AO1: Explain Anselms Ontological argument. Anselm wanted to prove the existence of God‚ so he proposed the ontological argument. The ontological argument is deductive‚ and uses a priori reasoning. This means that it starts with a statement that is known to be true solely through definition (God is the greatest conceivable being) and develops the implications of this statement in order to reach a reasonable conclusion. The deductive reasoning allows him to simply showing what the definition means
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The debate of whether God exists or does not has been going on from the time of the ancient philosophers such as St. Aquinas and St. Anselm‚ who both supported the existence of God‚ whereas‚ many years later there were those who tried to disprove the arguments presented. Some of these disbelievers include Immanuel Kant‚ Friedrich Nietzsche and David Hume‚ all whom argue that God does not indeed exist. Although God is considered dead and nonexistent by many‚ he does indeed exist because something
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debate of the existence of one‚ or many‚ divine beings is one of the oldest in human history and‚ for many people; a definite‚ conclusive answer is highly sought-after. This debate is considered so important to many as it is an ultimate question which means‚ without intervention of an unfamiliar reality‚ it is considered impossible to be conclusively proved or disproved. Therefore‚ it is discussed at length in an attempt to provide an answer or to try explain other human experiences such as disasters.
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Christian love-smothering or non-Christian indictment of Lewis as a theological anachronism: The Pilgrim’s Regress. The reason it remains philosophically untouched is‚ oddly‚ perhaps its blatancy of purpose; subtitled “An Allegorical Apology for Christianity‚ Reason‚ and Romanticism‚” it needs no foreword with that rather forward mission statement.
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Cosmological Revolution There are three philosophers which contribute theories to the Cosmological Revolution. Each philosopher gives their own reasons as to their own theory and their explanations. These three philosophers are Karl Popper‚ Thomas Kuhn‚ and Imre Lakatos. I consider there to be valuable points in each of the philosopher’s theories. Thomas Kuhn could possibly be the best known philosopher. I agree with many of Kuhn’s theories about the history of science. Kuhn had his PhD in
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One of the most interesting arguments for the Existence of God comes from Anselm and the Ontological argument. According to the Ontological argument‚ there is no reason to go out and look for physical evidence of God’s existence. The ontological argument is based completely on reason and comes from the concept of a “being than which no greater can be conceived.” Anselm suggested that if such a “being” does not truly exist then a greater being can be conceived. But how does this make any sense? Nothing
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The Era of Adjustment: Progress and Regress From 1920 to 1954 the United States was progressing as a world power and protector of democracy across the globe. Despite the onset of the great depression in 1929‚ unprecedented influxes of wealth spread to many citizens in the first and final years of the era. Having established its place in the international community as a democratic leader‚ the need to stress assimilation internally diminished as a priority in schools. The changes in American culture
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there a God? Is it true that there is one or many Supreme beings that created the universe within it including humans? There are atheist that say no‚ and theist that say yes. But who is truly right in their conclusions of God’s existence. Philosophers have debated the highly controversial issue‚ and many proofs have been claimed of God’s existence. However‚ for every good claim there is a counter to the claim as well. There are many reasons which people have argued the existence of a God‚ but
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Your letter has been received on February 22 and we know your concern about the repeated card swipes happened on January 25. Please allow me to explain that the transaction reference number‚ 144022-22839837109‚ changes daily so that multiple purchases made on the same day often carry the same number. More importantly‚ although the transaction reference numbers are the same‚ the debits are for different amounts: $268.00; $219.60; $116.20. Therefore‚ these transactions were not a result of repeated
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The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey is a science fiction novel about a group of teenagers who save the world from an alien invasion on Earth. In the book‚ an alien species takes over the world and tries to wipe out the human species. A few teenagers named Ben‚ Cassie‚ Ringer‚ Sammy‚ Teacup‚ Dumbo‚ Poundcake‚ Evan‚ and Megan join together to try to stop the aliens from taking over the world. They have to fight through many obstacles to persevere and succeed. The theme of this novel is that courage
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