Arguments for and against the existence of God, the problem of evil, and the relationship between faith and reason.
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- What is the Cosmological Argument for God's existence?
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Everything that exists has a cause; the universe exists; therefore the universe has a cause, which is God.- What is the problem with an infinite regress of causes?
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An infinite chain of causes cannot explain itself; a first cause must exist to stop the regress, which is God.- What does Aquinas's 'First Way' argue?
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Whatever is in motion is put in motion by another; there must be a first mover unmoved by anything else, which is God.- What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument?
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Whatever begins to exist has a cause; the universe began to exist; therefore the universe has a cause, which is God.- What is the Teleological Argument (Design Argument)?
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The universe exhibits design and order; design requires a designer; therefore God exists as the designer.- What is the Fine-Tuning Argument?
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Physical constants are finely tuned to permit life; this improbability suggests a designer rather than chance.- How did David Hume criticize the Design Argument?
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The universe might result from natural processes, multiple weak designers, or eternal matter; design is not the only explanation.- What is the Ontological Argument (Anselm's version)?
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God is the greatest conceivable being; existence is greater than non-existence; therefore God must exist.- What is Kant's main objection to the Ontological Argument?
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Existence is not a predicate or property; it does not add anything to a concept, so the argument commits a logical error.- What is the Moral Argument for God's existence?
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Objective moral values exist; objective values require a source; God is the best explanation for objective morality.- What is the Problem of Evil?
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If God is omnipotent, God can prevent evil. If God is omnibenevolent, God would want to prevent evil. Yet evil exists. So an all-powerful, all-good God likely does not exist.- What is the Logical Problem of Evil?
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The existence of evil is logically incompatible with an omnipotent and omnibenevolent God.- What is the Evidential Problem of Evil?
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Even if not logically impossible, the amount and nature of evil in the world is strong evidence against God's existence.- What is the Free Will Defense?
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God permits evil to preserve human free will; a world with free will and some evil is better than a world without free will.- What is the Soul-Making Theodicy?
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Evil and suffering develop human moral and spiritual character; a world without challenge is worse than one requiring growth through adversity.
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