Cosmological argument

create by their own hands, it is a natural inclination to suggest that perhaps human beings were given these skills and attributes because they were created by an intelligent being. This process of thinking gives weight to the teleological argument and the argument from design. The universe itself, and all that exists in it, seems to be no accident of nature. For something so complicated and detailed to occur, Christians can most certainly conclude that the best possible…

The Reasonable Explanation for the Existence of a God The question of whether or not a higher being exists began hundreds of thousands of years prior to the modern age. People either believe theistically, agnostically, or atheistically. This means that all people fall into one of the three categories that they believe there is a God, there may be a God, but humans cannot/do not know, or there is definitively no higher power. Although this question is yet to have been answered absolutely,…

set out Descartes’ main arguments of God. Firstly, I will briefly discuss a fundamental philosophical topic – how could I have been created if there were no God? Secondly, I will assess one of Descartes’ main arguments of the roots of knowledge and God’s role with this, and finally I will speak about Descartes’ ontological argument. I believe that his ontological argument is his weakest in his meditations, and so I will provide arguments against his, and then a counter argument which Descartes’…

dangerous; they create room for several issues to arise such as fear in the learning environment, abuse of gun regulations, crimes like theft, and they do not increase campus safety.” In this case, the last four things listed go on to act as my major arguments for the essay. Each point is not strictly limited to one paragraph, but it is easy to see these four main points stand out as I continue with the essay. I do not say anything in that sentence that doesn’t appear later on, and I do not add…

This argument is mainly saying that there should be a concept of a perfect being and that there must be a perfect standard. Anselm says that if you have the concept that God exists, that means he must exist. Otherwise you would be thinking greater than reality…

business people, getting others to agree to our ideas will be a crucial part of our jobs. We need to understand the best strategies to persuade others. In order to understand persuasion, we need to know the objectives of persuasion, what type of arguments to use, and how to successfully persuade. The three main objectives of persuasion are reinforcing positive opinions, realizing unformed opinions, and neutralizing hostile opinions. Reinforcing positive opinions is often the easiest. When…

essay, I will defend for the existence of God. First I will present Anselm’s ontological argument for the existence of God on the claim that he is the greatest conceivable being, then I will present Gaunilo’s objection for the unsoundness of Anselm’s argument on the claim of which there are no set limitations for the characteristic of the greatness, which I think fails. I will show that Anselm’s ontological argument can withstand Gaunilo’s objection by emphasizing the maximal characteristics God…

what we know is true. Therefore, I believe that Descartes would respond to this problem by proving we have some base knowledge and by making an argument against this idea, however I do not think his theories can prove all of our knowledge. Descartes did not discuss…

RS Essay ‘The teleological argument proves that God exists.’ Evaluate this sentence. The teleological argument or the argument from design, proposed by the philosopher William Paley, is an argument for the existence of God. It is based on the theory of design and Paley uses the analogy of a watch having been designed by a watchmaker and the universe equally having a ‘universe-maker’. Thus, Paley deduces that the skilled designer who could create this complex and intricate universe could only be…

Paley’s argument for the Existence of God Paley’s argument is termed the design argument which is solely based on an analogy of a watch. This is that the universe as a whole is complex and there must be an intelligent designer responsible for designing the universe. Just like the watch, the parts come together to fulfill a purpose, and if we have never seen a watch before the complexity or the way the watch was designed would make us conclude that it was made by an intelligent designer. This…