Does God Exist?.
When the question of God's existence arises, there are basically two answers, He exists(on some level or another) or he doesn't. My feelings concerning this matter place me into the middle of the two. I don't really know. I used to feel that the more theories I read the closer I would be to some type of answer or at least a feeling of peace in the matter. In fact, this has proven to be quite the opposite. I read once that a little philosophy makes an atheist and a little more makes a believer. This makes sense to me but it really hasn't produced any truth as of yet. Each of the Philosophers we have discussed in class shine just a bit of light on the subject of God, but they seem to just bring enough to the table to make their argument and then excuse themselves, leaving me with a half empty plate. .
First I"d like to discuss those philosophers who lean toward the "existence side".
Saint Anselm's Ontological argument states that " We have a concept of a perfect Being; such a perfect Being must necessarily exist. Why? If he did not exist, then he would not be perfect.Assuredly that, than which nothing greater can be conceived cannot exist in understanding alone." Saint Anselm's God is perfect in nature and being. As we discussed in class, we can conceive of a perfect island in our minds but that does not will it into existence. I feel that this statement makes an interesting point. However, the idea of God is not one man's dream of a creator, the idea of God spans a much wider group. Most cultures, past and present, have some concept or idea of God, even the most remote and isolated ones. I don't really know if I would leave that one up to chance, Although it is possible. God just seems to be a bit more of a universal idea unlike the perfect island scenario. Saint Thomas Aquinas also argued for God's existence and I found his Five Proofs for God's Existence quite compelling.
Existence of God God exists or he doesn't. ... It is far from a controversial question, for if God does exist, then our actions in life matter, if he does not exist, then our faith does not matter at all. In my belief system, God does exist. ... Whether or not he exists, does not matter to me. ... Therefore do these planets exist or not? ...
Some believe that God does not exist, and Auschwitz was an example that proves that he does not exist. This is probably the simplest answer to the question, because why would God allow something like this to proceed, if he existed? Also the God we think might not be the real God that exists. Others believed that God had turned his back on humanity (he does not care) and if that is the case why even believe in this God? Still there are others who might think that god does exist, and either caused (or at least permitted) the destruction of the Jews, the Gypsies and the other victims. ...
Does God Exist? ... Ontological arguments are a priori, which show that God exists without appealing to a sense experience. ... Therefor God must exist, why you might ask? If the greatest thing that we can conceive does not exist than we can still conceive the greatest thing that does exist, and that would be God. ... In Descartes "the Argument from Perfection" he reasons that if existence is one of the perfections and God has all the perfections, then God must exist. ...
EXISTENCE OF GOD Does God Exist? ... In my life I myself have always came to the question does God really exist. ... Her opinion is that God does exist. ... Christianity is a religion that strongly believes that God does exist. ... In conclusion, does God really Exist? ...
Does God Exist? ... In my life I myself have always came to the question does God really exist. ... Her opinion is that God does exist. ... Christianity is a religion that strongly believes that God does exist. ... In conclusion, does God really Exist? ...
Abstract: This paper addresses some issues on whether God exists. ... If God exists in a different dimension that is out of human conceivability, then God may not be bounded to have a beginning or end because Time may not exist at all in that dimension. So long as God does not exist in the same dimension as ours, the being of God is not bounded by any rules under human perception. ... Otherwise, is God capable of doing evil for it is one of the things he created? ... Or if God is not capable of doing evil, is this a limit of his omnipotence? ...
Then how does God determine as to where our birth should take place. ... Despite what conclusions I may draw, Russell clearly states that he "does not believe in God and in immortality; and secondly I do not think that Christ was the best and wisest of men." ... Regardless, there is evil present; therefore can God exist? ... For example, in nature things could either exist or not exist. It would be impossible for these things to always exist, therefore one day they may not exist, and being this case, at one time, they did not exist. ...
Descartes" argumentation is flawed and does not adequately prove the existence of God. ... Descartes, a famous rationalist thinker, insisted that God does exist, and utilized rationalistic premise to deduce his proof for God's existence. ... From this statement it can be deduced that God does not exist. ... Therefore, Descartes concludes that God necessarily exists. ... In doing so, he is assuming that his judgement is as perfect as the idea of God. ...
Does God Exist? ... Descartes outlines a process in order to come to the conclusion that God does necessarily exist. ... His reason for this is because God does not deceive. And lastly he says that God exists because he clearly and distinctly perceives it to be true. ... There exists an infinite amount of ways to think of God, thus we can conclude from this they are all interrelated. ...