there a God?” but also the questions If there is‚ then what is he like? and‚ most important of all‚ What does that mean for us? 2. Give a brief history of the “philosophies” of religion. Ancient Philosophy‚Medieval Philosophy‚ Early Modern Philosophy‚ Nineteenth-Century Philosophy‚Twelth-century philosophy. Philiophers like that of Plato‚ Aristotle‚ St. Aquinas‚ Sartre‚ Hegel‚ St. Anselm etc. 3. What is the human position on the principle of causality in relation to the existence of God and
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Descartes argument for the existence of God is based on two main principles. This is the principle of sufficient reasoning and the principle of adequate reality. The principle of sufficient reasoning means that everything has a cause. The principle of adequate reality is followed by sufficient reasoning and means that there must be at least as much reality in the cause as the effect. An example of having at least as much reality in the cause as the effect could be studying for a test and receiving
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Is proof for the existence of God necessary? PHI 208: Ethics and Moral Reasoning Instructor September 17‚ 2013 Is proof for the existence of God necessary? When you ask a human how the universe evolved some will say that man created the universe. Next question‚ how can man create something in outer space? Now the room is silent‚ why is that? How can you answer a question that cannot be answered? So why do you need proof that God exist‚ what will that prove‚ that people are actually
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that explores the whole concept of existence. Thomas Aquinas argued that a reason as to why the ontological argument does not work is that we do not know what God is‚ Descartes disagreed with this. Descartes‚ who was a very influential mathematician‚ philosopher and scientist‚ believed‚ similarly to Anselm and Plato previously‚ that human beings mind’s are imprinted with concepts such as equality‚ cause‚ shape and number as well as an understanding of what God is which we all share from birth. We
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DOES GOD EXIST? There are many arguments about the existence of God since the beginning of time. According to some scientists God is an alleged entity that has no place in any scientific equations‚ plays no role in any scientific explanations‚ cannot be used to predict any events‚ does not describe anything or force that has yet been detected‚ and there are no models of the universe in which its presence is either required‚ productive‚ or useful. The religion of Buddhism and some modern sociologists
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argues that his idea of God could not have come from him‚ and so God must exist. How does this argument go? | Overview René Descartes was a great scientist‚ mathematician and philosopher. He was known for his extensive work on skepticism‚ and in particular a piece called “Meditations on First Philosophy” (written in 1641) which is still widely used by modern philosophers. In this publication‚ Descartes’ aim was to demonstrate that a persons’ soul is eternal and that God exists. He explains in
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all-powerful God. The Existence of God In my opinion‚ I believe that McCloskey’s arguments against the existence of God is somewhat biased. By biased I’m inferring that his argument is a one-sided view that attempts to provide proof that God doesn’t exist based on man-made judgments about what an all-powerful‚ omniscient being can‚ should‚ or would do. I conclude that this is unreasonable because as mere humans‚ we don’t have the capability to understand the magnitude or reasoning of God. Who are
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different from what I believe now. Though this revision will still address the same concepts from the Meditations as my previous essay‚ I will argue instead that Descartes’ argument for the existence of God is not guilty of circular logic but merely has the illusion of such. Descartes’ belief system for the existence of God consists of claims that seem to presuppose one another in defending their conclusions of each other‚ but instead‚ each follow from the Cogito as first principles. Other than the Cogito
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arguments. Anselm’s ontological argument defined God as being “as which no other greater can conceive.” Ontological arguments tend to start with a priori theory about the organization of the universe. If the organization falls under being true there will be evidence of the existence of God‚ in this case. Anselm argues if God is defined as nothing which can be greater‚ than he must exist in the mind‚ even in the mind of fool who denies the existence of God. He then concluded‚
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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 arguing God‚ whilst opening the floor to debate free will and the apparent comfort of the atheistic belief system. However‚ through careful analysis of the arguments for God‚ and an insight into the mysterious free will that God has given man; we see that a theistic
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