Arguments for the existence of God

theory of argumentum absurdum to both Hume and Aristotle’s argument, the equation would yield the same results. Since humans are capable of infallibility, and humans write about miracles, then miracles cannot be proven to exist, therefore, God cannot exist if his existence is reliant upon the miracles. Therefore, the existence of God cannot be logically proven under Hume’s claim, since we cannot see God, we cannot prove miracles exist, and God cannot exist where man is corrupt. To be…

There are various systems and arguments for proving God’s existence; created by a plethora of theologists, psychologists, and philosophers, but I will be focusing on one: The Ontological Argument for God’s existence. The basic structure for the Ontological argument is set up as a reductio ad absurdum argument, which is essentially an argument which derives a solution by presenting the opposition to the desired solution, then formulating that it is absurd, or illogical, then in turn proves the…

down all of his prior knowledge of the mind and soul, God, and the senses. Throughout this essay, I will discuss Descartes’s two arguments that prove God’s existence, and then I will analyze them. And finally, I will bring up a criticism from Kant, as well as exploring some criticisms of my own. In “Meditation 3”, Descartes introduces the reader to his ideas of God. He wants to know whether God is a deceiver, or better yet, if there is even a God to begin with. He muses with the idea that…

“In the beginning God created the Heaven and the Earth” (King James Version Gen. 1.1). This well known verse of scripture has influenced countless lives and debates during its existence. Many theologians and philosophers have argued not only if the bible is true, but if there is an actual existence of God. Saint Thomas Aquinas was one such philosopher, and created 5 intriguing arguments for the existence of God. Each argument is compelling and interesting; however, it is only the first four that…

Anselm are trying to prove the existence of God. Descartes’ argument was based on two ideas: a hierarchy of realities (objective reality) and clear and distinct perceptions. Anselm on the other hand correlates his argument with the belief that God is something which no greater can be imagined, thus God exists in both reality and in understanding. In this essay, I will be talking about the contrasting views that of Descartes’ and Anselm’s in proving the existence of God and I will also compare…

purpose and existence is extremely controversial to some. Philosophers and Theologians have long discussed where humanity comes from and why humans exist. Many scientists believe it is random chance and because humanity has no purpose but to live. Theologians say each individual person were intelligently designed and made with a purpose to fulfill. Theologians base this idea off of one true creator and defend him using three complex and well thought of arguments. The first of three major…

cosmological argument aims to study the nature and order of the universe. “‘The world cannot come from nothing’. The idea here is that the existence of the universe demands a cause, reason, or explanation.” (Davis, 1993) It is also known as the first cause argument. The argument states that we can infer the existence of God from the universe. It is an a posteriori argument which starts at experience. Cosmological arguments are made from the viewpoint of observation. The cosmological argument…

evil has been a consistent argument coming from both theists and atheists for ages. In this paper the argument will be examined from both sides, the article A Simpler Free Will Defense” will be summarized, and I will analyze the article and additionally explain why my side of the argument is correct. The question that stands is “if there is a God how does he let evil occur?” Is it that this God cannot prevent the evil, which goes against the typical theist view that God is omnipotent, or will he…

I.Introduction Different questions have arisen throughout all centuries on God. Finding identities, descriptions, and characteristics of God has been, and continues to be one of human's’ biggest inquiries. One area of inquiry is the study of natural theology which is a study of science that tries to use natural evidences and explanations to justify the existence of a God (Zeyl, 2005). Before it was declared as a type of study or inquiry, ancient philosophers such as Aristotle,…

One philosopher that freely gives off his opinion on god's existence would be St. Thomas Aquinas. St. Aquinas, in his Summa Theological, he explains five separate proofs for the existence of God. His proofs rely on the world, what we see or experience. St. Aquinas’ first proof explains how there was once an all powerful object that started all the motion. Anything that is currently in motion was first at rest and was moved by another motion which was moved by another motion. Because anything…