Top Ten (Failed) Proofs for God's Existence. A ten- part series examining Christian apologist and radio talk show host Bob Dutko's Top 1. Proofs for the Existence of God. There are many failed arguments for God's existence but there is one which is fundamental to them all. This is the Argument from Ignorance. Apology by Plato, part of the Internet Classics Archive. We’re continuing our playthrough of Wolfenstein: The New Order live now on Twitch. Maybe the Reich will run out of Nazis for us to shoot? Take virtually any aspect of our natural world that we don't fully understand and you'll find someone claiming God is at the end of that dimly- lit tunnel. In his reasoning, Bob uses some of the following arguments: Shifting the Burden of Proof - I know God exists. If you disagree, prove otherwise. Oh you say you can't prove God doesn't exist? That's because you know he does! Argument from Popularity - The vast majority of the world believes in God. This supports the universal truth that God is real, otherwise it makes no sense that so many people would believe. The Transcendental Argument - God is, by definition, a being greater than which nothing can be conceived (imagined). Existence in reality is better than existence in one's imagination. God must exist in reality; if God did not, then God would not be that than which nothing greater can be conceived (imagined). Argument from Coercion - You must believe in God/Jesus. It's your only hope for salvation. We are all doomed if we don't accept Jesus as our personal savior. It says so in the Bible. If you want to live forever and avoid suffering, you must accept God. A Hasidic legend tells us that the great Rabbi Baal-Shem-Tov, Master of the Good Name, also known as the Besht, undertook an urgent and perilous mission: to hasten. David Hume Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (This text of Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion is a corrected version of the 1854 Works. The page numbers in. Using your phone to scan documents isn’t anything new. With apps like Scanner Pro and Turbo Scan out there, if you own a smartphone there’s pretty much no reason. Movie scripts, Movie screenplays Original Unproduced Scripts. A showcase of original scripts from the hottest writers on the 'net. Note: Our goal is to cultivate serious and respectful dialogue. While it's OK to disagree—even encouraged!—any snarky, offensive, or off-topic comments will be. First Cause Argument - Everything that exists in our world is the result of some sort of . Therefore, there must have been a force which created the universe. Also known as Cosmological Argument. Argument from Authority - God is real because the Bible (or whatever sacred text you believe in) says so. Why would so many people write so much about God if it wasn't true? Argument from Personal Experience - I know god exists because I can feel him. I know it in my heart; he talks to me; I feel his strength and existence flow through every fiber of my being. Argument from Improbability - The second law of thermodynamics says matter inevitably becomes entropic (spreads out in chaos) and this defies the observation on Earth where we see, things becoming more organized. Therefore God is responsible. Pascal's Wager - It is a . What's the harm? If you believe and he doesn't exist, you don't lose anything, but if you don't believe and he does exist, you lose big time. Argument from Design - If you found a watch on the ground, you never met the watchmaker, but you know from its design, the beauty of it; the way each piece was intricately designed to work together, that this watch had a creator. Theists point to the human body; the precise way each of our organs work with each other and claim it's the most amazing.
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