arguements for existance of god

Question 1

A priori (aeg)

Answer 1

knowledge that does not require experience or evidence

Question 2

a posteriori

Answer 2

knowledge that is dependent on evidence or experience

Question 3

teleological argument

Answer 3

arguement for the existence of god from the evidence of order and design in nature

Question 4

design argument

Answer 4

argument for the existence of god based on perceived evidence of deliberate design in the natural of physical world

Question 5

design qua purpose

Answer 5

the idea that the universe was designed for a particular purpose

Question 6

inductive arguement

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an argument that reaches a conclusion based on probability rather than conclusive proofs/fact

Question 7

uncaused cause

Answer 7

a being that is the cause of the universe but has no cause it’s self

Question 8

necessary being

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a being that does not depend on anything else for existence

Question 9

contingent

Answer 9

a being that depends on something else for it’s existence

Question 10

cosmological argument

Answer 10

an argument for the existence of god which claims that all things in nature depend on something else for their existence

Question 11

ontological arguments

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the argument that god, being defined as most great or perfect, must exist, since a god who exists is greater than a good who does not

Question 12

deductive arguement

Answer 12

an argument where the conclusion necessarily follows from the premises if the premises are true then the conclusion must follow

Question 13

premise

Answer 13

a statement within an argument that leads to a logical conclusion

Question 14

proslogian

Answer 14

a prayer written by st anselm of canterbury

Question 15

predicate

Answer 15

to ascribe to something a quality or property

Question 16

analytic statement

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something that is true by definition

Question 17

synthetic statement

Answer 17

the truth of the statement needs to be proven