Of those three arguments the Cosmology theory seems to take the better of the other two arguments to give it the strongest line of reasoning and understanding. ... The Teleology suffers from this illness mainly because it is an inductive argument. ... In an inductive argument, the premises are intended only to be so strong that, if they are true, then it is unlikely that the conclusion is false. This line of reasoning however offers a very weak stance on the all-important question of the existence of God. ... Applying this insight to God's existence we see that all the reasoning in...

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Rationalists believed that an important group of foundational concepts are known through reason, as opposed to Empiricists who believed they are known through experiences like sense perceptions and emotions. Rationalists believed in truths through our innate ideas. Empiricists used deductive reasoni...

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It is an argument against any inductive proof for God's existence. ... Causes are to be known from effects alone; to ascribe to it any superfluous qualities goes beyond the bounds of strict logical reasoning. ... It is an exercise in uselessness: "[B]ecause our knowledge of this cause being derived entirely from the course of nature, we can never, according to the rules of just reasoning, return back from the cause with any new inference, or making additions to the common and experienced course of nature, establish any new principles of conduct and behaviour." ...

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