Cosmogony

To most people around the world today may just seem like another day in the 13th century, however here in Italy today marks a significant discovery and the first time that the cosmological has been made famous within society. Although we have been told that the concept has been around since Plato and Aristotle, it is not until now that it has been made famous around the world and in Western philosophy. Today marks the day St Thomas Aquinas declared their theory for Gods existence, which has…

The existence of God has been a talked subject for more than 100 decades. Throughout this time we’ve managed to take a step forward into finalizing the question once and for all. We have the cosmological view and teleological view that help us understand if we do believe on God or if we don’t. There are two types of people in this world. One that doesn’t need proof to understand that there is a God. and the other that need logic to understand if there is a God. I don’t consider myself an atheist…

Recognizing God’s existence has never been an easy task. From century to century, people continue to search for ways to find proof God does exist. In consulting with Foreman’s (2016) presentation, “Approaching the Question of God’s Existence” the use of proof to illustrate that God does exist is not a virtuous practice and the word “proof” should be avoided when wanting to claim God is real. He makes an effective point that there are some things in the world that have no complete explanation for…

In Thomas Aquinas, 5 ways to prove the existence of God, I will look his second way “Efficient Cause.” In this proof, Aquinas states that everything is caused or created by other things. He states that every effect has a cause and that cause is an effect of another cause, and so on and so forth. An example to help explain his argument is a coffee table. The creator of a coffee table is the builder or the carpenter. (The cause is the carpenter and the effect was the coffee table). The parents…

“There is sufficient reason to believe that God is the cause of the universe” The cosmological argument is a multitude of arguments that have been developed to modern day ideas. These arguments are based on natural theology; this is when someone has knowledge of God based on experiences. It is a philosophical argument that aims to prove the existence of God. The cosmological argument rejects the idea of infant regress because if that is the cause there is no need for God. The origins of the…

The Existence of God This argument about the existence of God, better known as the cosmological argument, begins with the late philosopher Aristotle. Similar to a modern day natural scientist, he believed that we could ascertain more about the world and the very fundamental nature of things within our world just by observing and recording. In many ways Aristotle resemble a modern day artist, a person who goes through life experiencing and watching all different types of energy that’s around,…

In the reading McCloakey talks about proofs. He believes that three proofs move ordinary theist their theism. The first proof that he speaks about is cosmological, which is the chain that every created thing is being caused right now. There is a slight argument over the creation, who is God, having a cause in the beginning. It is believed that if the proofs fail from an observational perspective; then the proof is proven false. How can something that does not need to be given existence…

CHAPTER #1: ANSWERS ON MARTINUS & HIS SPIRITUAL SCIENCE 1. What is Cosmology & What Is ‘MARTINUS COSMOLOGY’? Standard scientific vocabularies define COSMOLOGY as A Branch of Astrophysics or as Metaphysical Science which studies the origin, structure, dynamics, evolution, and eventually the destiny of The Universe. What is Astrophysics? It is the branch of astronomy that uses the principals of physics and chemistry in studying The Universe. What Is Metaphysical? ‘Metaphysical’ is Something Highly…

In this essay I will be explicating a handful of philosophical theories to determine which one is best. I will analyze the controversies and counter arguments of each theory starting with Pascal’s Wager, followed by the Cosmological Argument, and finally the Argument from Evil. Pascal’s Wager, the belief that people must choose whether or not to bet on God’s existence, is the most sound argument making it superior to the others. Pascal’s Wager begins by examining nature. He argues that “We…

The existence of God has been a question that has plagued mankind since the beginning of time and it is a question that has divided numerous philosophers throughout history. In this essay, I will critically evaluate Richard Swinburne’s cosmological argument which can be found in this book is there a god? Richard Swinburne states that his book is trying “To reach a conclusion about whether, on balance the arguments indicate that there is a God or that there is not." Richard Swinburne attempts to…