Jul 21, 2018 my book above has been a twenty years result of research on science and religion, with the aim to use science and logic to prove the existence of god. Kants philosophy of religion stanford encyclopedia of. An argument of the book of james related media when believers are under trials, an obedient and faithful response quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger toward the lord and other believers will move the lord in his goodness to provide wisdom and blessing for their needs rather than necessary discipline for their evil. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five. If god is the entirety of the universe, and everything in it must be moved, then something must have moved god. Dembski phd, university of illinois and university of chicago is research professor in. As stated above, a miracle is simply something we cannot explain. Paul arnott, the melbourne anglican, april 2012 interesting and loaded with anecdotes, no argument for god will be a breath of fresh air for folks who, tired of arguing for faith, want to start talking about faith. As i have read much atheist literature, i am very aware of their basic arguments. The argument from inconsistent revelations contests the existence of the deity called god as described in scripturessuch as the hindu vedas, the jewish tanakh, the christian bible, the muslim quran, the book of mormon or the bahai aqdasby identifying apparent contradictions between different scriptures, within a single scripture, or. The second half of the book builds a positive case for humanism.
In that obscure sojourn, while in my flight 15 through utter and through middle darkness borne. Logical absolutes are conceptual by natureare not dependent on space, time, physical properties, or human nature. The one theology book all atheists really should read news the. Some, however, of those against whom we are defending the city of god, think it unjust that any man be doomed to an eternal punishment for sins which.
Dec 03, 2017 there is plenty of evidence out there in the universe but the scientist would imply that an ad infinitum created by the existence of god who created god. Spinoza 16321677 also figures in 36 arguments for the existence of god. The case against religion and for humanism is a 20 book by the english philosopher and humanist, a. But it seems that the problem of evil in its various forms is the most prominent argument against gods existence. Jan 28, 2011 this is a great book about the fact that there is, no argument for god. Struggling with the ontological argument the good book.
The best argument for the existence of god will be a bigpicture kind of argument. When attitudes are genuine though candid, friendly though resolute, arguments can. The argument is called the contingency argument for gods existence. Five rational arguments why god very probably exists. As with the kalam cosmological argument, the argument appears deceptively simple. In this tour of the history of arguments for and against the existence of god, nathan schneider embarks on a remarkable intellectual, historical, and. Her most recent book of nonfiction is betraying spinoza. Assessing graham oppys book, the best argument against god. Clarendon press, 1974 and the reactions to it that i, quite to my surprise, became convinced that this is actually a good argument for gods existence. My strongest argument is i reject the argument that the creature on the right, sophia has a designer, but the creature on the left, lisa doesnt have one she just came out of nothing evolved.
What is the best argument for the existence of god. Sometimes its referred to as the leibnizian cosmological argument, the reason why it is called that is that the argument was first formulated by the mathematician gottfried wilhelm leibniz. The best books on arguments for the existence of god five books. Oolon colluphid used the babel fish as the main theme of his bestselling book, well that about wraps it up for god. Grayling, provides the reader with an excellent modern reference to the most important. There is plenty of evidence out there in the universe but the scientist would imply that an ad infinitum created by the existence of god who created god.
Then god asked jonah if it was morally right for him to be angry about the plant 77 4. The best way to introduce students to philosophy and philosophical discourse is to have them read and wrestle with original sources. The best arguments for gods existence dont challenge. My book above has been a twenty years result of research on science and religion, with the aim to use science and logic to prove the existence of god.
The first argument we discussed was alvin plantingas modal ontological argument for god, then we looked at the kalam cosmological argument. Adversarial proceedings about god, as if in a court of law, can provide insights. Boethius proceeds to justify his argument that god must, in fact, exist by identifying him as the being or force that is responsible for creating and maintaining the world. God in proof by nathan schneider paperback university of. If god does not need to be caused, then not everything in the universe needs a cause. He wanted to find a single argument which would prove that god exists in all his greatness. Arguments for the existence of god have been mounted by theists despite the fact god is not available to the senses. Being, consciousness, bliss, and although i havent yet read it believe me, i will, and have ordered it, i. In the literal sense, no doubt the book of life is intended. First, if he claims to be god and yet in fact is not, he has to be a madman or a lunatic.
Second, if he is neither god nor a lunatic, he has to be a liar, deceiving others by his lie. Bertrand russell considered spinoza the noblest and most lovable of the great philosophers. It is based on the belief that god has revealed gods existence to humans through the creation or inspiration of the text, which is then thought to be a sacred text. Only by disputations and debate may truths about god emerge. The term gaps was initially used by christian theologians not to discredit theism but rather to point out the fallacy of relying on teleological arguments for gods existence.
Moral arguments are both important and interesting. For the god argument he has shuffled the pack once more and brought. The transcendental argument for the existence of god. In 1936, watchman nee made a similar argument in his book, normal christian faith. The first part is an unsurprising step by step deconstruction of religion. The best books on the existence of god ed feser on five books. Moral arguments for god s existence form a diverse family of arguments that reason from some feature of morality or the moral life to the existence of god, usually understood as a morally good creator of the universe. He had just about given up, when he discovered his ontological argument. If you liked this book, check other books published by master books. The world shifted, catching lots of smart people off guard, churning up issues that you had thought had settled forever beneath the earths crust.
In the god delusion, dawkins contends that a supernatural creator almost certainly does not exist and that belief. It is not so much an argument as an invitation to look and see the hand of god in history. Jan 01, 2006 the big argument is a response to the arguments used by atheists to try to defend their position. More specifically, colluphid uses the babel fish as an argument for intelligent design or and there are some subtle differences here in a version of the socalled teleological argument for god s existence. But even granted that conclusion, it may still be the case that god exists. When i was in college and had evangelical guilt about how little i shared my faith, i often got into arguments with zealous unbelievers and adherents of other religions, trying. Struggling with the ontological argument the good book blog. This textbook explores philosophy through detailed argument analyses of texts by philosophers from plato to. The historical books of the old testament constitute an extended argument for the existence of god based on the history of the jewish people.
A compelling new work makes the case that most modern arguments against belief are attacking the wrong god. No argument for god is a thoughtful and challenging read for anyone seeking to grasp more fully faith in the god of the bible. The best books on arguments for the existence of god 1 summa theologiae, questions on god by ed. I sung of chaos and eternal night, taught by the heavnly muse to venture down. It wasnt until i read alvin plantingas defense of the argument in his the nature of necessity oxford. Something shifted, something so immense you could call it the world. Oppys argument against god is that naturalism enjoys an evidential advantage over theism. What is the best argument against there being a god. Mar 04, 2016 i think that the ontological argument is a sound argument for gods existence. I was brought up in a nonreligious household and was first presented with religious ideas in school. This argument, if successful, proves the existence of a greatest conceivable being. The god argument goodreads meet your next favorite book. The jewish argument with god abraham kaplan, commentary. Probably the most influential versions of the moral argument for belief in god can be traced to kant 1788 1956, who famously argued that the theoretical arguments for gods existence were unsuccessful, but presented a rational argument for belief in god as a postulate of practical reason.
The impression through the twentieth century of kant as a fundamentally secular philosopher was due in part to various interpretative conventions such as strawsons principle of significance strawson 1966, 16 whereby the meaningfulness andor thinkability of the supersensible is denied, as well as through an artifact of how kants philosophy religion is introduced. Chapters 1 cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. God doesnt believe in atheists the bible teaches that atheists are not really atheists. Grayling on his new book, the god argument youtube. Exploring philosophy through detailed argument analyses of texts by philosophers from plato to strawson using a novel and transparent method of analysis. Thee i revisit now with bolder wing, escapt the stygian pool, though long detaind. God in proof the story of a search from the ancients to the internet. No argument for god goodreads meet your next favorite book.
When attitudes are genuine though candid, friendly though resolute, arguments can enhance knowledge about god or no god. It is based on the belief that god has revealed gods existence to humans through the creation or inspiration of the. What are the best books arguing against the existence of. Multiple attempts of proving god s existence have been made by theists, the most prominent of which are listed below. He suggests that the world, rife with natural tensions and differing parts, would not have been able to come together, and remain together, without a being or force that was.
Beside supporting evolution, both cosmic and biological, using verses from the bible and quran. That is, those who profess to be atheists do ultimately believe in god in their heartofhearts. The logic is clear and airtightim not aware of any philosopher, theist or. What are the best books arguing against the existence of god. If god does not exist, objective moral values and duties do not exist. A person who claims to be god must belong to one of three categories. Mar 18, 2017 the hiddenness argument seems far too speculative to count as evidence for naturalism. Your next book is the reality of god and the problem of evil by brian davies. As i have read much atheist literature, i am very aware of their basic arguments, which boil down to the claim that evolutionism puts god out of a job, the existence of evil, and the putative problems with the bible. What are the arguments for and against religion and religious bel.
Traditional arguments for the existence of god liberapedia. So far, weve been talking about arguments for the existence of god. The hiddenness argument seems far too speculative to count as evidence for naturalism. This book provides some solid arguments for the existence of god. Grayling, in which he counters the arguments for the existence of god, and puts forward humanism as an alternative to religion. Therefore, part of the argument is that the atheist position cannot account for the existence of logical absolutes from its worldview. This first book proposes, first in brief, the whole subject, mans disobedience, and the loss thereupon of paradise wherein he was plact. As part of this argument, augustine engages in another bit of christology, as he did near the end of book 7. One is that supernatural beings, including god or other deities, do not exist, and that secular humanism is the best. Genesis says that god created the world by speaking, and that speech was the word, or the logos, as described at the beginning of the gospel of john, which augustine has already quoted at length at 7.
Contentsshow the ontological argument ontology is the branch of philosophy that explores the concept of existence. Rephrased, god either must be in the universe or is the universe. Then touches the prime cause of his fall, the serpent, or rather satan in the serpent. From aristotle through aquinas to the present, philosopher edward feser gives an indepth look at. The god argument is a very respectful, thoughtprovoking and accessible book that addresses the case against religion while making the compelling case for a superior ethical way of living, humanism. God of the gaps is a theological perspective in which gaps in scientific knowledge are taken to be evidence or proof of gods existence. Furthermore, if there are only two options to account for something, i.
I think that the ontological argument is a sound argument for gods existence. There is not a lot of new ground covered herekant, descartes, hume and locke all fall under the microscope, and grayling has intelligently tackled religious belief in a long list of other books. The miracles of the bible and any after can only be explained by an intervention from god. I work at an aerospace firm, and i always assumed that if i were to be convinced of god s existence, it would probably be by something like the teleological argument. The goal is not to offer a thorough defense or refutation of the argument in the original post, but to unpack it together, as a community, in the comment boxes. The big argument is a response to the arguments used by atheists to try to defend their position. Being, consciousness, bliss, and although i havent yet read it believe me, i will, and have ordered it, i posted a critique of damon linkers blurb for. When i was in college and had evangelical guilt about how little i shared my faith, i often got into arguments with zealous unbelievers and adherents of other religions, trying to argue them into the kingdom of god. This textbook explores philosophy through detailed argument analyses of texts by. In his 31st book, the eminent english philosopher reexamines the arguments for and against god and falls firmly in the camp of the nonbelievers. In fact, the 35th argument is based on spinozas philosophy. Understanding and refuting the arguments for god big think. This is a great book about the fact that there is, no argument for god. The god delusion is a 2006 book by english biologist richard dawkins, a professorial fellow at new college, oxford, and former holder of the charles simonyi chair for the public understanding of science at the university of oxford.
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