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So we say that the First Thing, or God of existence, is required to be “Independent” and that “He doeth whatsoever He willeth”. Another way of recognizing the “Independence” of the Origin of Creation, is that the first thing which ever existed had nothing prior to it, or around it, and so was capable of existing on its own, without the influence or assistance of any other existence.

Does that mean that a God truly exists? ... Does God exist? ... the probability for the existence of a supernatural god have been rising.

I do not think that the existence of God can be proved or even that the main ... 'ontological proof', which I shall therefore not discuss here.

Gödel's ontological proof is a formal argument by the mathematician Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) for the existence of God.The argument is in a line of development that goes back to Anselm of Canterbury (1033–1109). St. Anselm's ontological argument, in its most succinct form, is as follows: "God, by definition, is that for which no greater can be conceived.

This evidence, or proofs, for the existence of God invites those atheists to consider it – especially for those who claim that there is none. At the very least it should be reasonably concluded that atheism (the absolute claim that there is no God after considering all possible knowledge) is a highly irrational position.

Ontological arguments are arguments, for the conclusion that God exists, from premises which are supposed to derive from some source other ...

Summary: William Lane Craig, a leading defender of belief in God, says the most persuasive arguments for God’s existence are the Cosmological Argument and the Moral Argument.What are they? I explain below. There is perhaps no greater living defender of faith than William Lane Craig.A trained expert in both philosophy and debate, he’s amplified the logical arguments for …

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Gödel's ontological proof is a formal argument by the mathematician Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) for the existence of God. The argument is in a line of ...

Logic Cannot Prove the Existence of God. For Anselm, using logic that can be deducted about God, it is clear to see that God’s existence is necessary. In the second ontological argument from Anselm, God is the greatest being possible; it is greater to exist by necessity than by contingence, it is therefore, impossible for God to not exist. In ...

24 Aquinas’s Five Proofs for the Existence of God . The Summa Theologica is a famous work written by Saint Thomas Aquinas between AD 1265 and 1274. It is divided into three main parts and covers all of the core theological teachings of Aquinas’s time.

Allow me to lay out a logical argument for God’s existence. I jotted down the premises to this argument back in the late 1990s as I listened to Norman Geisler, the renowned Christian philosopher, debate an atheist on a university campus.

Existence of God, in religion, the proposition that there is a supreme being ... challenging argument for the existence of God is the ontological argument, ...

26.06.2008 · A logical proof of God’s existence, personality, and goodness The earlier thread, “An argument that made a non-believer think that God might exist,” turned into a theological discussion among commenters on the existence of God and the problem of infinite regress, some of which was beyond me.Kristor has now sent a follow-up which puts the issue together in a …

But if the resurrection of Christ can be seen as a reasonable historic fact (based on over 500 eye-witnesses, the preparedness of all of those witnesses to defend their testimonies even at the point of losing their lives, the resultant baptism in the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues- still available today) then this is perhaps the most overwhelming piece of proof for the existence of God.The proofs for the physical resurrection of Jesus the Christ include-

Proof for the existence of God: 1) Inert elements (without cognizance or motive ability) cannot move themselves. Fact. 2) If inert elements move ...

our logical proof of God’s existence is, in general, an illustration of Minimalism at work. Copyright 2008, The Estate of William S. Hatcher Source: The William S. Hatcher Library. Can be used under terms of the Library’s license found at http://william.hatcher.org/license

So no, logic alone can not prove that God exists, as the statements you use for your logical reasoning need to be evaluated for veracity independently of the ...

Jun 26, 2008 · A logical proof of God’s existence, personality, and goodness The earlier thread, “An argument that made a non-believer think that God might exist,” turned into a theological discussion among commenters on the existence of God and the problem of infinite regress, some of which was beyond me. Kristor has now sent a follow-up which puts the issue together in a way that even I—who am not normally drawn to abstract discussions of God’s existence—find understandable, coherent, and ...

We live in times where the existence of a God is often doubted and dismissed but it wasn't always like that ...