The problem of evil “arises from the paradox of an omnibenevolent‚ omnipotent deity’s allowing the existence of evil” (Pojman 1987: 151). The Judeo-Christian tradition affirmed that God is omnipotent‚ omniscient and perfectly good. The same tradition also affirmed the existence of evil. The presence of evil‚ this privation of the good‚ is taken to be one of the arguments against the existence of God. The presence of evil has presented philosophers since the earliest times of thinkers like Socrates
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attempt to present arguments against the existence of God is made. In his work‚ McCloskey attempts to provide readers with the argument that atheism is more “reasonable and comfortable (McCloskey‚1968)” compared to the alternative theistic view. In his article‚ McCloskey attempts to make arguments against the three typical theistic proofs of God which includes the cosmological and teleological arguments‚ along with the argument from design. McCloskey uses the existence of evil and the irrationalness off
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Descartes is interested in the certainty of his existence and the existence of other people and things. Descartes’ beliefs vary from those of Socrates. Descartes argues that knowledge is acquired through awareness and experience. Using this approach‚ Descartes moves through doubt to certainty of his existence. He asks himself various questions about the certainty of his existence and solves them through clear thought and logic. Using this method Descartes establishes doubts to be truths and by the
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hour" (Revelation 8:1). This silence refers to the “silence of God” or the existence of an “Absentee God” and His indifference to the needs of His creation – which is the primary theme of the movie. In general‚ the movie deals with the influence of religion in the society. Some inadequacies of religion are highlighted throughout the film. These faults include: lack of logical explanations for human’s suffering‚ proof of God’s existence‚ emphasis on physically-harming penitential acts such as flagellation
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2/22/2015 Course: HUM 1533-200556 Word count: 1‚662 Title: The Existence of God 1. Introduction and Thesis It is human nature to question our existence. Some believe it was God who created our existence‚ and others rely on science. This has been an ongoing debate since life on earth. This paper argues that it is not possible to prove either way whether if the traditional God exists or not. There are no credentials to prove God’s existence or lack of; it is merely a belief. Some may rely on the Bible
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The teleological argument as put forward by St. Thomas Aquinas attempts to prove the existence of God by use of empirical evidence. Aquinas attempts this through three ways. The first way Aquinas attempts to prove the existence of God is through cause and effect. Every action or outcome must have a previous action that allowed that action or outcome to come about. This previous action must have been set in motion by another action. St. Thomas reasons that this infers an infinite chain of cause
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are arguments declaring that God exists by comparing the natural world with human creations. One of the most famous design arguments was written by William Paley. Paley compared the natural world to that of a watch. He said that a watch could in no way form naturally as it was far too complex. This is the basis for all design arguments; our world and everything in it is too complex to be created so randomly and without help. This argument is not about a religious God or Heaven or Hell‚ it is simply
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trying to dig deeper into the meaning of their existence and find their own purpose. Two specific Philosophers who go by the names of Rene Descartes and Anselm penetrate into the existence of God. When both men tried to discover the truth of “God’s existence”‚ they would find themselves in a confounding predicament. Both Descartes and Anselm wanted to assist their readers in finding the truth in our existence by leading them towards the idea that God does in fact exist. Even though both Descartes
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things I perceive very clearly and very distinctly are true”(Pg. 53). This general rule however‚ requires that all doubt must be removed. This can only be done if God both exists and is not a deceiver. Descartes then breaks substances down into those that have objective reality and those with formal reality. It is clear that the idea of God must have more objective reality than formal reality. However‚ the idea itself is so great that Descartes believes that he could not have come up with it by himself
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Teleology is an argument of God’s existence following the evidence of order defined as the design of nature. Teleological arguments also known as arguments from design‚ explain the order in the universe to the existence of God. The universe is believed to be ordered towards some end or a certain purpose. It is more reasonable to suggest that the universe was created by an intelligent being to accomplish a purpose rather than it being there by chance (McGrath‚ 2010). The teleological argument has
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