And I don't consider Pascal's wager logical.
2006-06-23 07:16:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes there are many!
Cosmological Argument
Ontological Argument
Teleological Argument
Moral Argument etc
The cosmological argument involves the laws of thermodynamics: the amount of energy in the universe is constant, and that the amount of usable energy for work is decreasing, (or entropy is increasing). Since right now, the universe is not in a state of entropy (where there is no usable energy) the universe cannot be infinitely old, and requires a beginning. Since God supercedes his own creation, he would not be bound by space, time, or matter. So at the moment God created the universe, time came into existance which means there was no one before God; God has always been, and always will be there.
Other arguments involve the analogy, every watch has a watchmaker. A watch is very complex, and anyone who finds a watch will recognize its complexity and realize it came from a watchmaker, regardless if they knew who the watchmaker was or not. In the same way the universe is very complex, so it requires a creator.
You can find these arguments in greater detail and others on www.wikipedia.org, or www.carm.org
2006-06-23 07:21:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're right, Pascal's wager poses a false dichotomy, and doesn't prove anything anyway.
There are many logical arguments, but none have been shown to be valid. That's why the debate rages on.
2006-06-23 14:20:20 · answer #2 · answered by -j. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2nd law of thermodynamics shows that, when left alone, things tend to move toward disorder. There is order in the universe, therefore something or someone established that order. To assume the world we live in was created by a Big Bang follows the logic of assuming one could get the morning edition of the newspaper by setting off a bomb in a type-set factory.
2006-06-23 14:22:01 · answer #3 · answered by BigRichGuy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None.
God as reveal in the Bible requires faith believing not logic. Just as you can not prove the existence or nonexistence of God in Science, you can not deduce revelation via logical arguments.
You should know this. Philosophy is the love of wisdom, not the study of God.
God is spirit (wind). If you want to find him, you need to look outside of your laboratory and inside of yourself.
2006-06-23 14:24:01 · answer #4 · answered by J. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no logical way to prove that God exists. It's all based on faith & belief, and peoples' desire to answer certain deep questions, like "where did we come from?", "where do we go when we are dead?", "why is there good & evil?"
2006-06-23 14:20:39 · answer #5 · answered by Stella Blue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Mortimer Adler's book: How to Think About God.
2006-06-23 14:23:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my goodness gracious
see what has happened
they taught this person evolution and now he doesnt believe in paschals wager
whats next - he might have another original thought and think of something for himself
thats what my pastor told me and my bible
2006-06-23 14:21:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there's not. If you want to believe, you do, if you don't, you don't. I guess it's the same as if you decide to believe in magic and unicorns and fairys.
2006-06-23 14:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by kashious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you have ever held a new born baby in your arms you would know
2006-06-23 14:21:15 · answer #9 · answered by bullticky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hazing..Ritualistic..Tradition. If you believe in ghosts..you can believe in a "God"
2006-06-23 14:20:36 · answer #10 · answered by mr_phatdique 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋