Anderson Philosophy 150 22 February‚ 2013 Teleological Argument: Existence of God The teleological argument is one made for the existence of God. William Paley’s argument is based on the idea that the universe is too complicated to have been created by accident and so must have had a creator. This creator is assumed to be God‚ who has created the universe and all the parts in it serve a certain purpose. A close consideration of this argument will show that there are several problems with it. The
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Explain how the Bible shows God as the creator? The theistic view of the God the creator can be seen within the passages and stories written in the bible. The Judaeo- Christian belief is that everything has been created; therefore there must have been a creator‚ this creator is God. This is reflected in the Bible and is similar to William Paley’s design argument. Firstly‚ within genesis 1:1 it sates ‘In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth.’ This clearly reveals God created the
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these two Greek tragedies‚ both Antigone and Medea struggle with external conflicts. Antigone faces conflict with the antagonist‚ Creon. Antigone breaks the law in order to stand up for what is right; she believes that the laws of the gods are higher than human gods. While Creon‚ on the other hand‚ insists that everyone must obey the law. He believes that no one is above the law. Creon says‚ “Pride? . . . This girl is guilty of . . . breaking the given laws and boasting of it” (762). Although Medea
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David Hume was a Scottish philosopher who lived in the mid to late 1700’s. He wrote on a variety of topics‚ metaphysics‚ aesthetics‚ ethics‚ the self‚ and more. However‚ some of his most intriguing and significant work was done on the philosophy of religion. Though he was often very definitive and straight forward in his works‚ he never made a truly positive statement regarding his religious beliefs. Much evidence exists suggesting that he was an atheist‚ however he often seems to waver and frequently
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There are many accounts in the Bible that state God as the creator. Genesis 1 and 2 are both creation stories but slightly differ in their accounts; Genesis 1 is a day by day account of all the things God created in not so much detail whereas Genesis 2 explains the creation story in a way that focuses more on the creation of man and woman than just the lands. Having two accounts of the creation story means that it is easier to come up with your own conclusion as to how the earth was created. The
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Explain how the Bible presents God as good Throughout the Bible‚ God’s goodness is shown in many ways. It is shown through many chapters of the Bible. Firstly‚ God is presented as good through the giving of moral guidance. The Decalogue of the Ten Commandments show that God is not interested in purely being worshipped by people‚ but how people should treat each other also. He gives clear rules‚ such as ‘Thou shalt not steal‚’ which teaches others to accept what they have and not to take others’ property
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Explain how the Bible shows god as a creator In the bible God is described as the creator of everything. This is accepted without being questioned rather than being a matter of discussion. The nature of God as creator is most clearly seen in passages from genesis and Psalms. God is described as the creator meaning he designed and produced everything. According to Christian tradition‚ God caused the Universe to exist‚ he is responsible for the Universe coming into existence and existing at every
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The idea of God has infinite reality and‚ by theory‚ the only cause of this infinite idea can only be God. With all this said‚ the reality of God is the only plausible cause to the reality of the idea of God. Descartes gives another proof in Meditation Five where he has reasoned that a triangle must have all the properties he assigns to it‚ because the triangle exists as an idea in his mind and he clearly and distinctly perceives all these properties. He then reasons‚ by analogy‚ that God exists as
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are 3 main arguments that each seek to prove the existence of God; the Ontological‚ Cosmological‚ and Teleological Arguments. Each is different in its approach‚ but all arrive at the same conclusion. Ontological Argument argues God’s existence from the assumption of the existence a “Greatest Thing that can ever be conceived.” From there‚ it argues that in order for something to be “The Greatest Thing ever” it must exist physically (that is outside of the mind). The Cosmological Argument argues that
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What is Bible? The Bible refers to the sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. The Bible is divided into two parts. The first two thirds of the Bible are inherited from the Jews and this is called the Old Testament whereas the last third is considered to be written by Christians and is called the New Testament. The Hebrew Bible‚ or the Torah comprises the origins of the Israelites and traces the historic account of Israel. After the establishment of Christianity in the first century‚ Gospel
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