Perhaps the most important question in life someone can ask there self’s is, whether or not god exists. From the video “Does god exist” Quentin Smith, a graduate of Western Michigan University says, “All the galaxies were once compacted together, and the big bang theory is when all the matter in the galaxies just blew apart. And the mystery, according to science laws, is there can be no cause of this initial explosion.” Although there can be countless allegations someone can make to refute this known fact, I believe, through my experiences, that this is true. Thus, leading me to believe there is an unimaginable force that contains space that must have been able to expand our universe into what we see today. “God is at liberty to create, whatever state of the …show more content…
Keith ward, a graduate of Oxford University, describes in the video “Can we know God through experience?” that when people decide to get into a relationship with god, it is a culture based practice. He goes on to say “So what they feel is being disclosed is very relative to the culture they’re in.” ‘According to the Oklevueha EarthWalks proclamation, ceremonies are conducted as a means of connecting people with their creator, “developing an appreciation for all things on this earth, and all our relations,” and to “facilitate change in [people’s] lives.” During these ceremonies, church members say, people with troubled and tortured pasts often become emotional and confessional, digging difficult memories from the place where they may lie latent within, then bringing them to light in an attempt to resolve and get beyond them.’ (Article by Jared W. Blackley.2001) In my opinion, that is what Mooney is trying to convey to the courts. He doesn’t want the court to see this as a drug, but a way to experience what it means to be
1. The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God is based on the principle of cause and effect. What this basically means is that the universe was the effect of a cause, which was God. One of the oldest and most well known advocates of the Cosmological Argument was Thomas Aquinas who outlines his argument for the existence of God in his article entitled The Five Ways. The first way in his argument is deals with motion. Aquinas says that in order for something to be in motion something had to move it because it is impossible for something to move without the presence of some sort of outside force upon it. Therefore the world around us, nature, and our very existence could not have been put into motion without the influence of the
in this world, and they are effects derived from a cause. The effects in turn
All moral arguments for the existence of God work on the principle that we all have a shared sense of morality. Despite cultural differences, broadly speaking, humans worldwide have a vague idea of what is right and what is wrong; a moral argument for the existence of God would say that this mutual understanding is proof of God's existence.
The famous William Paley has a different ontological argument within his text Natural Theology. The title of the reading gives insight to the theory, which focuses on something called natural design. The writing is based on an intricate and extensive analogy between the man made and the natural. For instance, Paley describes a man made watch in great detail. This intense detail sets the notion that each piece must have been put in place by someone, whom we can infer is a watchmaker. He then compares this to the intricacy of nature, which must have been made by a supreme diety. Such complexity could not have come about by chance. Only the most
The question "Does God Exist?" is a well-known asked question in the world. Most people believe they know the answer to it. The religious people would say, well of course he does, while the non-religious people or atheist would say no He does not exist. Because evil exist and chaos exists, God cannot be all-powerful. In the modern world, there are many different opinions as to whether a God exists or not. This has been an issue of great dispute because many people reverence different gods or no god at all. For years, many philosophers have come up with theories, proofs, and hypotheses to prove the existence of God, and a canon of arguments has been developed. The Arguments for the Existence of God sets out to explain the everyday philosophical arguments for theism, and so to explore the case for the existence of God. The arguments themselves are arranged under the following headings: The Ontological Argument, The Cosmological Argument, The Teleological Argument, and The Moral Argument will determine if there really is a God.
If I did have to share my views before this class I would have said “yes God does exist” but I wouldn’t have had an explanation as to what made me say that. The best thing that I may have said would be how else did humans come to be or for that fact how any living thing started to exist something had to start it all somewhere. Now, I will start with Cosmological argument in this the overall goal is looking at why is there something rather than nothing? They provide 3 answers in the book on (Pg.325).
The argument for the existence of God from Religious Experience is a simple one, with only two premises. The first being that some people have, or have had a religious experience, the second premise is that these are only explicable though God, thus leading to the conclusion that God exists. This leads us to question, what exactly are religious experiences?
Akejah McLaughlin Professor Hoffman REL 1030 1 May 2018 Argumentative Essay: God, Guilt, and Death Merold Westphal’s book God, Guilt, and Death is comprised of detailed religious dimensions that evaluate the meaning of religion in the human experience. Throughout the text, Westphal explores the utilization of religion for its benefits, differences within interpretations, and the scope of impact religion has on individuals and society. Collectively, although there are no disagreements with the overall phenomenology of Westphal’s text, the following inconsistencies that prevent effective coherence of the overall message include the misuse of the term ambivalence, guilt being labeled as an ultimate concern of the soul, and prayer deemed as useless.
Shalom Professor, I am going to try being as respectful as I can possibly be while debating your opinion of my essay. However, I did call my academic advisor immediately after researching my grade and your synopsis stating, “What you've presented here is an unconvincing argument that the Christian and the transexual are both using the same rationale for their belief systems.” Subsequently, letting him know that my professor thinks that I need to research about Christianity, as my degree in Religion from Liberty does not make me sufficiently qualified to speak on its worldviews . While, that stands as sarcasm (I am from NYC originally), nevertheless, it does accentuate the point, which, I am moving towards in my Ethical Research essay. We make presumptive research evaluations based on our foundations of ethical belief.
Religion was discovered back in 2000 BC and is considered to be a trait common to cultures worldwide to this day. Some use religion as a way to cope, to connect, but few could use religion as a weapon against others. Since religion began, over 195,035,000 lives have been lost in tragedies brought on in the name of faith. Regardless of the brutality religion has created, it has also caused others to come together in order to speak out. As a result of religions regression in society, humans are able to progress for the sake of defending human rights.
Philosophers, whether they are atheists, or believers have always been eager to discuss the existence of God. Some philosophers, such as St Thomas Aquinas, and St Anselm, believe that we have proven that God exists through our senses, logic, and experience. Others such as Soren Kierkegaard, and Holbach, feel that we will never have the answer to this question due to our human limitations, and reason. The believer tends to rely on faith for his belief, and claim they do not need proof in order to believe in the God's existence. The atheist however, tends to lean more towards common sense and reason, such as science, or the theory of evolution for an answer. The determinalist for example believes that all actions are caused by nature,
The question is that is it possible to prove the existence of God in a strictly scientific? Answer is incredibly straightforward that there is no individual in the world who could come back with a solid proof whether God exists or not. One of the primary difficulties is the lack of a general characterization of the existence or nonexistence of which is required to be proved. First of all, for the benefit of further narrative, I would like to give the most general definition of "God" as far as possible including all possible variations. Consider our world as a great computer stylish game or a social network. For such a system may well be the one who designed it, created, wrote and performs systemic organization (Everitt N.p.). If you doubt the presence of Facebook creator and administrator of this network, it will look at least strange.
Proof Of The Exsistence of God Either God exists or He doesn't. There is no middle ground. Any attempt to remain neutral in relation to God's existence is automatically synonymous with unbelief. The question for God's existence is really important. Does God exist? Theology, cosmological, teleological and ontological arguments are all have ways to prove the existence of God. With all of these great arguments how can one deny that there is a God. There is a God and with these reasons I will prove that.
The question of God's existence is a perplexing one, the only evidence we have of God is what we are told from those who worship him, and unknowns can be debated logically if a higher being is in control.
There is a lot of argument about does God exist or not exist. It was