Over Three Hundred Proofs of God’s Existence
(adapted from a forum on the Internet Infidels) TRANSCENDENTAL ARGUMENT (1) God exists. (2) If God exists, then if reason exists then God exists. (3) Reason exists. (4) Therefore, God exists. COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (1) If I say something must have a cause, it has a cause. (2) I say the universe must have a cause. (3) Therefore, the universe has a cause. (4) Therefore, God exists. ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (I) (1) I define God to be X. (2) Since I can conceive of X, X must exist. (3) Therefore, God exists. ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (II) (1) I can conceive of a perfect God. (2) One of the qualities of perfection is existence. (3) Therefore, God exists. MODAL ONTOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (1) God exists. (2) God, existing, is either necessary or unnecessary. (3) God is not unnecessary, therefore God must be necessary. (4) Therefore, God exists. TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT (1) Check out the world/universe/giraffe. Isn't it complex? (2) Only God could have made them so complex. (3) Therefore, God exists. ARGUMEN...




