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Anselm’s Ontological Argument v. Pascal’s Wager In this paper, I will be describing Anselm’s Ontological Argument and Pascal’s Wager and then contrast the differences between the two. These two arguments help to determine the existence of God. There are three norms of belief: ordinary belief, religious belief, and faith seeking understanding. The norms of ordinary belief are based on sufficient evidence to prove it is true. Without proper evidence, this type of belief can be considered false…

In Second Meditation, Descartes claims, after radical doubt, that the only undeniable truth is his existence as a result of his ability to think. His argument is compelling, but problematic. In this paper, I shall argue Descartes’ claim that his existence can be proved by “thinking” (Descartes, 153) is flawed because he establishes no premise to claim ownership of this thinking. I will also show that even if Descartes is thinking his own thoughts, although without proof, his argument still does…

To recap, the ultimate reality of the Koran is an afterlife that is achieved through submission of oneself to the superior being God. While in Augustine’s City of God the ultimate reality is not an achievable reality but an impossible state of existence without sin. Each text’s version of the ultimate reality lays out different guidelines on the role of a relationship between a man and a woman. In the Koran the ideal relationship is achieved through following the one’s duty as husband and a wife…

What is the point of watching “Reality TV” when it’s not even considered reality? Why do several of us buy into the idea that reality TV resembles reality in any way, shape or form? There are countless questions about reality TV that we might never know the answer to. The producers of reality Tv shows, practically have us wrapped around their finger, making us believe whatever we hear and notice. Utmost people are clueless about what is real and what isn’ t, this is just the way we think.…

A pseudoscience an idea that is an idea that is mistaken for being true or scientific fact. Because it cannot be explained does not mean that it is the supernatural. A pseudoscience topic that should be looked into ghosts and the idea of a life after we are dead. This is such a controversial topic that has left people confused for many centuries, but with the scientific advancements that we have today it’s safe to say there is no such thing. The idea of ghost has been very popular because there…

An age old question that has been argued over for thousands of years, but still has no answer: do we have enough good reason to believe in an ultimate creator god? There are people very passionately on both sides, with many different reasons why they believe what they do. Personally, I believe that no, we do not have enough evidence and valid reasons to support that claim. Although there are some decent arguments, such as the Cosmological, First Cause Argument, there is nothing strong enough to…

of argument from desire dwells on the God’s existence and the divine afterlife, which 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…

Charlotte Leis PHIL 001-01 Second Writing Assignment In the first meditation of Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes sets out to determine what is undeniably true by first trying to find reasons to doubt many of the facts his opinions are based off of. The first base assumption that he tackles is the reliability of his senses. He finds that his senses could deceive him in the appearances of nearby objects, thus making him seem like he is either insane or hallucinating. He does…

The existence of God has been a question that has plagued mankind since the beginning of time and it is a question that has divided numerous philosophers throughout history. In this essay, I will critically evaluate Richard Swinburne’s cosmological argument which can be found in this book is there a god? Richard Swinburne states that his book is trying “To reach a conclusion about whether, on balance the arguments indicate that there is a God or that there is not." Richard Swinburne attempts to…

Katherine Sierka Dodd PHL 150 20 September 2015 Aristotle’s “De Interpretatione” Aristotle's Sea Battle Problem, discusses whether every assertion about the future must be either true or false. The contradiction to Aristotle’s concept is an assertion in which states what the other denies. Aristotle’s The Sea Battle specifically stresses, “With regard to what is and what has been it is necessary for the affirmation or the negation to be true or false,” (e.g. Aristotle, p. 1) Aristotle’s two…