To what extent is the cosmological argument weak? Although the cosmological argument is a strong argument for the theory that the universe it is a weak argument for the existence of the classical theological God. Thomas Aquinas was a very important man to the cosmological argument; it was him who came up with some of the strongest theories to support the argument. He came up with his five proofs which to him proved the cosmological argument to be true. One of his proof was the ‘cause’ proof
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1. St. Thomas Aquinas was a big proponent of the cosmological proof of God’s existence. This proof is based on the concept of cause and effect‚ which states that everything is caused by something. But there is not an infinite cause because there has to be a start. Another word‚ there has to be an uncaused first cause. In this situation‚ the first cause has to be God. Whoever believes in this theory might say that the creation of the universe was not caused by the Big Bang. They may still believe
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‘Boethius was successful in his argument that God rewards and punishes justly.’ Discuss (35) Boethius was a philosopher teaching at the end of the Roman empire‚ in his 40’s he was arrested for suspected conspiracy with the Eastern Roman Empire and was eventually put to death at the age of about 44/45. Whilst in prison Boethius wrote his book‚ ‘The Consolation of Philosophy’ where he discusses in great depth with Lady Philosophy issues with God’s omniscience. In his writings‚ Boethius identifies
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congratulations to you"‚ because most of the people who believe in God are doing blind belief - he is a Christian‚ because his father is a Christian; he is a Hindu‚ because his father is a Hindu; the majority of the people in the world are blindly following the religion of their fathers. An atheist‚ on the other hand‚ even though he may belong to a religious family‚ uses his intellect to deny the existence of God; what ever concept or qualities of God he may have learnt in his religion may not seem to be logical
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influential philosopher during the Late Roman Empire‚ and gave a very compelling explanation for the existence of evil. Before Augustine’s explanation‚ Christians would have to accept that God created evil‚ meaning God is partially evil. Due to Augustine’s belief that evil does not have substance‚ which I will defend‚ it gave Christians piece of mind knowing that God is truly good. Anything created by God is susceptible to corruption‚ all of his creations are good‚ but not as good as him‚ due to our human
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God On Trial Christian Worldview Integration Dr. Carl B. Smith II Its impossible to reflect on the origins of evil without bringing up the concept of free will. God created man with this idea of choice; the choice to believe and obey‚ or the choice to disobey. It was this free will that allowed Adam and Eve to fall from their initial glory and introduce evil and suffering into the world. We can justify a large amount of sustained suffering by acknowledging that it actually benefits us and is not
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Their reputations‚ the manner in which they use their strengths and their surroundings define the good and evil characters alike. A lot of times your reputation will say more about you than you ever could. In this story the characters reputations made them who they were. Beowulf‚ as well as the other good characters were of somewhat honorable backgrounds. This virtuous nature also came with a sense of strength‚ as the book describes Beowulf‚ “The strongest of the Geats-greater and stronger
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The Existence of the Millennial Generation Student As the Baby Boomers generation has begun to enter retirement‚ the next generation of students (Millennial) is entering the workforce with behaviors‚ ideas‚ attitudes‚ and doting parents to be reckoned with. For many years‚ the word generation has encompassed births that have spanned over several years and allowed for changes occurring over a time period. This new generation of student is called the “Millennial” student and takes over where the Baby
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contributor to teenage social problems today. In the light of our definitions‚ is this a valid proposition? Let us consider some arguments in favor of this proposition. I‚ as the opposition’s deputy minister‚ disagree with the motion because I believe that teenagers can make use of the mass media as a platform to voice out their opinions on current issues. With the existence of mass media‚ it gives teenagers the opportunity to express their views on issues of the world that became a trend in their
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GROUP ASSIGNMENT THE GOD DELUSION DEBATE Question 1: I chose to listen to Dr. John Lennox because I personally believe that there is a God that exists in our midst‚ and it would be great to have an open mind to see the perspective in the other point of view which does not believe the presence of God. In the debate between Prof Richard Dawkins and Dr John Lennox‚ the strength that Dr John Lennox has is that he stands by firmly in his belief that he greatly challenged the remarks made
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