Proving the Existence of God

The argument on the existence of God has been a topic that has been discussed and defended by various philosophers throughout past centuries. The difficulty in this argument lies within the fact that He is not something made up of matter, not someone we are able to see with our own eyes at this time, which cannot lead us to an ultimate, obvious yes or no answer. Of course, nothing is that easy. Throughout history, God has been justified by several philosophers with several different arguments. We are justified to believe in God because He has been proven to exist by several different examples that we experience here on earth, including physical, moral, and intellectual. Even though we cannot see him with our own eyes, we see and experience the evidence of his work.

We have experienced God through our senses, through our morals and the way we live our lives, and through the simple definition of the word God. Philosophy is a difficult subject because it uses arguments that play with the meaning of words, and looks at things from a very different perspective. Although these arguments do not necessarily produce a definite, obvious answer, they do prove a point that is difficult to counteract. There are many philosophers who have made countless contributions to the belief in the existence of God. Some many well-known names include David Hume, Aristotle, Immanuel Kant, and one of the most important, Saint Anselm, who created the Ontological Argument.

Everyone has experienced the work of God through their vision. A well-known argument that justifies the belief and existence of God is the Argument from Beauty and Design in the Natural World. Our world contains an exceptional amount of beauty that is, at times, unfathomable. From the ...

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...thing grater can be conceived….And it assuredly exists so truly, that it cannot be conceived not to exist” The second definition is a better and stronger than the first one, and more importantly, is a perfectly functional definition. Existence is not a predicate, but incapability of not existing is.

As you can see, there are many different arguments and visual evidences for the existence of God, and they come in various forms. We have seen the complexities and beauties of the world, and relationships between various organisms and elements with our own eyes, we have understood the true meaning of the word God, and we go through a daily debate on whether or not we have made, or should make in the future, the right decisions and actions. Although they do not provide obvious, concrete proof, the combination of the three adds for a strong argument and justification.