The Cosmological Argument Analysis

In review of the three arguments related to the Proof for the Existence of a god, I found all three arguments to be very convincing, opinionating and interesting. These arguments appeared to be based on personal opinions, while convincing the reader to their beliefs from either a religious view, logical view or natural purpose view. The concept they all appeared to have in common was that they all believed god did exist, which I found to be very enlightening. My impression of each argument would be in the following comments. “The Ontological Argument” written by St. Anslem, appeared to just represent the religious side and was based on descriptions that God is perfect therefore god is real. This is a great concept for religious believers who already believe, but what about those that are nonbelievers? “The Cosmological Argument” written by St. Aquinas, focused on showing evidence that there must be something of a god. This argument appeared to look at the full picture of existence from creation into today, I thought this was the most practical argument. Lastly, “The Teleological Argument” written by William Paley, talks about a goal that should be …show more content…
I liked the layout and supporting details of this argument. Paley outlined five supporting arguments referenced as: motion, natural cause, the possibility of necessity, the minimum/maximum found in things, and the goal and purpose. The author assumed that god was the creator of all and the controller of everything around us. For example; if a tree has an acorn, how does one know how the acorn got there in the first place. I think this argument was most relatable to our everyday world that “things happen for a reason.” I especially enjoyed Professor Mayberry’s verbal reference and explanation of these five supporting arguments as I could definitely visualize the world around