place in Christian theology. One of Thomas’s
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to prove the existence of God? Throughout time many philosophers have been searching for an answer to creation and whether it is actually possible to prove (or not prove) if God exists. Some of the philosophers include Thomas Aquinas‚ William Paley and Blaise Pascal they came up with various different theories and arguments to prove the existence of God and why they believed he did exist. Another philosopher Karl Marx thought that his theory could convince people not to believe in God. One philosopher
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One of the most interesting arguments for the Existence of God comes from Anselm and the Ontological argument. According to the Ontological argument‚ there is no reason to go out and look for physical evidence of God’s existence. The ontological argument is based completely on reason and comes from the concept of a “being than which no greater can be conceived.” Anselm suggested that if such a “being” does not truly exist then a greater being can be conceived. But how does this make any sense? Nothing
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First Thomas Aquinas argues that our existence in itself is proof that God exists‚ as we would not be “in motion” had God not been the “first mover” and put us in motion. If I correctly understand Aquinas he is saying that life would not exist had there not first been a creator‚ and with out first a creator life would not have come to be. Secondly Aquinas argues that life is a series of events that could not have brought itself in to being. Theretofore God must exist to begin the series‚ he is the
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This paper will explore the dimensions of original sin and St. Augustine’s contributions to the subject. Views on the topic will be primarily revealed through St. Augustine’s autobiography Confessions with books one and two as the main points of research. This paper’s parallel of original sin will be divided into two main sections. First‚ a summary of Augustine’s theology of original sin and second‚ a summary of the author’s theology and response to Augustine’s argument. Different sources in theology
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philosophy conceived by the seventh century He was a mathematician and French philosopher. Pascal argued that a rational person should reside in as though they live and attempt to believe that God does exist. A lot of philosophers think Pascal is the most fragile of all disagreements for believing that God does exists. Pascal thought it was the strongest and he was one of the most dubious philosophers whoever wrote. In order to understand Pascal’s Wager you have to be aware of the setting of the
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Evil comes in many forms‚ and likewise‚ for philosophers‚ possess many problems especially the existence of God. The problem of evil is also referred to as the problem of suffering. First‚ there is what is called the logical problem of evil. Like all rational people‚ theists can’t help but acknowledge that the world is filled with evil. Here we are understanding evil as being all forms of bad stuff. It is everything in the vast spectrum of badness from small thefts to plagues and everything in between
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