Arguments for the existence of God

The ontological argument is theory of God based on reasoning alone. The word ‘ontological’ means ‘being’ or ‘exist’. The ontological argument states that God does indeed exist because he is the thought of God can be conceived. The argument was first proposed by Anselm of Canterbury, a monk and christian philosopher. Anselm believed that God was the greatest being conceived and that there was no other being more powerful than God. According to Anselm, if something is perfect, then it couldn’t…

Evil God’s existence have been questioned multiple times throughout the history. Philosophers such as St. Thomas Aquinas and Paley proved the existence of God throughout the order and design of the universe. On the other hand, philosophers such as Hume in his philosophical paper “ The Problem of Evil” had pointed out the opposite. In what follow, I will discuss how the cosmological and teleological arguments solve the problem of evil and re affirm the existence of God. . …

interesting article gave his personal opinion on why he did not believe in God. In his article he gives his opinions of the cosmological, and teleological arguments. The main argument he makes in his article is about the evil and hardship in the world which is suppose to be created by a caring and loving God. Though H.j Mcloskey wanted to have proof and contrary to his opinions of the cosmological and theological arguments along with his case for the problem of evil, his article only points to…

has been a huge debate between theists and atheists regarding questions about God and Life. Some of these questions are: Is There a God? And Why is there evil in the world? H.J. McCloskey has many viewpoints concerning the reality of God and the fact the world was formed by a gifted creator. McCloskey argued the three theistic proofs, which are the cosmological argument, the teleological argument also known as the argument from design, and the problem of evil. He also tries to show that…

The argument argues deductively against the existence of God based on a theist’s explanation of the existence of evil and the characteristics of God. Personally, I think this argument is weak. First, God, the creator of the universe, is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent, which is all-PKG based on the common western culture point of view. Based on the characters of god, the existence of evil is contradict to the existence of god since the god is defined as all-PKG. Evil is being…

Ontological Argument for God’s Existence. Though many people find Descartes Ontological Argument for God’s Existence to be an unpersuasive and weak argument, I find it is a very strong argument that provides a strong foundation and argument for God’s existence. In this paper I plan to elaborate upon Descartes fifth meditation and slightly over the first and third. After this I will then explain its strong points and weaknesses. I believe Descartes Ontological Argument for God’s Existence in…

INTRODUCT ION The question of the existence of a good God and evil is by far the most important problem for philosophical, religious, and moral consideration. These two contradicting arguments have been postulated by many philosophers like Richard Dawkins, William Rowe…etc. Though the intrinsic presence of suffering is the most obvious feature that determines the character of the existence or non-existence of God, it is an empirical fact, and the truth or falsity of these facts can only be…

Ontological Argument Anselm creates the Ontological argument with one primary goal. He claims to succeed in developing an argument of the existence of God without the requirement of actual proof. Anselm 's reasoning and argument only gives a mere opinion on the topic of the existence of God. He formulates a two part hypothesis consisting of: God exists and God has always existed. Anselm’s Ontological argument expresses accusations that are simply in his favor or his outlook on God. A premise…

the Existence of God In the 3rd Meditation, Descartes concludes that the he is a thinking thing and continues by determining whether there is anything that exist outside of him. Descartes then provides an argument which aim is to determine whether God exist, and this is presented as an argument for the existence of God based on an idea. In this, the Special Causal Principle arises and well as the concept of “clear and distinct ideas”. The aim of this paper is to ascertain whether the argument…

on Anselm’s second argument, where most saw the second argument as a rephrasing of the first, Malcolm saw it as an entirely different argument. He believes that Anselm’s second argument is actually an argument that it is greater to exist necessarily rather than contingently, so it becomes a part of the concept that the greatest conceivable being would exist necessarily rather than contingently. This would free the argument from one of Kant’s critiques; the critique that existence isn’t a valid…