Another proof of God is known as the Ontological argument which was thought up by the great St. Anselm. The word ontological means analyzing one’s nature of being and simply asking if it is real. The Ontological argument proofs include: (1) Assume that GCB (greatest consumable being) does not exist in reality, but in the mind alone; (2) Existence in reality is greater than existence in the mind alone; (3) It is possible the GCB exists in reality; (4) In such of a case, GCB would be greater than the GCB; (5) Therefore, The GCB exists in reality, not just the mind alone. In this argument, the greatest consumable can be defined as the being that is the greatest that the human mind can imagine up. When looking at this proof on the surface, it can
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To do so, one must eliminate the religious image of God and simply say “the greatest consumable being.” To break down the proofs, the first proof is not only a statement, but a suggestion of a way to think, since God cannot be proven scientifically, one must use deductive reasoning. Proof number two is one that can be applied in any situation; for instance, winning an actual million dollars is better than imagining you won a million dollars. Number three is not a concrete proof but can be configured through many other proofs, how ever, it is quite possible that there is a GCB in reality. Four can be confusing if one does not apply more depth to it. This proof is saying that a GCB that is in reality is better than a GCB in the mind alone. This proof piggybacks off of premise number two. Proof five is the conclusion that GCB exists in both reality and mind. A slight problem in this argument would be that GCB is a man made idea and the image of a greatest consumable being would look different for every person, so GCB would exist, but only due to the way it is defined. Nonetheless, this is an interesting …show more content…
The Mystical Experience argument proofs include the following: (1) There is a great unamity among mystics concerning the spiritual nature of reality; (2) When such agreement occurs among observers they are usually correct; (3) There is no reason to believe those mystics are delusional; (4) Therefore there is probably a spiritual aspect to reality. Point number one states that people agree when talking about how likely spiritual experiences are in reality. A large population of people have stated that they have either felt God’s presence before or seen something that is so unexplainable happen, that it must be from God. These examples can include people having miraculous recoveries from incurable illness or even coming back to life after death, along with simplistic miracles like a gas tank going from empty to full on a trip in the middle of nowhere or a person feeling compelled to call a friend who unknowingly was going to commit suicide if that call was not
To do so, one must eliminate the religious image of God and simply say “the greatest consumable being.” To break down the proofs, the first proof is not only a statement, but a suggestion of a way to think, since God cannot be proven scientifically, one must use deductive reasoning. Proof number two is one that can be applied in any situation; for instance, winning an actual million dollars is better than imagining you won a million dollars. Number three is not a concrete proof but can be configured through many other proofs, how ever, it is quite possible that there is a GCB in reality. Four can be confusing if one does not apply more depth to it. This proof is saying that a GCB that is in reality is better than a GCB in the mind alone. This proof piggybacks off of premise number two. Proof five is the conclusion that GCB exists in both reality and mind. A slight problem in this argument would be that GCB is a man made idea and the image of a greatest consumable being would look different for every person, so GCB would exist, but only due to the way it is defined. Nonetheless, this is an interesting …show more content…
The Mystical Experience argument proofs include the following: (1) There is a great unamity among mystics concerning the spiritual nature of reality; (2) When such agreement occurs among observers they are usually correct; (3) There is no reason to believe those mystics are delusional; (4) Therefore there is probably a spiritual aspect to reality. Point number one states that people agree when talking about how likely spiritual experiences are in reality. A large population of people have stated that they have either felt God’s presence before or seen something that is so unexplainable happen, that it must be from God. These examples can include people having miraculous recoveries from incurable illness or even coming back to life after death, along with simplistic miracles like a gas tank going from empty to full on a trip in the middle of nowhere or a person feeling compelled to call a friend who unknowingly was going to commit suicide if that call was not