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    “It is pointless to deny the logical necessity of the existence of God.” First of all‚ we must ask: is the existence of God an analytic statement‚ or is it synthetic. An analytic statement is one which is impossible to think of as false. For example‚ a triangle having three internal angles which total 180 degrees is an analytic statement because it it impossible to think of a triangle in any other way. This therefore means that the proposition is logically necessary and it would be incoherent

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    Argument For the Existence of God : A Critical Evaluation There have been many theories for and against the existence of God. For example: the Faith- based Arguments‚ Pascal’s Wager‚ James’s Will to Believe‚ the Contingency Argument and several more. The argument being analysed here however is Ontological argument given by St. Anselm and its counter-argument. In St. Anselm’s argumentGod has been thought by the definition: ‘the entity (or being) than which none greater can be conceived’

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    Pascal vs Descartes Paper Pascal’s argument is fallible because he reaches the conclusion that we should “wager” God’s existence‚ rather than coming up with “proof” by using deductive reasoning like Descartes provides in his argument. These early 17th century philosophers both provided writings defending the validity of the Christian religion and of God’s existence. After the Protestant Reformation of 1517‚ the Catholic Church’s sanctity was questioned. Different religions sprouted across Europe

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    holy religion” (qtd. Cahn 885); and‚ “divine existence (which I never questioned)” (qtd. Cahn 887). Though

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    is a God has been debated by many philosophers‚ religious experts‚ and even your average citizens. Many of those people have attempted to argue why God is or is not real. This paper is going to present two different arguments by the philosophers: Robin Collins and William Rowe. The first argument by Collins is an argument for the existence of God‚ who designed our incredibly complex universe. The explanation of Collin’s argument will be followed by Rowe’s argument against the existence of God‚ which

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    problem of evil are arguments presented by Hume against the existence of God. In Hume’s arguments he tries to convince his audience the God does not exist because evil does. The first argument presented by Hume is the logical problem of evil. In this argument Hume is saying that the belief in a God that is capable of allowing evil‚ even though he is supposed to have benevolent intentions toward us is contradictory. He explains that evil does exist even though the existence of God should mean that it

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    questions‚ is the existence of the greatest being‚ GOD. There are so many reasons why people believe in GOD. It doesn’t matter which side you are in this argument. I agree with Pascal with that it’s better to believe in him than not because there’s more to gain than not if you don’t believe and he exists you don’t go to “heaven”‚ and if you believe and he doesn’t exist you don’t lose anything. That’s the only actual way it works. Blaise Pascal is a French philosopher that created an argument that was presented

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    evidence‚ such as belief in the existence of God” Analyse this claim from the perspectives of the philosophy of knowledge and Reformed epistemology. Whilst an array of scholars known as reformed epistemologists believe that it is rational for one to accept belief in God without the support of an argument or evidence‚ other philosophers known as evidentalists support classical foundationalism and dispute this belief. Reformed Epistemologists have argued that belief in God does not require the support

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    Strengths and Weaknesses

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    Strengths and Weaknesses Communication is essential in my life if I am going to have successful relationships with my family‚ friends‚ and co-workers. When I think of communication I think of all the ways in which I express myself to those around me. Communication could mean a phone call‚ letter‚ e-mail‚ face to face conversation or simply snuggling up on the couch to watch a good movie. There are ways in which my communications skills are powerful‚ and other times when I feel as if I should place

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    The cosmological argument is attempting to show through reason that a cosmos needs an explanation. The cosmological argument is an a posteriori argument because it is based upon empirical data which we only discovered through being on this planet. The claim is that the universe cannot account for its own existence and so this argument seeks causes that have their solutions in the existence of a God. It suggests that God is in esse and humans are in fieri. The first part of this principle is the

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