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When a person denies the existence of God?
An atheist denies the existence of God. As it is frequently said, atheists believe that it is false that God exists, or that God’s existence is a speculative hypothesis of an extremely low order of probability.
What is the religious experience argument?
A religious experience is when someone feels they have had a direct or personal experience of God. It is argued that if someone feels they have experienced God, this will be the most convincing proof of God’s existence because they have personally experienced or felt God for themselves.
What is a good moral argument?
Moral Arguments In a moral argument, we cannot establish the conclusion without a moral premise. A standard moral argument has at least one premise that asserts a general moral principle, at least one premise that is a nonmoral claim, and a conclusion that is a moral statement.
Can an argument for God’s existence provide some evidence for its existence?
It is of course possible that an argument for God’s existence could provide some evidence for God’s existence, in the sense that the argument increases the probability or plausibility of the claim that God exists, even if the argument does not provide enough support by itself for full-fledged belief that God exists.
What is the argument to the best explanation?
This argument is stated in a deductive form, but it can easily be reworded as a probabilistic “argument to the best explanation,” as follows: 1 There are objective moral obligations. 2 God provides the best explanation of the existence of moral obligations. 3 Probably, God exists. More
What is the teleological argument for the existence of God?
The Teleological Argument is the second traditional “a posteriori” argument for the existence of God. Perhaps the most famous variant of this argument is the William Paley’s “watch” argument.
What are some practical moral arguments for the belief in God?
Practical Moral Arguments for Belief in God. For example, Robert Adams argues that if humans believe there is no moral order to the universe, then they will become demoralized in their pursuit of morality, which is morally undesirable (1987, 151). The atheist might concede that atheism is (somewhat) demoralizing,…