Existence of God

In Descartes first meditation he begins with doubting all knowledge that he accepted as true. To set up firm and permanent truths in the sciences Descartes had to set aside opinions that he believed and start from the very beginning. However, analyzing each of his sentiments for deception would be infinite labor. Instead Descartes says “…it will be enough to make me reject them all if I can find in each some ground for doubt”. This can tackle the fundamental standards in which his beliefs are…

formed the Ontological argument as we know it; which can be found in the second chapter of his work, The Proslogion. The Ontological argument is not an argument designed to convert the atheist, but to reassure those who have faith or some belief in God, it was meant for the believer seeking understanding, in other words some logic behind their belief. Since only the “fool” knows but does not believe (Psalms 14:1, 53:1). The word, ‘Ontological’ comes from the prefix ‘ontology’ meaning…

In the piece of Ontological Argument, St. Anselm argues that being able to exist in both reality and in understanding is the best to humans. He specifically focuses on the topic of an omnient God. He does use a reducto in his argument, so part of the premises contradict, but this contradiction strengthens the proof for the conclusion. I agree with his point of view. St. Anselm refers back to the difference between conceiving in concept vs in realty, all though out his writing. With an example…

attempts have been made to prove and disprove their opinion and the opinions of others. The existence of God, a single, supreme being who created the heavens and the earth, is a controversial topic, but even among those who believe in the existence of God, finding a way to explain such existence has been nigh impossible. An 18th century philosopher, David Hume attempted to establish his opinion on the existence of God by critiquing the widely accepted ideals set forth by Descartes. Hume…

The argument for the existence of God will always give rise to infinitive points of view. St. Anselm (c. 1033- April 21, 1109) was an Italian monk who later went on to become the Archbishop of Canterbury developed one of the most notable Ontological Arguments of all time. St. Anselm proposes that if God can be thought of and perceived, then he must exist. Anselm defines God as that than which nothing greater can be conceived—meaning no one can think of anything better than God. Although…

who believe in God will always question whether all-good and all-powerful God really exists after they have suffered some of the most serious difficulties in life; for example, the departure of their beloved family members, being diagnosed cancer and only have few months left to live, or being broke and lost all the possession. Because if God truly exists, then He should prevent all these kinds of horrific things happened to human beings. From my point of view, I think the existence of evil is a…

Evil God’s existence have been questioned multiple times throughout the history. Philosophers such as St. Thomas Aquinas and Paley proved the existence of God throughout the order and design of the universe. On the other hand, philosophers such as Hume in his philosophical paper “ The Problem of Evil” had pointed out the opposite. In what follow, I will discuss how the cosmological and teleological arguments solve the problem of evil and re affirm the existence of God. . …

Analysis of Leibniz cosmological argument for the existence of God The purpose of cosmological arguments is to start with the subject the universe and trace it back to the root that being the cause which according to Leibniz is an infinite necessary being. Profound philosophers used this method in order to enable the general public and academics to seeing the correlation between the universe, and its source God. Leibniz’s main objective was to take Aquinas 's foundation within his cosmological…

legitimacy is based upon further assumptions. A third judgement is a determining judgement. A judgement is defined as determining if it logically brings a narrow concept to a more general concept. Explain why Descartes’ argument for the existence of God in…

on which it denies the existence of material substances and instead refers to that familiar object like tables and chairs, that are only ideas of the mind. As a result it cannot exist without being perceived. Thomas Hobbes who 's reputation relies on his…