"Is the Existence of Evil incompatible with the existence of God?" "Without darkness there can be no light (Shestov)." This quote says a lot about our world as we know it. To truly know something we must also know it’s opposite. We would not know silent if there was not sound. There would be no young if we did not know old. So how could we believe that there is a good without an evil? To believe in the existence of a greatest good‚ which we call God‚ there must also be exist a source of evil as
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The fact that Descartes is even considering the mere question of his own existence just proves that he indeed exists and that is certain. Further‚ he argues that we are essentially thinking things (res cogitans) that can know our minds clearly and distinctly. Descartes pitches a tent for himself firmly in the rationalist camp‚ as opposed to the empiricist camp. He constantly emphasizes that the clear and distinct perceptions of the intellect are the only sure means of securing knowledge‚ and ultimately
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1. What is Philosophy of religion? is a branch of philosophy that asks questions about religion. Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy that asks questions about religion. It addresses not only the perennial question “Is 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
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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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for God’s Existence In post-modern era‚ society is more inclined towards modern philosophy. This results in people to be composed of social construct and ideologies such as socialism‚ capitalism‚ feminism and progressivism. Thus‚ the causality of fragmentation in a Western society are due to the clash of conflicting ideologies. In order to counteract the ideology‚ one must argue the existence of God. It is a common reality which one can presuppose that a being or thing provide existence into an objective
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Descartes The proof of the existence of God was a topic of discussion during the early centuries until the first philosophers of the world decided to root for the truth and show the existence of God. In proving the existence of God in certain ways the arguments oppose each other‚ support each other and also some arguments seem to be more convincing than the other. The empirical arguments and the rationalistic arguments are the two types of arguments used in proving God’s existence. Anselm’s was among the
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“wager” God’s existence‚ rather than coming up with “proof” by using deductive reasoning like Descartes provides in his argument. These early 17th century philosophers both provided writings defending the validity of the Christian religion and of God’s existence. After the Protestant Reformation of 1517‚ the Catholic Church’s sanctity was questioned. Different religions sprouted across Europe and citizens of Western Europe began questioning religion itself and the existence of God. Blaise Pascal
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Whether any of these contentions for the presence of God is fruitful‚ obviously‚ stays questionable. Pascal’s Wager is a contention for confidence in God construct not in light of an engage proof that God exists but instead in view of a speak to self-interest. It is to our greatest advantage to have faith in God‚ the contention proposes‚ and it is in this way reasonable for us to do as such. The case that it is to our greatest advantage to put stock in God is bolstered by a thought of the conceivable
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and adventitious ideas are just figments of our imaginations. He states the the innate idea of Gods existence is placed in us by God himself and denies the possibility of God being fictitious or adventitious. He does state however‚ that innate beliefs must be accompanied by experiences in order to acquire optimal knowledge. Descartes’ theories and applications offer much insight into reasoning about what is real in this world. Although somewhat controversial‚ his peculiar approach to questioning
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is a God has been debated by many philosophers‚ religious experts‚ and even your average citizens. Many of those people have attempted to argue why God is or is not real. This paper is going to present two different arguments by the philosophers: Robin Collins and William Rowe. The first argument by Collins is an argument for the existence of God‚ who designed our incredibly complex universe. The explanation of Collin’s argument will be followed by Rowe’s argument against the existence of God‚ which
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