Identifying and Explaining the rational defensibility and Validty of God ’s Existence John Schwandner Grand Canyon University Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics PHI-103 Dena Hurst September 03‚ 2011 Identifying and Explaining the rational defensibility and Validity of God ’s Existence I believe that when we start believing in God is from birth. We are taught about god from day one until the day we die. My belief and I tell everybody that will listen to me that God is for real he created
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I) Examine the ways in which the Ontological argument attempts to prove to the atheist that God exists. There are many different forms of the ontological argument for the existence of God. The first being an argument postulated by Anselm in the Proslogian. The ontological argument is a priori meaning knowledge is independent of experience an analytical meaning from logic. The Ontological argument follows the analytic method of knowledge; in this instance‚ for example‚ this is to be found when Anselm
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(36). He shows this by first arguing for the existence of God‚ and from there he deduces that all of our clear and distinct ideas are innate and entirely trustworthy (36). By proving that all of our clear and distinct ideas are caused by God and that God is an infinite and perfect (non-deceptive) being‚ Descartes believes that he will be able to show that all of our clear and distinct ideas are entirely trustworthy. So he begins by proving the existence of God. The argument‚ in deductively valid form
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The Cosmological argument is a philosophical argument for the existence of God. It is explained that everything has a reason‚ is the first reason‚ the first reason is of no significance. The cosmological view tries to prove the existence of God by observing the universe. Scientists believe that the universe must have a beginning‚ it needs something to give it existence. So that we can contact to God‚ God is always there‚ no reason‚ no beginning‚ no limit‚ beyond time‚ is infinite. Moreover‚ according
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renders human life possible‚ a doctrine that affirms the truth and based on human subjectivitiy (Existentialism is in Humanism) The main ideology of Sartre’s existentialist thoughts are that existence precedes essence. However this could be better understood if we reverse the situation essence precedes existence. (Existentialism is in
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The Ghost of Christmas Past reached for Carteno’s wrist‚ quickly grasping it as she tried to pull away. It was of no use‚ for the Ghost was far stronger than her and began to display a scene long forgotten. Carteno‚ rendered speechless‚ stood next to her wooden-framed bed. The meak light from the overcast sky was all that lit the dark room. Stained beige carpet coated the area of younger Carteno’s bedroom‚ surrounded by a white strip that connected the ground and wooden walls. A large thick television
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I do not believe in ghosts When I was little I lived in a house that was haunted. Wait don’t go! I know‚ I know‚ this subject is tired. The thing is I don’t even believe in ghosts. At least that is what I tell myself now‚ but back then I’m telling you that house was haunted. We moved there when I was in first grade and the first time I saw it‚ I started crying. Something about the house just seemed wrong. It was “pretty”‚ but it gave me a really ugly feeling. All sorts of weird‚ creepy‚ and inexplicable
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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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Evaluate the arguments for the existence of god There are three main philosophical arguments for the existence of god; the Teleological argument (also known as the design argument)‚ made by William Paley‚ which presents the central idea that the universe is so complex‚ perfectly designed and purposeful that it must have had an intelligent designer‚ the Cosmological argument‚ made by Thomas Aquinas‚ which is based on the main idea that everything has a starting point so an uncaused god must have
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can be conceived. P| 2. God exists in the mind (we think of God). A| 3.Assume God exists only in the mind but not in reality (Atheism) 3 4. Then we can conceive of a being just like God but which also exists in reality. P | 5. Existence is perfection. If two things are alike in all respects except the first exists in reality and the second does not‚ then the first is greater than the second. 4‚5| 6. We can conceive of a being greater than
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