Philosophy for the People
How Philosophers Think About God | 9 Intriguing Approaches
Feb 24, 2023
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- Different philosophical approaches argue for the existence of God based on the principle of sufficient reason and the idea of God as that which nothing greater can be thought.
- These approaches face challenges such as bridging the gap between necessary being and God, legitimacy of moving from thought to reality, controversial metaphysical framework, and determining if the unmoved mover can be considered a primary cause.
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The Live'n'Tizian Approach
The Live'n'Tizian approach to natural theology starts with the principle of sufficient reason and aims to show that there must be at least one non-contingent necessary or supernatural fact to explain why there is anything contingent or natural. Challenges to this approach include the problem of bridging the gap between a necessary being and God, concerns about contrastive explanations, and issues with plural quantification.
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