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    story and we may never know the answer. This story is a great example of the cosmological argument. In order to comprehend the cosmological argument‚ we first have to explain its meaning. The cosmological arguments are one of the most important arguments for the existence of God‚ this argument is the most used around the world. For example‚ the existence of God and the beginning of the universe. The arguments states that everything on the earth had to have a beginning of existence and it could not

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    The Teleological Argument‚ God’s Attributes‚ and Miracles: A Compounded Contradiction Introduction Some theists of the Abrahamic persuasion claim that the harmony of the universe is proof of an intelligent designer. This argument is known as the teleological argument and has evolved from classical philosophy to modern theology. In addition‚ subscribers of the Abrahamic religions also hold that God has attributes that include omniscience‚ omnipotence‚ and benevolence. Fundamentally‚ God is all knowing

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    The Teleological Argument By Zenny Saheel Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy which studies the nature of “being”. The search for the existence of God has been questioned many a time and astounded many philosophers and scientists alike. By looking at certain arguments for the existence of God we are not only attempting to see if God exists but what God is like. Omniscient (All seeing)‚ omnipresent (Present everywhere)‚ omnipotent (All powerful)‚ Benevolent (Good) and Eternal (Always Existed)

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    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‚ the teleological argument and the cosmological argument. In order to add illusive

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    To what extent does Gaunilo’s criticism of Anselm’s argument succeed in demonstrating that the argument fails? Gaunilo‚ a Benedictine monk and contemporary of St Anselm was the first to raise objections to Anselm’s idea that God exists by definition‚ claiming within “On behalf of the Fool” that Anselm’s argument was not logical and needed to be discredited. Gaunilo famously claimed that Anselm’s conclusion that the non-existence of God is “unintelligible” cannot show that God necessarily exists

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    What is the "Cosmological Argument" for God’s existence?  Be sure to make the premises and conclusion clear.  Discuss what you take to be the strongest objection to this argument‚ and explain why you think it succeeds or fails. The cosmological argument for God’s existence differs from both the scriptural and ontological arguments in the way in which humans created it. Rather than looking at logical arguments or religious texts‚ the cosmological argument was derived because of humanity’s ability

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    A) Explain Irenaeus’ Theodicy The Irenaeus Theodicy‚ often called Soul Making‚ is a counterpart to Augustine’s Theodicy‚ yet it is also and opposing argument. While Augustine stated that evil came from humans and Adam in Genesis‚ Irenaeus proposes that evil is opposing the human races’ bid to become one with God. Irenaeus’theodicy differs from Augustine’s‚ as it is more in the sense that God created evil‚ whereas Augustine described its existence to be more of a mistake. Yet some of Irenaeus points

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    1. Who is considered the author of the Ontological argument? ANS: Saint Anslem 2. The first 3 “Ways” by St. Thomas Aquinas (to prove the existence of God) are called: a. argument from design b. argument from perfection c. cosmological argument d. none of the above. ANS: Cosmological argument 3. Explain the thrid way by Aquinas...which is called the argument from contigency. (2 or 3 sentences) ANS: Contingency can be explained as the possibility of things that come into being and go out of being

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    weaknesses of Aquinas’ Cosmological argument The Cosmological argument attempts to explain that something has caused the universe to exist and this First cause is what we call God. The argument begins with observations that try to support the following statements: • Everything in the universe has a cause • The universe itself must have a cause • To avoid infinite regress of causes there must be an uncaused cause • This uncaused cause is God The argument uses inductive reasoning‚ which means

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    Ontological Argument

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    The Ontological Argument: An explanation and critical assessment Phil 361 Lec 01 Professor: Reid Buchanan Ryley Braun‚ 10013764 April 16‚ 2010 The ontological argument is an attempt to refute skepticism of God and prove His existence through reason alone. The philosopher‚ Saint Anselm‚ presented his work on the ontological argument‚ or argument from reason‚ in his text the Proslogium. The argument‚ on the surface‚ is very logically convincing and attempts to allure even the skeptic of

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