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cosmological argument. As mentioned above, an ontological approach uses a deductive argument which "claims that its premises can b...
the meditations is not to prove what they establish, but rather to show how the world of physics could be mapped reliably and inde...
broke the argument down in a much easier argument (Palmer, 2002). Descartes began with the premise that God is the only being who ...
that he be deceived since God is supremely good. Nevertheless, it does appear to Descartes that there is a good possibility that G...
than a man can do the same for God, if there is a God. In essence, if God exists then God is a being that is capable of creating a...
Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, not in the realm...
In three pages the writer criticizes Kierkegaard's argument and counters the philosophical logic used in the contention that reaso...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...
the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to...
patients who were able to learn the art of "conscious relaxation" not only were able to quit smoking and eat better, but showed im...
"the cauldron of competing doctrines which swirled at the heart of the early church...All medieval philosophers drew on his work, ...
In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...
In twenty pages this research paper considers philosophical arguments pertaining to God's existence as argued in support and in op...
In five pages this paper discusses proving God's existence in a consideration of works by Francis Bacon and Martin Luther. Two so...
simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...
account of their experience with God" (Adamson, 2008). Human beings are capable of many things, and capable of believing, ...
a perfect idea has to have been placed in the human mind by a perfect being or God, which is equivalent to Descartes Third Meditat...
conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...
While Hume appears down to Earth and logical, he is, in a very general sense, a skeptic. He notes that there is a battle between r...
of the world (1993). Yet, one can see this in action in smaller ways. Another way to look at the world is through the model called...
In nine pages this paper discusses the philosophical and theological 5 proofs of God's existence but the lack of understanding tha...
be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...
Most people like an ordered existence. It makes them feel comfortable with the real uncertainty of life. Descartes made "doubt" a ...
In four pages this paper presents an autobiography of Saint Augustine and also considers his arguments on the existence of God....
the ultimate good. If God has created finite spirits endowed with free will, it must be expected that this free will is going to...
image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...
In five pages this paper tries to prove love exists by using Thomas Aquinas' 5 proofs of God's existence. One source is cited in ...
In six pages this paper presents a fictional dialogue on philosophy between two people with one arguing in favor of sensual proof ...
various things as they approach in diverse ways toward something that is the greatest, just as in the case of hotter (more hot) wh...