PPT-Knowledge of God’s Existence

Jesus Christ DEVELOPMENT IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT 1 INSIGHT Augustines teaching on human nature Death and Afterlife 2 FOUNDATIONS Knowledge of Gods existence The person of Jesus Christ. Classical proofs. Classical Arguments. There are three ‘classical’ arguments for the existence of God:. The cosmological argument. The teleological argument. The ontological argument. Cosmological Argument. Lakeside institute of Theology. Apologetics . (CM4). The Existence of God I. February 13, 2015. Apologetics. . (CM4). . Jan. 30 – Introduction to Apologetics. Feb. 6 – Reliability of Witnesses . God: What We’re Not Talking About. God: What We Are Talking About. The arguments for & against the existence of a supernatural . Force.. Being.. I. ntelligence.. Designer.. Cause.. Logical and/or physical necessity.. PHIL/RS 335. Going back to the beginning.. The cosmological argument has its origin in Ancient Greek Philosophy.. We see versions of the argument in the work of both Plato and Aristotle.. There, of course, the argument was not aimed at proving the existence of a theistic divinity, but at explaining the origin of the world.. Why is there something rather than nothing?. Leibniz - the principle of sufficient reason. Cosmological Arguments. Principle of Sufficient Reason (Chapter 3). Kalam. Cosmological Argument (Chapter 4). Teleological Argument . Psalm 8:5, 19:1. January 29, 2017. Existence of God:. Teleological Argument. No one thinks Mr. Rubik just by chance caught the Rubik Cube from an explosion at a plastic factory. . of God. Does God Exist? . Philosophical Question: whether God exists or not (reason alone). The answer is not . self-evident. , that is, not known immediately nor undeniable*. *However, its deniability is the result, not of logical arguments, but of a failure of logic.. reason. Arguments based on . observation. What are you most struggling with. ?. Write any . questions. on your post it note.. Group Quiz…. Round one: Teleological arguments. What is “Teleological argument”?. DEVELOPMENT IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT. . 1. INSIGHT. Augustine’s teaching on human nature. Death and Afterlife. 2. . FOUNDATIONS. Knowledge of God’s existence. The person of Jesus Christ. 3. LIVING. Christian moral principles. Existence: God is the cause of existence (cause). Necessity: A creator is necessary for the universe. Perfection: God is the standard/measure for what is God. Designer: Because of the intricacy and order in the universe. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. (c) Michael Lacewing. Necessary existence. ‘. God is the greatest possible being’ is a logically necessary . truth. It . is part of our concept of . Lesson 2. Psalm 14:1,2. 1.The . fool says. in his . heart, “There is no. God.”. They . are. . cor. rupt, their . horrid deeds they. cherish;. not . one of them does good, while just men. perish.. Rafi Ahmed. June 6, 2018. Outline. . Terminology. Quranic claims. Method of discourse. Logical evidence. Scientific evidence. Quranic evidence. Reasons for atheism. Pascal’s wager. . DEVELOPMENT IN CHRISTIAN THOUGHT. . 1. INSIGHT. Augustine’s teaching on human nature. Death and Afterlife. 2. . FOUNDATIONS. Knowledge of God’s existence. The person of Jesus Christ. 3. LIVING. Christian moral principles.