Arguments for the existence of God

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    Aquinas’ Cosmological argument, which is proving whether or not God exists through observations in the sensible realm, does not prove the existence of a God for many reasons. I will attempt to show at least two. Both stem from Aquinas not knowing more of the world, Or being unable to apply that knowledge. Aquinas believed that you could prove things through observing with the senses. In other words he followed the discipline of philosophy as perceived by Aristotle. His line of thinking…

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    The Kalam Argument

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    The Kalam Argument Introduction: In the Kalam Argument, there are some theories that can be used by Christian apologetics to challenge the theories and beliefs of non-believers. The strong points of the Kalam Argument can make good arguments that can be challenging to non-believers. Although there are some good points in the Kalam Argument, there are also a few weaknesses concerning creation and evolutional changes. In the viewpoints contained in the Kalam Argument, even the weak points can…

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    by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and William Craig in God? A Debate Between a Christian and an Atheist, where Sinnott-Armstrong argues from the atheist’s point of view and Craig argues from the theist’s. In this paper, I will discuss the points made in both sources to make my argument: I shall argue that there is a possibility that God could have made different types of evils…

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    attained through the senses and not by doubting. Therefore, Berkeley refutes Descartes’ and Locke’s dualism. Berkeley aims to defeat the issues of skepticism and Atheism, for he believes that neither Locke nor Descartes properly captured the essence of God. Consequently,…

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    that Blaise Pascal’s argument for the wager can be falsified. He says that “one ought to bring oneself to believe in God because it is rational to wager or bet ‘that God is’”. The wager Pascal discusses encompasses the idea of finite and infinite gains and losses. According to Pascal, if you gain, you gain all and if you lose, you lose nothing. This concluding that one must wager to believe or not. I will offer an explanation of why he believes it is rational to wager that God exists. I will…

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    Descartes Triangles

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    Consolidation of the Mind, Being, and God Just as Descartes uses triangles as a powerful tool of proof, a triangle can be created between the concepts of mind, being, and God. That is, these three notions have significant connection to each other. For the purpose of this paper, imagine that the mind, being, and God are each the vertex of a triangle with lines connecting them. The purpose of this triangle is not to add a mystical element to this paper but rather to use it as a tool to organize…

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    Existence of God due to Efficient Causes Gods have been worshiped by many cultures throughout the entirety of human existence. Gods are seen as saviors, and every culture around the world maintains their own interpretation of God. Just like Gods have been idolized, they have also been questioned. Many philosophers throughout history have debated the question of whether God exists. In his paper The Existence of God, Thomas Aquinas claims that God exists because he is the first efficient cause of…

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    Descartes’ “Discourse on Method and Meditations on First Philosophy” is ultimately his journey for true knowledge. In his third meditation he tackles the topic of whether or not there is a God. So far he has talked on his methods of how to find true knowledge such as taking everything that he thinks he knows and discarding it as well as only basing what is true on the fact that he can prove it within his own mind. He has concluded this for multiple reasons such as his senses may all be just a…

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    The Big Man Theory

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    similar to a video game in that the happenings before or after is inconsequential; all there is to existence is simply our time on Earth itself. Albeit, there's a running theme within the meaning of life theories: God. Even in the before-mentioned, although the player of the "game" is an animal, the creator is God. Another more widespread belief claims that every act is closely watched by a single God; He is to determine whether or not an individual worthy of a place without pain and suffering,…

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    we have enough good reason to believe in an ultimate creator god? There are people very passionately on both sides, with many different reasons why they believe what they do. Personally, I believe that no, we do not have enough evidence and valid reasons to support that claim. Although there are some decent arguments, such as the Cosmological, First Cause Argument, there is nothing strong enough to convince me of an ultimate creator god. I started out skeptical, because that is the best way to…

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