Throughout history‚ many questions are brought up on‚ the fact is there really a God? This question has been heavily debated by theists and atheists. Many atheists are firm on the fact if there is a God on what proofs do you have on affirming your beliefs? One well known atheists‚ by the name of H. J. McCloskey published an article entitled‚ “On Being an Atheist‚” on February of 1968‚ in the journal Question One. In the article that McCloskey authored‚ he tries to validate his points that it
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J. McCloskey makes an entertaining‚ but in the end inadequate‚ explanation as to why the arguments for God’s existence fail (limiting himself to the only two he cared to deal with)‚ and why Atheism provides more comfort to the hurting person than Theism. Unfortunately his article is riddled with straw men and fails to address the question of God’s existence at the level that the Theist presents it. Twice in the article he makes reference to the theist’s claim that “[God’s] got the whole world
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called “On Being an Atheist.” He states that there are three proofs which do seem to move ordinary theists to their theism to constitute major motivations towards a belief in God‚ namely the cosmological proof‚ the teleological proof‚ and the argument from design (McCloskey). In his article he states that these proofs are inadequate‚ and that atheism is much more comfortable than theism. He also says that most theists don’t come to the belief in God through as a reflection on the proofs‚ but they come
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Response to McCloskey’s “On Being and Atheist” I respect individual worldviews‚ as I desire people to respect mine. At the same time‚ I do have the freedom of agreeing or disagreeing with ones that are deviate in nature from my own. One prime example is the worldview of H. J. McCloskey. Although I respect his worldview‚ and understand his reasoning behind it‚ I also disagree with it as well. McCloskey’s views are one of an Atheist. I am a Christian‚ and consider myself a theist who believes in
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Hindson and Caner define it as “the framework of beliefs by which a person views the world around him.”(The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics‚ Ed Hindson and Ergun Caner; Pg. 498). There are three primary categories of worldviews; theism‚ naturalism‚ and pantheism. Theism is the view or belief that one God exists. This God is usually the center of all things; everything begins and ends with this deity. Christianity falls under this form of worldview. Naturalism is the belief/view that God does not
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Response Paper Instructions Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion‚ you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist. This article titled “On Being an Atheist‚” was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the 1960s and 70s including the book God and Evil (Nijhoff‚ 1974). In this article‚ McCloskey is both critical of the classical arguments for God’s existence
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real but remote; he has not made himself known to us.” 6. Unitarianism: “I believe God is one person.” 7. Belief: “I claim to know something.” 8. Theism: “I believe in some kind of God or gods.” 9. Monotheism: “I believe in one God.” 10. Supernaturalism: “I believe in a God that is separate from creation‚ a transcendent God.” 11. Revealed theism: “I believe God is present and he has revealed himself to us.” 12. Trinitarianism: “I believe in one God who exists in three persons.” The Story Begins
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in the failure to provide empirical data for the existence of gods‚ in fact‚ experimentation and observation show otherwise. To accompany a lack of need and a lack of evidence‚ because faith causes one to turn a blind eye to reason‚ arguments for theism are often weak‚ personal‚ and circumstantial at best‚ and can be easily negated. Reason‚ a lack of evidence‚ and weak arguments leave mankind only one option in regards to belief in the supernatural; no god or gods actually exist. Occam’s Razor
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Response Paper McCloskey Article (278.205 Kb) Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion‚ you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist. This article‚ titled “On Being an Atheist‚” was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the 1960s and 70s including the book God and Evil (Nijhoff‚ 1974). In this article‚ McCloskey is both critical of the classical arguments
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