Argument Essay

deny the status of such as a wonder, it would be a weak argument as even scientists today are left speechless about many natural events. According to William Paley, the world’s wonders are evidence that can lead to the belief in the existence of God through what was later known as the design argument (Paley 40). Although it was developed in the 18th century, Paley’s argument for God through design is still supported now with further arguments of cosmic fine-tuning, as the world is in precise…

The argument for the existence of God will always give rise to infinitive points of view. St. Anselm (c. 1033- April 21, 1109) was distinguished philosopher, scholar, theologian and an Italian monk who later went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury. His thinking and writings about God and the disposition of faith has influenced and fascinated scholars and philosophers since the Middle Ages—some would even say he is the most important Christian thinker of the 11th century. In his highly…

Cambridge University who is most notably known for his watchmaker argument that seeks to prove a theistic view of god. By relating a watch to the natural world he uses argument by analogy in order to prove the design argument, or the teleological argument, which concludes that god’s existence can be proven by the order, complexity, and apparent purposefulness, within the natural world. [Insert thesis] Paley’s watchmaker argument states that if he walked upon a stone on the ground and…

The ontological argument, first proposed by Anselm of Canterbury, is an argument that uses premises and reason to prove that God exists. In this paper, I will explain Anselm’s arguments for the existence of God and Guanilo’s response against Anselm’s reasoning. I will then evaluate the arguments given by both Anselm and Gaunilo. In his work, Proslogion, Anselm uses reductio ad absurdum to argue that God exists. Reductio ad absurdum is a form of argument where a premise is disproven by following…

Anselm’s Ontological argument argues that there is a God. Anselm argue is meaning there is nothing better than God. If the mind can think of such thing, therefore God is real. He argues that if God can be thought of he has to exist. That only someone such as a fool argues and states that there is not a God. If the fool can argue saying that there is no God he must believe in God for he thought of the idea that there is a God. Anselm then uses the example or analogy of the painter, for a fool to…

have to be far beyond the human mind and therefore, people would never actually understand who or what he is. Anselm’s argument for the existence of God struck me hard because in a way he is arguing something which I believe but, he uses the line of thought as a way to prove the existence of God rather than using it to shut the door as I had done. By looking at Anselm’s first argument for the existence of God I felt lost as to a rebuttal to his claims. However, by looking at Darwin’s explanation…

Gaunilo responds to the Ontological Argument by saying that the argument “proves too much”. By this, Gaunilo means that the Ontological Argument could be applied to anything, not just God; even things that we know do not exist. The example that Gaunilo uses is conceiving the most perfect island than which no greater island is possible. The most perfect island must exist in reality and in the mind, because if it did not, then it would be possible to conceive of an island greater than the most…

assignment I am going to compare the teleological argument with evolution and see how it differs in opinion. I will also look at what seems the most realistic approach. The teleological argument is an argument in which can also be known as design arguments. The teleological argument is famously associated with ST. Thomas Aquinas who states that the design argument is one of his five ways of knowing that God is real and that he exists. The teleological argument uses evidence from nature to prove…

In this paper, I will be examining Descartes" ontological argument. I will begin with an explanation of the argument. I will next seek to establish that the argument relies upon the epistemic criterion that Descartes has laid out for himself I will consider several questions about the nature of the argument and the properties of some of the premises. Descartes seemed to believe that the ontological argument for God could be understood through pure intuition, but even if he thought it unnecessary…

Saint Anselm’s Ontological Argument has generated philosophical excitement reaching beyond its era and well into our times. Anselm's ontological argument purports to be an a priori proof of God's existence (The Ontological Argument 2016). Anselm starts with premises that do not depend on experience for their justification and then proceeds through pure logic to reach the conclusion that God exists. His purpose is to correct the fool who says in his heart that there is no God (Psalms 14:1). This…