What are the five arguments?

They are:

• the argument from “first mover”;
• the argument from causation;
• the argument from contingency;
• the argument from degree;
• the argument from final cause or ends (“teleological argument”).

What is one of the main arguments against the existence of God?

Now, one very common argument against the existence of God is the argument from evil. And it goes like this– if God exists, God is both all powerful and perfectly good. If God is all powerful, God is able to prevent any evil he wishes to prevent. If God is perfectly good, God wishes to prevent any evil he can prevent.

Can the argument for the existence of God be proven?

The answer is, yes, it can. Moreover, in demonstrating the validity of an argument for the existence of God, the case for atheism is shown to be intellectually weak.

What is the cosmological argument in philosophy?

The cosmological argument is the argument from the existence of the world or universe to the existence of a being that brought it into and keeps it in existence. It comes in two forms, one modal (having to do with possibility and the other temporal (having to do with time).

Can an argument for the existence of God be intellectually weak?

The answer is, yes, it can. Moreover, in demonstrating the validity of an argument for the existence of God, the case for atheism is shown to be intellectually weak. To make an argument for the existence of God, we must start by asking the right questions.

What is the ontological argument in philosophy?

The Ontological Argument The ontological argument is an argument that attempts to prove the existence of God through abstract reasoning alone. The argument begins with an explication of the concept of God. Part of what we mean when we speak of “God” is “perfect being”; that is what the word “God” means.