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This is a 6 page paper discussing the arguments used for the existence of God. The existence of God has long been a topic of philosophy, religion and science and continues to fascinate. Traditional arguments over the existence of God were based on design, ontological, cosmological (first cause), moral, reason or rational issues. Recently, the cosmological issues which relate to science and the big bang theory can lend themselves to arguments for the existence of God within the scientific paradigm which not only includes cause but also relative universe and time factors.
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ontological, cosmological (first cause), moral, reason or rational issues. Recently, the cosmological issues which relate to science and the big bang theory can lend themselves to arguments for the existence
of God within the scientific paradigm which not only includes cause but also relative universe and time factors. During the period of Enlightenment many philosophers intended to prove the existence
of God using reason and in a sense was undermining the Christian faith used by most of the educated classes. Descartes and Leibniz assumed Gods existence could be rationally proven
and was not meant to undermine the Christian faith but merely strengthen it as the proof of Gods existence was an essential part of their philosophy (Jones, 2002). While there
were many versions of the theories which proved the existence of God, several were considered more traditional and relied upon heavily. Firstly, the argument of design can be explained using
the analogy of a clock. If one were to examine the inner workings of a clock it would be assumed that the intricate mechanisms could not be a mere outcome
of chance and must have been designed. In the case of a clock, the designer was human. When humans examine the universe and observe the intricate mechanisms which make up
the universe and the cells of life on the planet, it was assumed that this enormous and highly intricate mechanism had a designer and that designer was God (Jones, 2002).
The ontological argument relays that God is the perfect being. As He is the most perfect, He must have every perfection. If God did not exist then He would not
be perfect and since He is perfect then He must therefore exist. The cosmological argument states that God was the first cause. Everything that exists within the universe has a
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