One-sided argument

Conclusion: Causal theists have adopted the belief that there is sufficient evidence to prove that a deity exists. They take most of their arguments directly from Thomas Aquinas, the original causal theist. 2. Premises: They believe that they have several solid pieces of evidence, but probably their strongest case comes in the form of Thomas Aquinas’ Summa Theologica. a. One of the premises of causal theists beliefs is actually fairly close to a scientific law, they say that things only change…

In an effort to argue for the existence of God, Saint Thomas Aquinas provides five cosmological arguments in his piece “The Existence of God”. The second argument he states examines causes and effects and looks to explain these series in regard to their beginning, or first cause (43:1-2). Aquinas says that the chain of causes and effects cannot go back to “infinity” (43:60) because when the first cause is taken out, so is its effect and every following effect (43:61). I find this claim plausible…

Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, as well as strategies like providing counter-argument that further supports their goals. I will explain how similar they are by exploring ethos and logos while understanding why those methods of argumentation is effective in persuading the reader. Cooper’s “In defense of black rage”, asks questions like: why would an unarmed teen go against an armed police officer? or why should we move on when one of our own was killed for no reason? These questions all point out that…

and He could only die if He were human. The author explained that this is the way He paid our debts for us. This is why he is the perfect penitent. He lends us a little of his reasoning power and puts a little of his love in us which is how we love one another. And by doing this, we are able to overcome the power of the…

No relationship can possibly work out if the two parties don’t know how to find a middle group. Compromising is a part of daily life. For example, compromise is as simple as asking for a pencil and promising to return it. One person needs a pencil so they ask someone else with the promise of returning it to them and that’s compromising because both parties benefit from it. According to Thorp, “Compromise is a critical component for any healthy relationship. Without a willingness…

Cosmological argument The cosmological argument is a well known argument that attempts to prove the existence of God. The most common leader of the argument is Thomas Aquinas who devised Five Ways to prove the existence of God, which he referred to as “demonstration.” It comes to the conclusion that God exists from posteriori because it focuses on cause and effect to come to an assumption that God exists, which contrasts with the priori approach to the ontological argument. Linear religions…

Diana: Aquinas, I have come from the future to understand your argument in regard to God’s existence. My philosophy class sent me to figure out if your argument will help a future philosopher’s theory about meaning and purpose. Aquinas: Well, who is this philosopher you speak of? Diana: The philosopher is William Lane Craig. Aquinas: I have not heard of him. Diana: Well, of course not! He is from the future. Aquinas: Despite this man being from the future, I am still interested in what he has…

Cambridge University who is most notably known for his watchmaker argument that seeks to prove a theistic view of god. By relating a watch to the natural world he uses argument by analogy in order to prove the design argument, or the teleological argument, which concludes that god’s existence can be proven by the order, complexity, and apparent purposefulness, within the natural world. [Insert thesis] Paley’s watchmaker argument states that if he walked upon a stone on the ground and…

William Paley’s design argument starts with the assumption that if something is designed, there must be a designer. Paley says that the universe didn’t have to be like this, and that how everything works together for a purpose indicates design, so therefore, there has to be a designer, that is God. However, the philosopher David Hume states in his work „Critique of the Design Argument“ some objections that he has against Paley’s Argument. For one, Hume criticizes that the watch analogy is weak,…

1. When asked to work in pairs for a group project for high school exercise science class, my partner (lets call her Jen for example purposes only) and I got into a very large conflict. It was a project that dealt with knee injuries in sport, and we both had to pick an injury and discuss the causes and rehab solutions for the injury as well as construct a bone joint model for the injury (we choose knee injuries). Jen was taking this course for fun and did not have past experiences with knee…