Arguments for the existence of God

The Argument of Illusions being that objects are images from ideas. He begins by establishing that there are three different types of idea. The first are Innate; being what the truth is. The next are Fabricated; these are made up, existing only in the mind but…

The existence of God has always been a topic of discussion. Many believe that God exists and some do not. Most reasons why there is an argument of God's existence is because of the problem of evil. The people that believe in the existence of God are called theist and those who do not are called atheist. Both have a thought of the existence of God, but atheist feels as if there is no proof. Since the free will defense is a very controversial topic, I believe that the free will defense is…

designing it. William Paley, an English philosopher, had a similar idea. He trusted that the world we live in resembles machines that are too complex, and thus must have been created by some great intelligent designer. He called this intelligent designer God. And just…

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…

Throughout Hume’s Dialogues, Philo takes the position of the skeptic, questioning the arguments of both Cleanthes and Demea. If it were not for his occasional approbation of God’s existence, the reader would be led to consider him an atheist. This makes it all the stranger when, in Part XII, he suddenly supports an argument for God’s existence from design. Far from criticizing the design argument, as he does a number of times earlier in the dialogues, he says that “no man can be so hardened… as……

why God may or may not exist. In this paper, I will argue that God as an omnipresent being does in fact exist. There have always been philosophers questioning God’s existence, however the only one true argument against God’s existence is evil. They ask how can there be evil in the world if God is all-good, all-knowing, and all-powerful? I will now give a few points that prove God’s existence. Maybe Start by Explaining religion? I will start by addressing the importance of God’s existence.…

that states: 1. God is omnipotent 2. God is omnibenevolent 3. Evil exists. He argues that these premises are inconsistent since all three of them cannot exist at the same time. The premise below states that the free choice of good or evil by men is dependent on God. And if men can choose good on some occasion, then men can choose good over evil on every occasion. But the existence of evil and men making bad choices a lot of the time questions the omnipotence and omnibenevolence of God.…

actions in this and previous states of existence. A person’s karma decides what state they are reborn in, through rebirth. This view solves the problem seen in the theistic view of a personal God allowing evil to happen, instead believing in the popular proverb, “We reap what we sow,” which justifies bad situations in life, rather than believing that a personal God would allow so many bad things to happen. Instead, karmic law of cause and effect says that a person’s…

circular reasoning, several scholars have debated whether Descartes is indeed guilty of this logical fallacy. One version of the Cartesian circle mistake is the indifference between Descartes’ “clear and distinct ideas” and “natural light”. One argument offered that may disprove Descartes’ circular reasoning accusation is within Sara Scherer’s article “Descartes’ Escape Plan: Can a Simple Distinction Disprove the Cartesian Circle?”. In this article, Scherer explains Descartes’ “natural light”…

The Reason for God The issue of apologetics and defending the Christian faith is crucial for Christians to understand in today’s world. Christian arguments and beliefs come under attack frequently, so it is important that Christians be able to defend their faith in light of this. Tim Keller, in the book The Reason for God describes many practical points that show rational reasons for the belief in God and the Christian religion. 1. The first point Keller describes is the notion of Christianity…