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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Explain Anselm’s Ontological argument (25 marks) Anselm‚ Archbishop of Canterbury and a monk was the creator of the Ontological Argument. The main aspect behind the argument was that the existence of God was true‚ in simple words‚ God exists. The argument is deductive as it depends only on knowledge and logic‚ not on experience as experiencing God is impossible physically. It is also a priori for similar reasons; the argument relies on logic alone. Anselm put forward his ideas about the existence
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the Teleological arguments The word teleological originates from the Greek ‘telos’ meaning end or purpose. It infers the existence of God from a particular aspect or character of the world‚ namely the presence of order‚ regularity and purpose‚ and thus‚ is most commonly known as the design argument; it postulates the idea of a designer for all that has been designed. As its name suggests‚ the teleological argument attempts to seek the ultimate end or purpose. Furthermore‚ the teleological argument
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of the ontological argument as presented by Anselm‚ and explain its purpose. The ontological argument is A priori argument for the existence of God. St Anselm is the name most firmly associated with the origins of the ontological argument and he was an 11 century writer and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The argument has the form of a deductive proof and it an analytical argument. He wrote two treatises (the Monologion and Proslogion) which became the foundation of the Ontological Argument. The
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The teleological argument as put forward by St. Thomas Aquinas attempts to prove the existence of God by use of empirical evidence. Aquinas attempts this through three ways. The first way Aquinas attempts to prove the existence of God is through cause and effect. Every action or outcome must have a previous action that allowed that action or outcome to come about. This previous action must have been set in motion by another action. St. Thomas reasons that this infers an infinite chain of cause
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has remained a very heated argument that has been carried down through generations. Several arguments have been brought forward by those who are against the claim that God exists as well as by those who are for the argument. These arguments can be of cosmological or teleological nature. Cosmological arguments are based on philosophical laws as they try to argue for or against the origin of man and how they help describe the origin of God’s existence. Teleological arguments on the other hand are also
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into two main categories – Criminal and Civil which is also known as Private Law. Each of these areas covers different aspects of the law. Civil law is generally a dispute between individuals whereas Criminal law states what behaviour is acceptable or unacceptable as the case may be. By highlighting the main differences between the two categories‚ we can build up a clear picture of the way law works. Criminal law is made up of precedents which are guidelines that we have to follow. If we do not follow
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Asia; with each region sharing similarities in reliance on energy to support their day to day living. The three regions are however different in culture‚ pricing‚ standard of living‚ financial policies‚ history‚ supply‚ imports and exports. The difference in the natural gas markets in the three main regions will be analyzed in this report. North America The United States imported about 229 billion cubic feet of LNG in 2002‚ accounting for 4 percent of world’s LNG trade (http://www.eia.doe
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Christian Action and Values Teleological Ethics Our everyday lives are based on goals. When wake up in the morning until we go to sleep at night‚ we are always basing our days on the goals we have or have not yet accomplished. We center our decisions on the where those options will take us‚ the goods. A good is what we are all trying to receive when our goal is accomplished. Teleological ethics or teleology helps us shape our decisions everyday as well as achieve the goods we strive for in life
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directed to their end: and this being we call God" Aquinas‚ Summa Theologica. The teleological argument is the design argument for the existence of God. This argument is an a posteriori argument. It is based on observations of the apparent order in the universe and the natural world‚ to conclude that it is not the result of mere chance but of design. The evidence from design points to a designer and the argument concludes that the designer is God. "With such signs of forethought in the design of
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