PPT-Knowledge of God’s existence

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 3 LIVING Christian moral principles. PHIL/RS 335. The Ontological Argument. The ontological argument was first articulated in Chapter 2 of Anselm’s . Proslogion. .. Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church; born in 1033 at . Aosta. St Marks Discipleship Class. Agenda. Overview and History of Atheism. Types of Atheists. 3 Proofs why . God must exist. Reliabilty of the Bible. Practical Atheist – ME. Conversation with a Professor. 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.. (Or: How I learned to stop worrying about the anguish of a purposeless universe where man is condemned to be free and just hang out by a tree.). Hello friends! Feeling blue?. Do you sense abandonment by an indifferent, unknowable, or nonexistent creator?. ? . Some crazy neighbour snuck in and put the rabbit and carrots there. I’m going mad, dreaming, or hallucinating.. . My sister/brother has been at the rabbit rescue centre again. This is not my house. Introduction. What we believe about God determines everything in our lives. . You and I have an idea of what God is like. . The question we must ask is: are they Scriptural? What does the Bible say that God is like? . 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.. 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. . Existence. (. Arguments based on observation). A posteriori arguments. The Teleological Argument: Aquinas, Paley, Anthropic . Telos. = Greek for order/end/ purpose. Based on design/ order in the universe. 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.