In his 1968 article‚ On Being an Atheist‚ H.J. McCloskey attempts to refute the arguments of God’s existence and explain how “atheism is a much more comfortable belief than theism.” (McCloskey 1968) He first attempts to discredit the Cosmological and Teleological arguments for God’s existence‚ then he turns to the existence of evil as “proof” that God does not exist‚ and finally closes his article back where he began- claiming that atheism is a more comforting belief than theism. Here I intend to
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Response to “On Being an Atheist” By: Casandra Privette In his article‚ On Being an Atheist‚ H.J. McCloskey tried to show that atheism is a more reasonable and comfortable belief than that of Christianity. McCloskey argued against the three theistic proofs‚ which are the cosmological argument‚ the teleological argument and the argument from design. He pointed out the existence of evil in the world that God made. He also pointed out that it is irrational to live by faith. In my response
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My response to McCloskey’s "On Being an Atheist." The paper written by McCloskey is nothing more than an Atheists attempt to justify his atheistic ideas and at no time should ever be taken by any other person as anything more than one man’s opinions which are based completely upon speculative ideas. Throughout this paper‚ I read statements like‚ “theists feel…”‚” Most theists believe…”‚ “They do not think…”‚ and “Most theists conclude…”; however‚ the person giving these tidbits is
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heavily debated by theists and atheists. Many atheists are firm on the fact if there is a God on what proofs do you have on affirming your beliefs? One well known atheists‚ by the name of H. J. McCloskey published an article entitled‚ “On Being an Atheist‚” on February of 1968‚ in the journal Question One. In the article that McCloskey authored‚ he tries to validate his points that it is more logical to be an atheist instead of believing that there is a God. McCloskey debate this topic from an atheistic
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McCloskey’s “On Being an Atheist” Liberty University Submitted By: Heather McElroy Professor Mark Wesley Forman Introduction In 1968‚ H.J. McCloskey wrote an article on atheism called “On Being an Atheist.” He states that there are three proofs which do seem to move ordinary theists to their theism to constitute major motivations towards a belief in God‚ namely the cosmological proof‚ the teleological proof‚ and the argument from design (McCloskey). In his article he states that these
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September 2013 Response to David Carr’s Articles By reading the five different topic articles I began to see the writing style of Carr. In all five stories he always referred back to his main point. Although‚ he may have slightly drifted away with detail from what he started his article with‚ he always came back to put together what he was saying from the beginning. His style of writing is unique in ways he grabs his reader’s attention and speaks of the issue. The three articles that I felt
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In February of 1968‚ H. J. McCloskey’s published an article called‚ “On Being an Atheist.” In this‚ he argues that atheism is a more comfortable‚ logical and realistic than theism. He mentions the evil that is in the world and how it doesn’t make any sense to find comfort in a God that purposely causes pain‚ disease and natural disasters. McCloskey also mentions it is unreasonable to live by faith in this world. In this article‚ he argues the three theistic proofs including‚ the argument for design
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It goes without question‚ that human beings will always question the existence of “God”. Whether these questions are formed in support or denial of an omnipresent creator they are important in helping shape our morality. H J McCloskey and his article “On Being and Atheist” is very critical of theists. It thus presents several arguments on how believers are incorrect in their belief in “God”‚ cosmological and teleological. McCloskey also focus’s on the existence of evil and how one can find comfort
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Response Paper H. J. McCloskey‚ a renowned philosopher in the mid 20th century‚ wrote a provocative article in 1968 titled‚ “On Being an Atheist”. McCloskey argues for atheism as the preferred and better belief system based upon his refutation of the theistic arguments. He argues against the existence of God by attempting to refute the cosmological and teleological arguments; as well he endeavours to discredit a God based upon the presence of evil. In doing this‚ he extends the boundaries for
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