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A 6 page research paper that examines the position of eighteenth century philosopher David Hume concerning the existence of God in his Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion. The writer outlines the parameters of a cosmological argument for the existence of God and then summarizes the discussion in Hume's text, arguing that, while Hume shows that such an argument does not necessarily prove that God exists, it does not disprove it either. The writer then reconciles scientific theory with belief in God as a creator. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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how it all came about. The answer that ancient philosophers formulated was that the universe was the handiwork of a deity, a primal creator who constructed humanity and the world
just as an individual might build a house. In his text Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, the famous eighteenth century skeptic David Hume created arguments that served to undermine the classic
proofs of the existence of God. It was Humes position that the existence of God could not be proven by human reason and that all of the arguments used
by past philosophers to do so were faulty in some manner (Frost 218). The student researching this topic should note that the term "natural religion" in the title of the
work refers to religious knowledge that is drawn directly from nature solely through the use of humanitys capacity for reason, versus revealed religion, which is religious knowledge derived from revelation
(Fieser). Hume was also skeptical of revealed religion, but addressed this topic in another work. In the Dialogues, the reader finds that three speakers are arguing over whether or
not God exists. These speakers are: Demea, who represents conventional religion; Cleanthes, who is a scholarly theologian, but influenced by Newtonian science and also by deistic beliefs; and the third
speaker is Philo, a religious skeptic (Johnson 266). The discussion is chiefly between Philo and Cleanthes, with occasional remarks thrown in from Demea, which generally refer to cosmological arguments.
The main theme of the Dialogues has been summed up by saying that it "concerns the question; Is it possible to offer any reasons capable of establishing the conclusion
that God exists (Johnson 266). The discussion between Philo and Cleanthes focuses on a cosmological argument for Gods existence. The student researching this topic should note that, in some
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