The Existence of God
In this essay I am going to explore and analyse arguments concerning
the existence of God. I will be investigating all the different
beliefs about God from Christians including: 'Moral and Divine
Command', 'Ontological', 'Cosmological' and the argument from design.
These areas of belief will all be fully considered and analysed in
depth. After doing this, I will therefore come to a conclusion of my
own sort and explain my own beliefs and there reasons.
For many centuries people have believed in this figure called 'God',
who apparently created the World, everything inside it and around it.
Some people have had experiences involving him and just believe what
is written in the Christian holy book, what they call the 'Bible'.
There are many stories in this book, which mention of 'God', his son
and how the World came about. But can people judge what it says in a
book without any real evidence? Can they believe other people's
experiences with this amazing concept of 'God'?
Within the next few paragraphs I will look at evidence that backs up
and doesn't back up so called 'God's' existence.
There are surprisingly very many arguments which support the existence
of 'God'. They even have proper names to go by, and most Christians
believe in one of these arguments. I have listed them in the first
introduction paragraph, but I will now begin my analysis of each one.
'Moral and Divine Command Theory'
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This argument is stating that universal moral standards obviously
exist in our World already and are evidently needed for the proper
functioning of society. And since obje...
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...signer", i.e. 'God'.
This is pretty true, someone must have designed us. Maybe we are just
someone's science project? However, no one knows!
Overall, I personally believe that all of these statements are wrong.
And I also believe that no one will ever know whether they're right or
not.
To satisfy me, everything has to have some sort of evidence to prove
it's existence otherwise you cannot prove anything. For example, you
may not be able to see the wind, but you can see it's consequences and
you can feel it on your body.
With 'God', you cannot see it and you can't feel it. In fact, there's
no sense of 'God' what so ever. But then, there's no evidence to prove
that 'God' doesn't exist. You just can't win! I know my views, and I
also believe that everyone should think up their own and keep it to
them self.
The question of God’s existence has been debated through the history of man, with every philosopher from Socrates to Immanuel Kant weighing in on the debate. So great has this topic become that numerous proofs have been invented and utilized to prove or disprove God’s existence. Yet no answer still has been reached, leaving me to wonder if any answer at all is possible. So I will try in this paper to see if it is possible to philosophically prove God’s existence.
The Existence of God Being Proved A Priori The existence of God can be proved a priori by a logical deduction from the concept of God, when we think about the idea of God we realise that real existence is an essential part of how we conceive the idea of God. God therefore necessarily exists so that it is impossible for him to not exist. I belive to be necessary to examine Anselm's version of the ontological argument, in order to answer the above question, namely whether God's existence can be proved a priori. Anselm states that a non believing fool (in the Psalms) can coceive the idea that God is 'a being than which none greater can be thought' because he understands it.
The Proof of the Existence of God There are many arguments that try to prove the existence of God. In this essay I will look at the ontological argument, the cosmological. argument, empirical arguments such as the avoidance of error and the argument from the design of the. There are many criticisms of each of these that would say the existence of God can’t be proven that are perhaps.
The Moral Argument for the Existence of God Kant did NOT put forward a moral argument and anyone who said he does is wrong!!!! Kant rejected all attempts to argue from the world to God, he regarded such an exercise as impossible. However he thought that God was a POSTULATE of practical reason. If you share Kant’s assumptions, then it becomes necessary to assume that there is a God.
what is normal and usual; that it is not usual to be able to describe
Truth, what is truth? This question itself has a thousand answers, no person can ever be sure of what truth is rather, truth can be justified, it can checked for reliability with strong evidences and logic. If the evidence proves to be accurate then it can be established that a certain answer is the truth. However, have we ever tried to think about what intrigues us to seek the truth? To think about a question and set foot firmly on the path of knowledge. Definitely it has! That was the very cause itself which is why this world has witnessed some of the greatest philosophers like Aristotle, Plato and Socrates etc. along with the school of thought. The ability to think and reason is one of the greatest ability humans have, it is what distinguishes us from the animals. It is what gives us free will, the ability to control our own outcomes. However, it is that ability to ‘think’ itself which has caused men to rebel with the myths and statements established about the unseen and natural forces since the beginning of time. It gave rise to questions such as: Do aliens exist? Is there a world of the unseen? Life after Death and the most popular question since the beginning of times, Does God exists? And the answer is ‘yes’. Here is how I will justify my stance.
Saint Aquinas defines the existence of God with the upmost clarity. Saint Anselm and William Paley attempt to tackle the existence of God but are weighed down by weaknesses within their argument. Even with Saint Anselm being a Christian theologian, he does not incorporate his personal religious beliefs into his argument. St. Anselm relies purely on logic and ontology to define what he constitutes as God, defined as a being in which nothing greater can be thought. This definition is general enough to be consistent with what various individuals establish as their “God.” Anselm uses Tinkerbell as an example to defend his thought to reality premise. Tinkerbell relies on the faith from children to believe in her existence for her to exist. For Anselm, if something is thought then in some realm, it must exist. However, St. Anselm does not address crucial arguments that deteriorate his position. The translation from thought into reality is not clear. A sole idea constructed by the mind does not establish its place in reality. Dragons are thought and even read to a child during their adolesc...
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The Design Argument For The Existence Of God This argument is also called the teleological argument, it argues that the universe did not come around by mere chance, but some one or something designed it. This thing was God. This argument is a prosteriori because the observation of the natural world is taken into the mind to conclude that there is a designer. The belief that the universe was designed by God was triggered by things like the four seasons; summer, spring, autumn and winter, that change through the year.
it is clear to me that an existence based upon true faith is no longer
In “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky made a famous claim that establishes the link between the existence of God and morality. Apart from the controversy related to the scope of the quotation, the discussion on the proper translation and interpretation of the words of Ivan Karamazov. For instance, in his article “Dostoevsky did not say it” D.Cortesi claims that Dostoevsky did not make such claim (Cortesi 1). However, the research by Russian-speaking authors shows that the original text of “The Brothers Karamazov” contains the statement under study (Volkov 1). Coming to the scope of the claim, one should concentrate on the reasons for making such claim, as well as the relation between the moral beliefs of secular humanists and the beliefs under study.
Throughout history, the worship of gods has been a part of daily life even amidst those cultures that have been considered "savage". The reactions, movement, existence, comparisons, purposes, and common beliefs of the world show that there must be a god. The existence of a god is an irrefutable fact.
God can be defined as a being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions (1). There are many people that do not believe in any religion. People who do not believe in a religion have no reason for believing in a God. People who do not believe in a God and argue against the existence of God are proving something that is completely false. There is a God for numerous reasons.
we shall look upon Rene Descartes' theory on the existence of God. In terms of
Believing in God's Existence Theism is a reasonable idea. Theologians have traditionally used several philosophical proofs in arguing for the existence of God. In my paper I will briefly discuss different arguments that have been used to prove God's existence. These are as follows: Cosmological.