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Jane: Hmmm…what an interesting topic. I see that you partake in agnosticism because you do not have enough evidence to neither support the belief of God’s existence nor reject it. First, Bob, I must address that while theology may take God’s existence as absolutely necessary on the basis of authority, faith, or revelation, many philosophers and some theologians have thought it possible to demonstrate by reason that there must be a God. So let’s see if I can help clarify things for you. Luckily this subject goes right up my alley! Well, first you must question the existence of God. And this problem is indeed a profound one. Although there is no empirical evidence to prove the existence of God, there are only rational arguments one can make to support the establishment of this metaphysical theory.
Bob: Well, what good reasons do you have to support the existence of God?
Jane: Oh, my dear I have many awaiting for your youthful mind. First, we will discuss the ontological argument. Since, even a fool can reason the existence of God, try out this argu
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Bob: But what caused God? Given the premise that everything has a cause, you have already violated the constraints you have further asserted. All physical things, even mountains, boulders, and rivers, come into being and go out of existence, no matter how low they last. Let me further explain this because you look confused. You are assuming that design exists in the universe. The nature of scientific discourse raises questions as to why it should be accepted over religious claims. There is also a second version to this argument which you should be aware of as well. One counterexample disproves an entire theory.
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