====== God exists ====== ===== Assumptions ===== * [[The Laws of Logic hold universally]] ===== Reasoning: Cosmological ===== ==== Reasoning ==== (Kalam) * [[everything that exists has a cause of its existence]] * [[the universe began to exist]] * [[the universe has a cause of its existence]] * [[if the universe has a cause, its cause can be called God]] * If the above is true, [[]] ∴ [[]] === Notable Supporters === [[wp>William Lane Craig]] ==== Reasoning ==== (Intelligent Design) ==== Reasoning ==== (Sufficient Reason) * [[everything that exists demands a reason]] * [[the universe as a whole exists]] * [[the universe demands a reason for existing]] * [[the reason for its existence is God]] * If the above is true, [[]] ∴ [[]] ===== Reasoning: Ontological ===== * [[God exists as an idea in the mind]] * [[If God exists merely as an idea in the mind, then we can imagine something that is greater than that which none greater can be imagined, God]] * [[If God exists as an idea in the mind, He must exist outside the mind]] * [[a God existing outside the mind exists in reality]] * If the above is true, [[]] ∴ [[]] ==== Definitions ==== God: a being than which none greater can be imagined (that is, the greatest possible being that can be imagined) ==== Notable Supporters ==== [[wp>Anselm of Canterbury]]\\ Reasoning formulated by Himma, Kenneth Einnar (16 November 2001). "Ontological Argument". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Chapter 4, section IV. Retrieved 2012-01-03. [[wp>Ontological_argument#cite_ref-IEP_23-0]] Wording borrowed from the Wikipedia editor. === Definitions === === Analogies === === Notable Supporters === ====== Counter-Statement ====== [[ ====== Talk ======