Natural theology

In the collection of essays from walden by henry david thoreau had a lot of transcendentalist based statements some of which were based on the premise of nature and god. “Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads. . . .” (lines 155 from the pond in winter.) What Thoreau means literally by this is everywhere around him is perfect. But how this connects to nature and god is really just that heaven is this distant paradise but nature is also that paradise and it completely perfect. This…

The Koran and City of God are both texts that revolve around the same supreme eternal being, God. These text’s also have ultimate reality’s. However, the ultimate reality’s in each text are completely different. The Koran views ultimate reality as an achievable afterlife while City of God views it as an unobtainable experience that has already been tainted by the transgressions of Adam and Eve. These differences in these ultimate reality’s affect the relationship between men and women. In the…

What is God to you? Is God the almighty, all-knowing, all-powerful being who watches over our every decision and action? Does God take a figure of a human, and walk amongst us, or is God only an imaginative being? In fact, God can be whatever people need him to be. Some of the biggest holy books which all portray a distinct type of God describing the way people should live their lives or the ways to everlasting life in heaven are the Bhagavad Gita, the Holy Bible, and the Quran. All these…

Natural evil may also be called unjustified, as it cannot be justified by reason or explanation. The problem of evil is relying on the existence of natural evil. It cannot use metaphysical evil because by definition it depends on God’s existence. The evil exists simply because God exists and is perfect. It cannot use moral evil…

Does the First Cause Argument successfully show that God exists? Introduction: The First Cause Argument is a valid argument in my opinion, and in this essay I will attempt to show the reader that the argument is in fact valid, as well as showing that the premises are true, which leads to the First Cause Argument being sound. By doing this I hope to convince the reader to accept that the First Cause Argument successfully shows that God exists. A basic outline of the argument goes as follows: •…

In the third meditation, Descartes attempts to progress through deriving a method for acquiring “certain” knowledge from the cogito argument and proving the existence of God. However, Arnauld objects to Descartes’ method as proof of God’s existence, claiming that Descartes engages in circular reasoning; the conclusion is used to justify one of the premises that are used to support that conclusion. For Arnauld, Descartes is using God’s existence to prove that clear and distinct perceptions are…

Response Paper H. J. McCloskey is a proclaimed atheist, and in his article, “On being an Atheist” he explains his views in a unique way from the 1960’s while refuting various arguments and views held by theists. McCloskey brings up a whole pot of valid points in his arguments. However, Evans & Manis, the authors of Philosophy of Religion: Think About Faith and Holmes, the author of Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions are able to counter and bring up many points and McCloskey’s points…

An ontological argument is an a priori demonstration of the existence of God. Perhaps one of the most famous ontological arguments presented was by St. Anselm (1033-1109) who was an Archbishop of Canterbury and Abbot of Bec. He presented his argument in his book Proslogion. Anslem’s expectation for his argument was for it to help him understand the nature of God, and possibly persuade a non-believer of the existence of God. First, Anselm describes his way of classifying unknown things as…

holds that human’s natural yearning must be capable of contentment (Kreeft, 2008). The implication is that all natural craving are capable of contentment (Kreeft, 2008). The philosopher, Peter Kreeft is person who is an advocate that argues God’s existence from desire (Kreeft, 2008). This philosopher offers two (2) premises to justify his argument that God’s existence from desire is a reality that takes place (Kreeft, 2008). The first premise of argument is that each natural, organic…

Gods and goddesses are often pictured as greater, higher, and a perfect image of man. They are responsible for everything seen and experienced all around the world. They give life and meaning to everything humanity does and they believe in their gods’ influence on the world. Gods help humans understand their environment and their significance in the world as conscious beings in a world full of possibilities. Although the Olympians were gods, they had very human flaws and frailties such as…