Existence of God

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    Godless." Agnostics may say that they do not deny the existence of God. Whether they claim unknowableness of God or that the existence of God is unknown, in either case, they do not know God and hence they are in a Godless situation, and the above phrase may describe agnostics' condition. Porter cleverly points out that the ignorance of God, which was regarded as a sin, "is now taught as a necessity of reason" and "the unknowableness of God has been formulated as a philosophy." Thomas. H.…

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    Without God, there is no real obligation to hold true to morals. Morals are simply devices that we have adapted to in order to ensure the survival of our species. Craig uses the example of rape, saying that certainly everyone knows that rape is wrong, but without God there is nothing truly wrong with rape, it is simply something that we avoid because it is not beneficial to humankind. But because there is a real moral objection to this behavior, then it is important because it is another…

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    The Existence of God The existence of God has been debated through the history of man. Many philosophers argue that they may or may not be a God or the idea that many different Gods exist. But if you think logical you will realize the debate on God existence can be seen as a myth for many reason. The lack of knowledge or the limited knowledge of God existing leaves behind a gap in history. Therefore, the possibly idea of finding a missing part of history is impossible. The reality of it all is…

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    God Is Here The existence of God has puzzled humanity since it learned to think scientifically. Philosophers proclaim God’s existence has been a debate for centuries. It has been taken into great consideration by many scholars. The unsurpassable debate of the existence of God will forever be a contentious topic. Human beings are entitled to have their own opinions. God does exist and can be easily proven by carefully examining three arguments Evil, Creation, and Morality. Evil is the first…

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    proof for the existence of God he approaches it with the concept of motion. But looking deeper it really is about the issue of actuality and potentiality which Aristotle also used to analyze motion. This proof reminds us that things are in motion and move when potential motion or ‘possibility’ becomes actual motion. This is very similar to Aristotle’s explanation of motion defined as “actuality of a potentiality.” Next Aquinas tell us that only an actual motion can turn potential motion into…

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    strong case against the existence of God, while defending his stand on atheism. His arguments are centered around the three proofs of that religious people use to explain why they believe in God. Over and above, he argues unapologetically against faith, and questions the existence of a good God in such a world full of evil and moral decadence. The question of morality does not escape him too, and in his submission is that there is more solace in atheism than in believing God and therefore it is…

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    God existence Introduction In answering the question concerning the existence of the living of the greatest being God, some considerations are put into place. Those considerations include discoveries by astronomists and arguments by philosophers. The existence of God is discussed well in books such as the assortments of the world and these are important as they reveal that truly the greatest being existed. It is true that the leading argument about the existence of God was presented by Anselm…

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    no God in the universe. In class, Professor Radisson had the students write on a piece of paper “God is Dead”, since Josh is a devout Christian he found himself at a crossroad, having to decide between his faith and his future. Since Josh refused to proclaim that “God is Dead”, Professor Radisson gave him a daring task to prove God’s existence and argue how God is real in the world. Throughout the film, Josh lectures on three main…

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    Craig Reiner Lesson 3 Level 1 One difficult idea for philosopher to prove is whether or not God exists. The philosopher St. Anselm of Canterbury took on this feat in the 11th century in his work entitled Proslogion. In the beginning Anselm tries to use the idea of the limitations of human thought to prove that God exists. The basic idea behind Anselm argument for the existence of God is that there is “Something-than-which-nothing-greater-can-be-thought (Anselm 266)”. He believes that there…

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    topics in philosophy is the concern about the existence of God. Most of the time the way we perceive this theory can affect how we view the world and how we behave. Therefore, to discuss this topic there are three major arguments that attempt to show the existence of God. They are known as ontological argument, cosmological argument and theological argument. The first argument is known as ontological argument. This type of argument tries to show that God exists by having three traits. The…

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