Argument form

supreme being, namely God, by offering many criticisms of theism and the beliefs and arguments of theist. In the beginning of his article, he speaks on the arguments as “proofs” and tries to make an objection as to why these arguments cannot be considered concrete in the case for God. These proofs that he speaks of are the Cosmological argument, which argues for a creator, the Teleological argument or the argument from design, which argues that the universe shows signs of intelligent design…

up with an argument which attempts to prove the existence of God by proving the apparent absurdity of the atheist opinion. Anselm contrasts the ideas of existing in the understanding and existing in reality to show that God must truly exist in reality. The earliest critic of the ontological argument is a monk from Marmoutier named Gaunilo who believed that we can use logic to prove things that we have no reason to believe to be true. Gaunilo believed that he could construct an argument with…

The Teleological Argument The existence of God can be supported by the design argument or teleological arguments that conclude: since nature looks like it was designed, then nature was or has a designer which we call God. Not only is nature designed but things humans have created are designed also. In order to have something in existence, it must have a creator which must have designed that something. A number of arguments utilize design arguments in favor of the existence of God. Like the…

The teleological argument is an argument attempting to prove God’s existence based on the evidence of design and order in the universe. It works based on the belief that there must have been an intelligent designer, and the only being powerful enough to have created the universe is God. The argument is a posteriori and inductive; it looks at our experience of the universe and draws inferences from it. As they are based on inferences, these conclusions are statements of probability rather than…

The article H. J. McCloskey wrote, On Being an Atheist, discusses how arguments presented are proof that God does not exist. As I learned from Dr. Foreman’s presentation, Arguments for God’s Existence, there is nothing that can be proven with one-hundred percent certainty. We need not use arguments, but we should use evidence, just as an attorney in building a case against or for an accused. (Foreman, Approaching the Question of God 's Existence n.d.) Evidence sometimes is circumstantial, full…

Aquinas formed The Third Argument on Contingency, he believed that since the universe could have once not existed, there had to be a causable explanation for its existence. if everything in the world proceeds to be contingent than how could anything exist in the first place? Portraying that there had to be a necessity or nessasary being that was the cause of all these contingent things. Could it be god? I very much agree with aquinas, the world we live in is in a very cause and effect manner.…

God, Design, and Critiques When discussing the arguments from design for God’s existence a few names transcend into our thoughts higher than the others. St. Thomas Aquinas, William Paley, and David Hume are these people. Aquinas was born in the year 1225 and was a Dominican monk. Paley was born in 1743 and worked as the archdeacon of Carlisle. Hume was a skeptical empiricist born in Scotland in 1711. They have used their brain power to write various literature discussing whether the design we…

legitimate counter arguments, critiques, or questions that an audience might pose in opposition to the speech you submitted last week. Briefly explain how you might respond to each one in your speech. After your initial…

teleological argument? The teleological argument is an a posteriori style of argument, also known as an empirical argument which uses the evidence using observations of the world through the five senses to argue the existence of God. The argument is based on an interpretation of teleology in which purpose or telos appear to exist in nature. The teleological argument suggests that, given this premise, the existence of a designer can be assumed, typically presented as God. Because the design…

appeals by means of skilled pathos, Lafrance effectively urges parents to think before they post and consider obtaining consent from their children before exhibiting them to the internet. Lafrance’s skillful choice of words aide in presenting her argument against broadcasting children on social media. Her use of internet jargon not only establishes her credibility…