Herbert McCabe Proving the Existence of God (original) (raw)
To provide a new1 rational proof of the existence of God is an intellectual challenge which has been undertaken for millennia and still is in recent times: from the 20th century we can find those ones provided by Kurt Goedel (403-404), Jacques Maritain (, Clive S. Lewis; from the 21st century that one by Harvey Friedman2. This challenge is not peculiarly medieval, even though, as Denys Turner observes, it seems paradoxical that in the Middle Ages, when everybody claimed to believe in God, the theologians always used to provide a proof , whereas throughout the last century, when explicit atheism has become more widespread, they have been more reluctant at doing that, because they were and are more interested in Christ than in the generic God of philosophical theology3. In fact, the scholars mentioned above are two logicians, one philosopher and one professor of literature. Moreover, even amongst the philosophers this topic is not popular because, perhaps, most contemporary philosophers lean toward atheism4
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THE PROOFS TO BELIEVE THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
In the history of philosophy, proofs for ‘the existence of God’ occupies a remarkable position. Beginning with the Ancient Western era to the contemporary, many philosophers have contributed a lot to the field of philosophy. But in this research I have discussed only up to the modern philosophy. Here it is clear that though their aim was one they have taken different ways to reach those ends in different angle.
THE EXISTENCE OF GOD: SCIENTIFIC & PHILOSOPHICAL FACTS
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Considering God from a scientific perspective might be a hard discussion and there are an infinite number of attempts to define and explain this issue. I believe that believers shouldn’t compromise their faith because of science. I’m also not suggesting that we must combine science and God to find the truth. But truly, science is remarkable and helpful. Questioning and seeking God's existence is not a bad thing. And science serves as an explanation for the mysteries in our universe. Briefly, we don’t need to understand all of the science to be a good believer, but we mustn't be narrow-minded either. This research paper has two goals: discipleship and glorifying God. Apologetics equips people to answer the criticism of the existence of God and strengthen their faith. And the second goal is to glorify God with our minds and provide intellectual worship. Our minds should be shaped by God when we are called to discipleship as we proclaim God to others. Keywords: God, Existence, Big Bang Theory, Evolution
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