Arguments for the existence of God

In the Ontological argument, you're starting with the simple concept of God. Does God exist? St. Anselm's theory tries to come to a conclusion about this question. St. Anselm goes on to make two major points in his argument. One being that there is a difference between existence in reality and existence in understanding. Existence in reality is a basic notion, that things that physically exist do, and things that don’t, don’t. Existence in understanding means that anything can exist if we want…

prove God’s existence. Consequently, I find his argument compelling because I believe he is elevating human qualities or possibly attempting to liberate Descartes’ ideas of human doubt and imperfection. Spinoza builds his argument for the existence of God and thus qualities of human nature with general propositions; for example, in contrast with Descartes’ view: Spinoza suggests one substance cannot be produced by another substance. In comparable to Descartes’ assertion that God’s existence is…

Kant’s argument is convincing. He makes believing in God rational by providing several questions to consider. He raises his point by bringing up objective moral facts. First stating that God's existence is reasonable because there must be a first cause. He also talks about individual morals and how God and morality go hand and hand. He then brings into light the categorical imperative, and how rational people create maxims. Furthermore, Kant mentions the highest good and happiness and how our…

infinity in more ways than just infinity’s existence. He seemed to suggest a living person’s life was not the only one lived by that person’s self; an individual’s life was the recurrence of his/her own self from a previous life ad infinitum. In this way, Nietzsche provided arguments against the prevalent Christian beliefs on the origin of the earth. One method he used, was utilizing ever evolving scientific theory as foundations and premises for his arguments against Christian teachings about…

by stating that all arguments for the existence of God can be proven false. Mackie is targeting the theist with this argument, but states that the theist can still believe in God and accept the criticism. Mackie uses “the problem of evil” for his main argument. Mackie uses the problem of evil to show that the belief in God lacks rational support, and is essentially irrational. Mackie claims that the following sentences cannot all be true at the same time: “God is omnipotent, God is wholly good,…

without meaning. • He does not believe in God or anything afterlife. He writes of the absurd, the separation from man and his life. He believes that there is no meaning because everyone’s fate is death in the end, and because he objects to the…

want to thank Pro for his arguments. I find debate on the subject of God to be fascinating, especially from the side of the theist. As Christopher Hitchens said… “Well, why do I say charming? Because I think it 's rather sweet that people of faith also think they ought to have some evidence. “ Summary of Pro’s argument Pro argues that Jesus existed, that the New Testament is a reliable source for history and thus as it claims Jesus was raised from the Dead that Jesus is God. It should be…

hate that we have to live with. Why have a God when all of these evil exist in this world. Is there even a God, if all…

many different arguments have been used in attempt to prove the existence of a god. One of the most well-known arguments for the existence of the Judeo-Christian God is Anselm’s ontological argument. Ontological arguments use natural theology which attempts to prove God existence by using logic, reason, and shared evidence. Scripture, religious experience, and divine revelation are all used as tools. Many great philosophers such as Descartes and David Lewis also used ontological arguments, but…

An ontological argument is a deductive argument with a priori premises. It was first offered by St. Anslem in the 11th century. St. Anslem was a Benedictine monk, priest and scholar. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1093 to his death in 1109. (Lecture) The ontological argument aims to prove the existence of God from a priori premises including the definition of God: a being than which no greater being can be conceived. A priori proposition is knowledge that is gained through deduction.…