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    “God Is Dead” The existence of God, or other worldly beings, with infinite power and mystery has been questioned by philosophers throughout history. Whether you believe in an omnipotent being such as Allah, God, Buddha, etc. there is no physical proof they exist, only the belief in them. Throughout time, philosophers have set out to prove the existence of God through rational reasoning and philosophical viewpoints. Each philosopher “proves” the existence of God through different rationales. Thomas

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    concerning the existence of God. If God exists, we probably have to make him accountable. The universe would probably have a meaning and a purpose. Also, our very existence may not be cease after physical death. But if God does not exist, we are probably here by chance and we have no accountability to any transcendent. This life is probably all we have, so we should live as we please. The question arises - "Does God exist?" At first glance, it seems contradictory to prove the existence of something

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    Why God Exists The existence of God is a subject of debate in religion, popular culture, and philosophy. Before the explanation for God’s existence can be discussed, the church’s teachings on God’s existence and the faith of the Church must be talked about first. St Thomas Aquinas defended the existence of God by stating the Five Ways for his existence. They are the Argument from motion, the argument from efficient causes, the argument from possibility and necessity, the argument from gradation

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    about the existence of god.in the text Anselm try to explain the about the existence of the greatest conceivable being in the understanding and in the reality. He gives a definition to god “you are something than which nothing greater can be conceived”(Anselm). In the text, a person ‘fool’ argues that god doesn’t exist in the reality but he knows what he is talking about. So God does exist in his understanding whether he believes that God doesn’t present in the real world. Presences of god in the understanding

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    In Dr. Mark Walker’s Sophia journal article “The Anthropic Argument Against the Existence of God”, he argues the existence of God on the basis that humans exist. In order to thoroughly understand Dr. Walker’s argument there are a few vocabulary words one must understand. Omnipotent and omniscient are two words used throughout Dr. Walker’s article, in fact they are even in the first two premises of his argument. Omnipotent means all-powerful (having an infinite amount of power) while Omniscient is

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    The problem of evil can be one of the hardest obstacles to overcome when it comes to believing in God. The fact that evil does not disprove God’s existence but, rather the existence of evil can be argued for the existence of God. The following will analyze the coexistence of God and evil through a series of steps in order to better defend the Christian faith through the intellectual defense, emotional arguments and connections to the field of social work. My professional future will be comprised

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    but bets on yes. For Pascal, there is no rational proof for or against the existence of God. However, it is unavoidable to not chose whether you believe or not. Pascal’s argument does not support the existence of God, but does support that it is a reasonable and natural tendency to believe in God. Meaning that his argument does support religion, but not the philosophical arguments that support religion. Pascal describes God as infinitely incomprehensible because he does not have parts or limits, and

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    whether or not God exists. 2. By “God” I mean the following. There is a single omnipresent, omnipotent, and omniscient higher power in existence that has created the universe and all that exists within it. 3. One premise supporting my uncertainty about God’s existence is the following. There is no physical evidence of God’s existence other than the Bible which was not written by God himself and is instead the work of humans. 4. A second premise supporting my uncertainty about God’s existence is the following

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    “A Dialogue on Good, Evil, and the Existence of God”, he uses a three character dialogue to debate the existence of God using evil as the main tactic against God’s existence. My goal for this paper is to prove that the theodicy Miller gives as his proof for the possible existence of God is in fact possible using scenarios that I have experienced during my lifetime. In order for Miller to suffice Weirob’s challenge he must convince her that, “The Christian God that Miller believes in – all-perfect

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    purpose. It infers the existence of God from a particular aspect or character of the world, namely the presence of order, regularity and purpose, and thus, is most commonly known as the design argument; it postulates the idea of a designer for all that has been designed. As its name suggests, the teleological argument attempts to seek the ultimate end or purpose. Furthermore, the teleological argument holds the belief that this designer is the primary cause of such existences, and is therefore what

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