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speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remar...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

In nine pages this paper presents the 'First Cause' concept and analytically proves it to be invalid with references made to the t...

from the Appearances of Nature (Beebe, 2002). In this text, Paley wrote: There cannot be design without a designer; contrivance wi...

do know for certain that objects exist, we must know of them through the mind and not the senses (Important arguments ...). Desca...

In three pages the writer criticizes Kierkegaard's argument and counters the philosophical logic used in the contention that reaso...

In eight pages this paper examines God's existence in a consideration of philosophy's rational arguments. Four sources are cited ...

from the known. Unless God is already known, logic is of no use. Having discredited all rational arguments for and against the ex...

In ten pages this research paper presents arguments on God's existence both pro and con and discusses beliefs of atheists. Eight ...

In five pages this paper examines skepticism, cogito, the truth rule, and the circular argument about God's existence within the c...

idea that nothing comes from nothing. Reality in itself must come from a cause that is at least equal if not more so than its effe...

cause of the effect must possess as much reality as the effect. Furthermore, Descartes asserts that any cause must have as much p...

supporters of the argument from design see a babys perfect little fingers with unique fingerprints and the fact that the honey bee...

that any passage outside our sensitive impressions was not possible and as such "there is no metaphysics: we know nothing of God, ...

the universe and the cells of life on the planet, it was assumed that this enormous and highly intricate mechanism had a designer ...

image, a form, or a judgement, and concludes that an image or what individuals perceive as form can never be false. However, erro...

if they were not a part of society then it would be obvious that God did not exist. In relationship to what other philosophers fro...

patients who were able to learn the art of "conscious relaxation" not only were able to quit smoking and eat better, but showed im...

as a bridge so that people with different understandings can nevertheless come to understand and appreciate one anothers views. ...

broke the argument down in a much easier argument (Palmer, 2002). Descartes began with the premise that God is the only being who ...

This paper examines the contingency theory and causality argument offered by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his cosmological theories on ...

In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...

In five pages God's existence as it is considered within the context of Mortimer Adler's How to Think about God A Guide for the 20...

simple to Descartes, so simple it needs no argument. He basically says that as long as one is thinking, one exists. To Descartes, ...

the absurdity of this answer. But suppose I had found a watch upon the ground, and it should be inquired how the watch happened to...

to God or to some type of "Ultimate Reality" (16). Such an experience differs from religious insight in that a religious insight ...

a perfect idea has to have been placed in the human mind by a perfect being or God, which is equivalent to Descartes Third Meditat...

group, which itself was a well-regarded and well-educated order (Harris, 2001). As an advocate for a strong papacy, he commanded a...

do not even attempt to explain it. You either believe or you dont. The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity evolved over many years and ...

than a man can do the same for God, if there is a God. In essence, if God exists then God is a being that is capable of creating a...