The Teleological Argument: The Existence Of God

The teleological argument to me is what makes God’s existence real because of the design of our world and the creation of the living things. Who else could have created the earth and all the living things around us? It couldn’t be the humans; because it brings us back to the question on how were humans created? Everything has a starting point, and this starting point happens to be an intelligent designer who created the universe. A man can create such things as electronics, statues and buildings but can’t design the world and all the living things.

In some people 's opinions, God can not create something so complex and can only be man made. Paley argument is correct because God created several parts that make up the whole watch, there was a plan before creating the watch, and the watch has a function. Paley is correct because God created the many parts that make up something so complex. He put minerals, metals and other things on the earth to even make up the whole watch. In the work that Paley wrote he states, “I.

Being able to create the world means God has a lot of power. God also just said what he wanted to happened and it happened. “And God said, “Let there be light”, and there was light ” ( Genesis, pg. 65 ) In Popol Vuh they also had an all powerful gods archetype. They created the earth by combining their thoughts and creating something they wanted to rule over.“For the forming of the earth they said “earth” .

As in all of Hawthorne 's writings when one finishes reading his stories you come up with more questions than answers. No other writer makes you question like Hawthorne. The philosophical question of what is true perfection and can it be achieved through physical means or is it a state of the spirit is the heart of Nathaniel Hawthorne 's story The Birth-Mark. Aylmer, the main character of the story is a brilliant scientist/alchemist. He posses a belief in "man 's ultimate control over nature", and thinks there is nothing man can 't master or achieve.

Descartes believes he is partially God because he is on his way to infinite knowledge, but since he is gaining little by little, he is in a state of potentiality. Descartes sees this potential progress becoming actuality. He says it is a finite but limited path and that he is in a state of developing towards Him and when God created the world; He had a purpose and an aim. God is outside of time so He is not in a state of potentiality, because potentiality is always in a time and space. This quote introduces the argument of potency versus actuality.

St. Thomas Aquinas wrote five arguments for the existence of God, part of his Summa Theologiae. Thomas’ second argument for the existence of God is one of the most compelling, as we can see examples from both the Bible and nature to support it. In the cause and effect argument, Thomas starts off with providing reason that all things that exist in the world must have an original cause to all the effects we see on earth. Thomas states, “There is no case known in which a thing is found to be the efficient cause of itself” (Summa Theologiae I 2:3).Thomas is proving that nothing in nature exists without having a cause, and therefore it is impossible for something to exist in nature without something, the effect, prior to it causing it to exist. The bird, the effect, that flies around your backyard was created by two prior birds, the cause, before that one, and you can keep tracing the cause of each bird back far enough when

The word ‘cosmological’ practically explains what the argument is about. The first part of the word ‘Cosmos’ relates to the world or the universe, therefore, it means that the Cosmological Argument is one talking about the come bouts of the world/universe around us, and it also argues for the existence of God. This argument looks at the universe around us and it seeks explanations for the reason it exists. The Cosmological Argument attempts to prove that God exists. This is done by showing that there cannot

According to Fate vs. Freewill, “This group includes many religious people.” This reveals that most people that believe in fate also believe in God or a higher power. Through believing in God, people contemplate that he already has their future set in stone. For example, “If you believe in a God then you likely believe that that God is responsible for the creation of the universe and all of the happenings within it” (Live, Love, Simple). This statement demonstrates how the belief of God creates the idea of fate. Because of the view on God and his creation of earth, many people assume he also has determined their fate, and no matter what decision they make, God is in control of it.

Eusebius argues that because God is divine and perfect and holly, and because He (God) created humans in His own image, humans ought to emulate God and His order (WH: 358, 11). Consequently, monarchy and its one ruler system trumps all other government systems, simply due to the fact that monarchy reflects God’s natural structure. Eusebius applauded Constantine and his monarchy because, “he [Constantine] directs his gaze above, and frames his earthly government

Anselm defines God as, “a being than which nothing greater can be conceived”; a being that cannot be surpassed or improved in understanding and existence. He believes that everyone has their own vision of God. Every person performs what they believe to be his will through themselves in their own way. Anselm uses the definition to argue for the existence of God when refers to two different forms of understanding; comprehend an idea of an object and to perceive an object existence. Both forms of understanding are needed to define God in a way that a fool could understand.

Genesis 2:7 is another passage that stiffens my biblical worldview. It says that God created man from dust and then breathed the breath of life into him to make him live (English Standard Version). This verse reminds me that God is omnipotent. Not only was He able to create man from dirt, but he also breathed life into Adam. It shows that God thought so highly of His creation, and that He