Essays Tagged: "Existence of God"

Creationism

rewarded for their lives with pleasures and fantasies of an unfathomable scale than to question the existence of a supposed omnipotent being. Yet, there are a few of us humans who tend to question the ... umans who tend to question the why's and wherefore's that society puts forth to us. We question the existence of God, or the creation of mankind rather than blindly accepting faith-filled beliefs we m ...

(9 pages) 142 0 3.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Science Essays

Good God!

ed with salvation still wanderin oblivion.Objection number one is that, can one actually prove the "existence" ofGod? How can one experience divinity, without experiencing death first? Nomen on this e ... en on this earth can! Not the Pope, Saint Anselm, nor William Paley, whoactually tired to prove the existence of God. William Paley once said , "If a manwandered upon a hill, and discovered a watch; w ...

(3 pages) 76 0 2.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Got a B+, but the teacher was a very yough grader. Paper on Descartes.

uments on the idea that a perfect being is present in the universe. If Descartes cannot confirm the existence of God, then all his ideas and conclusions can be criticized and disproven.The proof of Go ... declare any of our thoughts, beliefs, or desires to be true.Similarly, Descartes' testimony for the existence of God is extremely methodical and prudent. He begins by saying, ". . . never accept anyth ...

(5 pages) 478 0 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

God's Existence Disproven

t is composed of. Matter is closed and finite,with no beginning or end. The best explanation to the existence of God, is thatGod does not exist as a first efficient cause.The argument for God, as pres ... exist as a first efficient cause.The argument for God, as presented by Aquinas, is to show that theexistence of the world and everything in it can only be explained if there is a Godwho is the first ...

(4 pages) 137 0 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Does God Exist? Concentrated on Thomas Aquinas

ted Questions on Spiritual Creatures. Most of Aquinas's works have been written to try to prove the existence of God. Aquinas has been a firm believer that everything had to have a creator and the onl ...

(4 pages) 322 0 4.5 Feb/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Is there a God?

The Existence of GodThe existence of a God has for generations been the topic of fierce debate. This mos ... ories I looked at was that of St.Anslem of Canterbury. He supplies the ontological argument for the existence of God. The ontological argument states that by understanding the nature of God himself, w ... nt that he stresses is that just be understanding the concept of what a God is, you are proving his existence. This is because if you understand who God is, you can also accept his existence, and ther ...

(6 pages) 289 1 3.5 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Existence of God. A look at Rene Descartes' theory

The Existence of GodFor centuries, the idea of God has been a part of man's history. Past and present, t ... ith' in God tend to be related to one religion or another. On the other hand, the skeptics find the existence of God somewhat puzzling and try to seek the answers through scientific methods. Even as o ... d scholars who have tried to answer this question, we shall look upon Rene Descartes' theory on the existence of God. In terms of believers and non-believers, Descartes would be one of the believers. ...

(5 pages) 246 0 4.3 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Descartes Ontological Argument for God's Existence

The purpose of this paper will be to examine Descartes' argument for the existence of God. First we will review Descartes' proof for the existence of God. Then we will discu ... oof for the existence of God. Then we will discuss the reasons that Descartes has for proving God's existence. We will also discuss some consequences that appear as a result of God's existence. Finall ... ve seen a huge migration to one religion or another. In any given religion, the main proof of God's existence is the fact that the holy scriptures- whichever ones they maybe- inform us of his existenc ...

(6 pages) 485 1 3.8 Jun/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Anselm's Ontological Argument and the Philosophers

of enlightenment orstarvation-induced hallucination, succeeded in formulating an argument for God's existence which hasbeen debated for almost a thousand years. It shows no sign of going away soon. It ... away soon. It is an argumentbased solely on reason, distinguishing it from other arguments for the existence of God such ascosmological or teleological arguments. These latter arguments respectively ...

(7 pages) 229 1 5.0 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

Report on Descartes objectives in the Meditations. Includes personal comment

l objective in the Meditations is to question knowledge. To explore such metaphysical issues as the existence of God and the separation of mind and body, it was important for him to distinguish what w ... results of the second meditation are considerable, doubt has both proven the certainty of Descartes existence and that his essence is the mind.Meditation ThreeDescartes main objective in the third med ...

(11 pages) 284 0 3.8 Apr/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Analysis on Descartes' God existence proof

The objective of this paper is to examine Descartes' argument for the existence of God. To do this we firstly have to review Descartes' proof of God existence. And after ... ections can his theories hold.Descartes set out to build a set of arguments designed to prove God's existence. His goal in proving God's existence had to be incontestable, there could not be any doubt ... ould come up with the "Cogito ergo sum", (I think therefore I am), now he was able to proof his own existence. So the next point was finding out what he was, he knows he exists because he thinks, so a ...

(4 pages) 221 0 3.4 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Boneventure's Journey of the mind to god. Explains his theory of how to acsend to the level of god. critisizing as it goes.

ything, I find it amazing how Bonaventure doubts reality and truths of life more than he doubts the existence of the unknown.St. Bonaventure exercised an extraordinary amount of form in his logic to d ... the seven steps to know God; however, his logic and reasoning were bias as he did not question the existence of God. He sees life as a reflection of God, so in order to understand God as a being, we ...

(3 pages) 52 1 4.6 Jul/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The existance of God

re is a supernatral being known as God that created everything we know around usThe quandary of the existence of God has troubled mankind for thousands of years. The existence of God was once never de ... ed mankind for thousands of years. 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 sci ...

(6 pages) 327 1 4.8 Sep/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Essay on Descartes

uments on the idea that a perfect being is present in the universe. If Descartes cannot confirm the existence of God, then all his ideas and conclusions can be criticized and disproven.The proof of Go ... declare any of our thoughts, beliefs, or desires to be true.Similarly, Descartes' testimony for the existence of God is extremely methodical and prudent. He begins by saying, ". . . never accept anyth ...

(5 pages) 188 0 4.8 Oct/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays

Aquinas' Proofs for the Existence of God - Paper explaining Aquinas' 5 proofs for the existence of god, and raising questions to their validity.

Aquinas' Proofs for the Existence of God -In Aquinas' first proof for the existence of God, he begins by stating that there ... t things to exist, then it is a possibility for them to or not to exist. Definition does not define existence, but existence itself defines existence definitely. He then goes on to say that in time, i ... t where all were in a state of potentiality (Principle of Plenitude). In this, assuming there is no existence, there would have needed to be a force that moved the world into existence, but was then a ...

(6 pages) 185 0 2.7 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Classical Philosophy

The Philosophy of Religion. The God of Philosophy

hat you will be converted or convinced based on any philosophical argument that claims to prove the existence of God. Ultimately the existence of God cannot be proven one way or another. However, I wo ... nother question for philosophy rather that any coherent answer."Whoever attempts to demonstrate the existence of God is an excellent subject for a comedy of higher lunacy", Philosophical FragmentsAnse ...

(47 pages) 1173 5 4.5 Nov/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

The Argument from Design, and the Problem of Evil

ical argument, better known as the argument from design, is one of the well-known arguments for the existence of God. It has arisen out of man's amazement at the intricacy and complex layout of many f ... ion of the unseen and unknown artist's skill', but does not raise any doubts in our minds as to his existence (Feinburg & Shafer-Landau 11th:41).Paley continues with his argument, comparing the wa ...

(6 pages) 207 0 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics

Meditation three of Descartes

argument and evaluate its validity based on the soundness of its premises. Descartes' proof for the existence of god is: 1.) I think, therefore I am. 2.) I can not be mistaken about the ideas that I h ... thus god must be the source of the idea of god. Because, we as a finite substance, cannot cause the existence of an infinite substance. This idea is an objective reality because god would not allow us ...

(5 pages) 104 0 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Descartes, The Existence of God This goes over, describes, and defines Descartes writings on God.

Descartes: The Existence of GodDescartes has realized that he is a being that thinks, doubts, desires, and question ... ng greater or more perfect than its source."This is how Descartes puts out his point in proving the existence of God. If it turns out that the objective reality of an idea is so great the he is sure t ...

(3 pages) 285 1 4.7 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Modern Philosophy

Paley vs. Hume This is a inductive argument about the origin and nature of God, religion, and the universe.

on, and the universe; things that can never be proven true and absolute.In Paley's argument for the existence of God, "The Argument from Design", Paley attempts to prove with his arguments that God is ...

(4 pages) 162 1 4.8 Jan/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays