Pascal’s Wager
Pascal’s wager is not a proof of the existence of God but an argument for belief in God despite a lack of evidence.
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Does God Exist?
The main problem with the question Does God Exist?
is that there are different ideas about what God is or could be. So I will examine multiple conceptions of God, not just one. If none of them stand up, then atheism will be justified, but if a single idea of God does stand up, even if all the rest fail, then some form of theism is justified, though it may be different from the theism you are accustomed to.
Flaws in Paley’s Teleological Argument
Paley’s teleological argument for the existence of God argues that the universe is designed, but it has a hard time explaining flaws in the design, such as death, suffering, disease, and conflict.
Must We Presuppose God to Account for Existence?
The argument from existence claims that we must presuppose God to account for existence. But can the existence of God really explain existence?
Sye Ten Bruggencate on the Reasonableness of Belief in God
On May 31, 2014 Sye Ten Bruggencate and Matt Dillahunty debated whether it is reasonable to believe that God exists. Here I analyze in depth Sye Ten Bruggencate’s opening argument.
Matt Slick’s Transcendental Argument for God’s Existence
The Transcendental argument maintains that eternal conceptual truths require the existence of an eternal mind, which is understood to be God. I maintain that eternal truths, such as the laws of logic, are part of the fabric of reality, not conceptual truths in the sense Matt Slick intends. Read the article to learn in more detail why the Transcendental argument fails to prove God’s existence.
Is God Needed for Scientific Laws?
In a podcast I listened to, a Christian maintained that God is required for scientific laws, and an atheist maintained that scientific laws are not as real as the Christian understood them to be. I disagree with them both, and here I explain why God is not required for the existence of scientific laws.
The Impossibility of Omniscience
Do you need to be omniscient to know that God doesn’t exist? Not if God is supposed to be omniscient. If God is omniscient, as many philosophers, theologians, and apologists have claimed, all you need to know is that omniscience is impossible.
How can we trust our senses and thoughts?
It is claimed that only the existence of God can provide a proper basis for trusting our thoughts and senses. Let’s examine this idea.
Morality or Meaning Without God?
Four different arguments for the existence of God claim that God is required to account for objective moral right and wrong, evil, value, and the meaning of life. This post critically examines all four claims.