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at the bottom of the ladder, and humanity at the top, by virtue of the faculty of reason (Augustine of Hippo, 2001). After carefu...

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...

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

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

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

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

is a rather immense task that philosophers have been dealing with for quite some time. The fact that no one can know the answer f...

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

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

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

In six pages this paper examines St. Thomas Aquinas' 'proof' that God exists. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

In five pages this report examines Descartes' First Philosophy regarding nature and God's existence as featured in his First Medit...

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

Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, not in the realm...

one thing causing another to come into existence. While scientists can argue persuasively that the Big Bang was the beginning of t...

Power is behind all that we perceive, then the Higher Power would be a deceitful one. Descartes arrives at this conclusion becaus...

his previous beliefs had rested, since he intends to analyse philosophically whether these beliefs are in fact valid, and if they ...

In five pages this paper tries to prove love exists by using Thomas Aquinas' 5 proofs of God's existence. One source is cited in ...

In six pages this paper presents a fictional dialogue on philosophy between two people with one arguing in favor of sensual proof ...

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...

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

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

principle being expressed is that everything which causes change, or gives rise to existence, must be the result of some predecess...

the idea of punishment; the God of the Old Testament is particularly fierce in his judgments. So perhaps morality is in reality f...

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

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...

In a paper consisting of three pages the existence of God as it is presented in the 'Watchmaker' argument is critiqued with extens...

In seven pages this paper examines the perspectives of this seventeenth century philosopher in terms of man's natural existence an...

In a paper consisting of eight pages the existence of God is predicated on philosophical as opposed to religious supporting argume...

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...