The Cosmological Argument a. Explain how the cosmological argument tries to prove that there must be a God (30) b. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the cosmological argument. Part B Even though Aquinas puts forth a convincing argument about the existence of the universe; some critics have opposed to this claim as they do not believe it is sufficient evidence. One argument against Aquinas is the fact that he seems to contradict himself in the second way by saying that nothing can
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Clarke begins his argument by asserting the obvious--that based on experience‚ all of the beings that surround us today do exist. These beings‚ encountered based on one’s experience‚ are dependent on a prior cause. In other words‚ everything that exists must have been caused by something else that also exists or has existed; and for something finite to exist today‚ such as any being in this world‚ it would mean that there must have been something that has existed since infinity. According to Clarke
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The way I see the design argument explained by Cleanthes is how everything in the universe is designed. Meaning everything that is designed was designed by a creator. It didn’t just appear out of thin air. Something or someone made it become possible. Cleanthes also brings up the analogy that the earth resembles a machine. He explains how everything about the earth had to be put together perfectly in order for the earth to functions like it does. Just like how for machines to work‚ every small detail
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2012 Evaluation of the Teleological Argument The teleological argument argues that the universe must have had a designer‚ therefore implying the existence of a Supreme Being. This argument strongly relies on observations of the apparent design and orderly complexity within the universe that has existed long before humans inhabited and affected it. Everything is here for a reason‚ and everything has a purpose. From these main points‚ the teleological argument claims that the only way that this is
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The ontological argument proposed by Anselm‚ in Anselm’s Proslogion is a priori argument‚ meaning it does not start from a feature of the world but rather a definition of God. It seeks to move from a definition of god to the reality of god by reasoning. The first line in Anselms ontological argument is “the fool says in his heart there is no god”‚ from this Anselm can deduce that the fool has an understanding of what god is .The fool has to admit that god is that than which nothing greater can
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Explain Aquinas’ Cosmological Argument Thomas Aquinas developed five ways to prove Gods existence. The first three are key to the Cosmological argument. These are from motion‚ causation‚ and contingency. He presented his work on these in the Summa Theologica‚ where he accepts that it may be impossible to prove the God of Classical theism caused the universe to exist‚ but believes that what God does proves Gods existence. The first way is from motion‚ Aquinas emphasises that motion means changes
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in metaphysics is the existence of God‚ and there are many philosophical arguments from the theist and atheist side trying to prove whether God exists or not. In philosopher Ernest Nagel’s “A Defense of Atheism” he proves to dispel the classical arguments for the existence of God as well as give an atheistic view on why there could not be a God. Instead of just dispelling the theistic arguments Nagel brings forth an argument in defense of Atheism regarding the existence of evil and stands to prove
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of the opposing arguments originating from the atheistic worldview contribute to the constructing of theistic truths. While using the multiple competing hypotheses method of finding the most probable cause to the universe and the existence of all mankind‚ a personal creator fits better than the probability of creation just happening by chance. This universe is very complex and the existence of the personal creator can be explained in two arguments out of the many existing arguments
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has begged an answer since the beginning of the philosophical era. Philosophers often turn to the cosmological argument to justify the existence of God‚ and turn to the metaphysical basis to explain religious beliefs. This essay will analyze the “cosmological argument” as presented by Richard Taylor‚ in order to critically evaluate its meaning and understand its claims. To begin‚ the argument stems upon a metaphysical interpretation of creation. Despite the fact that religion may be a matter of faith
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