In the second part of the reading by William Lane Craig and James D. Sinclair‚ the authors give reasons to support the kalam cosmological argument. Overall‚ they provided good arguments to support their claims. There was one part of the passage that I had a different idea on. There was a passage where the authors used a boiling kettle as an analogy to the universe. The authors reasoned that there were two explanations to the question‚ “Why is the kettle boiling?” One being a scientific explanation
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Apologetical Causation Argument Since the dawn of life‚ man has pondered the meaning of his existence. Where did he come from? How did he get here? How was the universe formed? With respect to the previous questions‚ there are two primary sides taken in the age-old debate. There are the creationists and the non-creationists. The creationists believe there is an omnipotent creator of the universe whereas the non-creationists believe there is no creator‚ but that the universe simply formed
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The Kalam cosmological argument points to the creation of the universe as proof of the divine. To do so it involves proving that the universe did indeed have a beginning‚ and has not existed for an infinite amount of time. It also argues that all things including the universe itself‚ with the exception of God‚ are caused. Furthermore this cause was personal. The first argument presented is that an actual infinite is a logical impossibility. Allowance is made for potential infinites (i.e. the future)
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persuasive essay‚ you will be answering the question‚ are you for or against racial profiling? Write an essay that presents your opinion on racial profiling. Begin with a debatable thesis statement. Then follow the guidelines for writing an argument essay. As you write your essay‚ be sure you support your opinions with reasons. ESSAY OUTLINE INTRODUCTION (5-7 sentences) 1. Hook (1-2 sentences) 2. Background information (3-4 sentences) 3. Thesis Statement (1-2 sentences) BODY
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There are many different arguments which attempt to help us understand more about the existence of God. One of these arguments is the Cosmological Argument which is essentially a theory which consists of 8 main points‚ but this essay will highlight the origins of the argument‚ the developments by Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas and some criticisms by David Hume and Immanuel Kant and coming to a conclusion of how successfully the Cosmological Argument proves the existence of God. The first form of
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The Ontological Argument itself was proposed by Saint Anselm‚ who was the Archbishop of Canterbury. This argument was proposed in order to prove the existence of God‚ and since its creation has caused quite a bit of controversy. This argument is also known as a reduction ad absurdum‚ known more colloquially as “reduces to absurdity”‚ of Atheism as it draws a deep comparison between two beings where one only exists in understanding while the other exactly similar being exists in reality. This is one
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weaknesses of ontological argument The Ontological Argument was‚ and still is‚ a hot-topic for debate among philosophers; many famous philosophers have published criticisms of the theory including Immanuel Kant and St. Thomas Aquinas. This obviously raises questions regarding whether or not this argument works. While there is no clear-cut answer to these questions‚ I personally believe that the negatives of this argument outweigh the positives‚ thereby making it a weak argument. The first published
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experienced throughout our lives; every effect ever made has had a cause. Aquinas used the laws of Motion and Design to demonstrate how every action must have a correlating reaction‚ and related this to his argument for God being the first cause – the uncaused causer. This is laid out in the Cosmological Argument‚ taken directly from the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry; 1. Things Exist 2. It is possible for those things not to exist. 3. Whatever has the possibility of non existence‚ yet exists
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types of arguments that speak about the existence of God. One of the most fascinating arguments for the existence of a completely perfect God is Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God. It is indeed adequate for establishing the necessary existence of the Greatest Conceivable Being. Although there are several different versions of the argument‚ all pretend to show that it is contradictory to deny that there is a greater possible being. Therefore‚ in this general line of argument‚ it is
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The Cosmological Argument a. Explain how the cosmological argument tries to prove that there must be a God (30) b. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological argument. Part B Even though Aquinas puts forth a convincing argument about the existence of the universe; some critics have opposed to this claim as they do not believe it is sufficient evidence. One argument against Aquinas is the fact that he seems to contradict himself in the second way by saying that nothing can
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