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The Teleological Argument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOEve01j-c&t=486s

For more information on the teleological argument for the existence of God watch:
InspiringPhilosophy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yt7hvgFuNg
Criticofgames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYOEve01j-c

Ontological argument
A second argument for the existence of God is the ontological argument. The most popular form of the
ontological argument uses the concept of God to prove God’s existence. It begins with the definition of
God as “a being than which no greater can be conceived.” It is then argued that to exist is greater than
to not exist, and therefore the greatest conceivable being must exist. If God did not exist, then God
would not be the greatest conceivable being, and that would contradict the very definition of God.
Here is a simple and logical process to show ontologically that God exists:

1. It is a conceptual truth (or, so to speak, true by definition) that God is a being than which none
greater can be imagined (that is, the greatest possible being that can be imagined).
2. God exists as an idea in the mind.
3. A being that exists as an idea in the mind and in reality, is, other things being equal, greater than
a being that exists only as an idea in the mind.
4. Thus, if God exists only as an idea in the mind, then we can imagine something that is greater than
God (that is, a greatest possible being that does exist).
5. But we cannot imagine something that is greater than God (for it is a contradiction to suppose
that we can imagine a being greater than the greatest possible being that can be imagined.)
6. Therefore, God exists.

Most people can think in these terms, so perhaps this argument, while interesting, is not one that would
enhance your defense in demonstrating the existence of God.

The Ontological Argument
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBmAKCvWl74

Cosmological argument.

A third logical argument for God’s existence is called the cosmological argument. Every effect must have
a cause. This universe and everything in it is an effect. There must be something that caused everything
to come into existence. In our observable world, things happen because of some action. For example, a
computer is created by many minds who collectively work at creating it from materials that exist. The
computer is the cause. But it must be made by something or someone who was not computer

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