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    Thomas Aquinas in his book Summa Theological, gives five ways or proof that agreed about the God existence. In the five points, he explained about different principles and provides with explanation and arguments about the existence of god. The first point that he made, The Argument of Unmoved Mover explains about the changes in the world, he provided with the argument that any changes that is happening in the world is a result of some other change and the change chain cannot be indefinite so, there

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    The question of the existence of God has troubled mankind for thousands of years. Many philosophers and theologians have always searched for prove whether God exists. Many of them constructed valid arguments which support theist believes. The existence of God was once never denied, as His presence, His existence was evident in miracles and the people 's faith. But time and the advancement of modern science have called God and His very nature into question. The Perfect Being has become the source

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    Three Arguments for the Existence of God Many people debate about God’s existence. There are three arguments Christians use to prove God exists. These three arguments are the cause and effect, the design, and the moral arguments. Each argument shows a different piece of evidence for the existence of God. The Bible also gives evidence of God’s existence. There are three arguments for the existence of God, and it is important that we should learn, understand, and use these arguments. The first argument

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    sound judgment formed through logic. The common belief of “seeing is believing” makes justifying why God does indeed exist hard for some people because how could a reasonable person believe in something that he or she cannot physically see? Although a person may not be able to physically see God, reason to believe in His existence still exists. It may even be seen as a leap of faith to believe that God exists without being able to physically see Him, yet it is a necessary jump to make. Having a higher

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    Recommended Topic 2 Descartes’ third meditation on First Philosophy is all about the existence of God. There are many things that Descartes talks about in this meditation. His intentions are to create a set of proofs or arguments that will irrefutably prove God’s existence. He already believes that God exists but he is mainly trying to dispute the reasons why God might not exist or how God may be a deceiver. The definition of God to Descartes can be summed up as the ultimate perfect being that is infinite

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    and evaluate two philosophical arguments for the existence of God. Throughout the course of this essay we shall examine two of the major philosophical arguments for the existence of God. The arguments that we are going to focus on shall be the Design argument and the Ontological argument. We shall compare, evaluate and discuss both the Design (or teleological) argument for the existence of God and the Ontological Argument for the existence of God, as well as highlighting philosophical criticisms

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    EXPLANATION Does God exist? This question has been in debate for centuries with many opposing views, some arising from philosophers on the same side while others refute Gods existence altogether. However for this particular paper I will be taking the best explanations approach. What I mean by this is I do not have proof of God’s existence but the existence of God is the best explanation for the universe around me. With this statement in mind we will discuss arguments in support of God’s existence as well

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    During the Middle Ages a debate occurred amongst theologians involving the proof of God’s existence. Anselm of Canterbury offered a definition of God, “that than no greater thing can be thought” (McGrath 99). He believed that since the reality is greater than the idea, and if the definition of God is true, then God must exist for the idea of God to exist (McGrath 100). However, a monk named Gaunilo found a flaw with Anselm’s theory. No matter how great the reality of something is, it will always

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    God is defined as a spirit or being that has great power, strength, knowledge, that can affect nature and the lives of people. Many individuals around the world believe in the existence of a higher being known as God. The dilemma of God existing has troubled and people for thousands of years. Labeling “God” for most people is not an easy task because everyone has their own concept of who and what God means to them. In this paper, I would like to show that there is a God and he is not dead. The two

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    For centuries, arguments for and against the existence of God have dominated the philosophical world. Whenever brought up, philosophers are eager and passionate to discuss this eternal topic. Those in favor of arguing for the existence of God have not yet been able to provide the necessary evidence to persuade those against the existence of God. The opposite is also true. The believers of God have yet to be persuaded by the scientific and logical observations proposed by the nonbelievers. An Australian

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