Using Proofs to Establish a Case for Gods Existence...

In the argument with McCloskey about using â€Å"proofs† to establish a case for Gods existence I would first agree with McCloskey that we should not use â€Å"proofs† for Gods existence since â€Å"proofs† cannot be a 100% proof of Gods existence. But there are two arguments that can help explain the existence of God. The first is the best explanation approach which is the best explanation for the things we witness. Another classical argument is cumulative case approach, in this approach we use more than one argument to make a case for Gods existence. Both of these approaches to the existence of God is easier to understand than just the â€Å"proof† argument. We must also understand the defeaters of the arguments and also that the God of the Bible is†¦show more content†¦Evolution does not necessarily mean that we evolved from animals, evolution can mean that animals evolve to adapt to their surroundings for their survival. To sum up evolut ion is this it’s just a way for God to recreate his creations to make a more perfect universe. As to McCloskey stating that evolution has displaced the need for a designer, I do not agree with this statement. Simply because evolution does not take the place for a designer evolution is what the designer does to enhances is creations. Evolution also does not replace the fact that life forms in general did not just appear from nothing, an intelligent designer created these life forms then the possibility of adaptation through evolution was created by our intelligent designer. To reply to McCloskey’s claim that there could not be a God due to the amount of evil there is I would first acknowledge this claim. At first I too agreed with this claim that how could someone so great and loving let so much evil and pain into the lives of people who do not deserve it. Simply because I did not understand how God could be so great and let evil into this world. Since then certai n truths about theology have been explained to me so I can understand the good of God verses the evil found in this world. First I would explain that there must be evil to allow for the good, called second-order good. This allows emotions such as sympathyShow MoreRelatedA Presentation On Being An Atheist Mccloskey1509 Words   |  7 Pagesbeing an atheist McCloskey refers to arguments as proofs and implies that they can’t definitely establish the case for God, so therefore it should be abandoned. According to Foreman in the presentation approaching the question of God’s existence, he states that the best explanation for the existence and things we view of the universe is God. The approach that Foreman has is clearer to a person who believes that God created the heavens and the earth. McCloskey discusses three proofs the cosmologicalRead MoreResponse Paper Instructions1075 Words   |  5 Pagesatheist. This article titled â€Å"On Being an Atheist,† was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question. McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheisti c works in the 1960s and 70s including the book God and Evil (Nijhoff, 1974). In this article, McCloskey is both critical of the classical arguments for God’s existence and offers the problem of evil as a reason why one should not believe in God. Please note the following parameters for this paper: 1. Your assignmentRead MoreEssay about Response to an Athiest1362 Words   |  6 PagesResponse to an atheist 1. McCloskey refers to the arguments as â€Å"proofs† and often implies that they can’t definitively establish the case for God, so therefore they should be abandoned. What would you say about this in light of my comments on the approaches to the arguments in the PointeCast presentation (Lesson 18)? 2. On the Cosmological Argument: McCloskey claims that the â€Å"mere existence of the world constitutes no reason for believing inRead MoreResponse Paper Mccloskey Article (278.205 Kb)2221 Words   |  9 PagesResponse Paper McCloskey Article (278.205 Kb) Having completed the unit of philosophy of religion, you are now ready to respond to an article written by an actual atheist.   This article, titled â€Å"On Being an Atheist,† was written by H. J. McCloskey in 1968 for the journal Question.   McCloskey is an Australian philosopher who wrote a number of atheistic works in the 1960s and 70s including the book God and Evil (Nijhoff, 1974). In this article, McCloskey is both critical of the classical arguments