Apologetics Proofs

Moral

objective moral values intrinsically exist and that God is the foundation of ethics, human rights, and human dignity

Teleological

Based on order and design, due to humanities complexity there must be a designer. This complex, intelligent design of the universe points toward an intelligent creator, one who is the standard of perfection.

Cosmological

The existence of the universe (cosmos) requires an explanation and that explanation points to a transcendent cause, God.

Ontological

Proves God’s existence by reason and logic, by proving there is no greater being than God that can be thought to exist.

Right & Wrong as a meaning of key to the universe (moral)

We have an intrinsic understanding of right and wrong which tells us that there is a moral standard help by a higher opinion. If this was made by just humans, it would have changed throughout history, though this understanding has been universe all throughout the ages.

The argument of conscience (moral)

According to the gospels, our conscience allows us to understand what right is but it also allows us to do wrong, yet these sins can be forgiven by God. Natural law exists throughout history, cultures may have had different moral yet there has always been a baseline for fairness, which could only be because of a higher power.

The common consent argument (moral)

Most people in history have a concept of God, meaning that everyone that has ever existed is either wrong or God truly does exist. The idea of God has always been relevant throughout history, which would only mean that everyone knows that there is a higher power somewhere. As well as with the understanding of beauty and morality, there is something or someone who makes these things to be.

The Argument From Design: intelligence created intelligible universe” (Teleological)

The universe had order, purpose, and complexity that can not be the result of chance, both within the things we observe and the way these things relate to each other. This has to either be by design with intent or random chance, which is unlikely with how complex and perfectly the universe comes together. Therefor the world must have a designer, God.

The argument from degrees of perfection: most perfect (teleological)

All people have a sense of what is more or less perfect. WE know that humans are better than animals, and animals than plants. This sense of perfection comes from the greatness of the creation (the ultimate perfection). There must be a perfect being that we are able to relate this scale to, which is God at the top, the most perfect creator.

The argument from desire: “desire more than greater” (teleological)

Every natural desire from us corresponds to something on earth that is able to satisfy this desire, except the desire for something greater. This desire cannot be satisfied by anything on earth, we must desire something that is greater than an earthly creation, which is God. Like when you want to go home, but you are home, you can never be fully satiated on earth and will always have a desire for more, for God.

Pacal’s Wager (Moral)

Statistically speaking, its like a 50/50 chance of God existing so might as well believe in Him so if He does exist you can go to heaven opposed to hell.

The argument from aesthetic experience “Beauty” (Teleological)

There is beauty and music so there must be a God.

The argument from miracles “Miraculous” (teleological)

Miracles which are inexplainable which could only be because of God.

The Argument from the world as an interacting whole: transcendent (cosmological)

The universe as incredible order which can not be random or simply by chance, the probability of everything simply working out perfectly is near impossible.

The Argument from Contingency :independent (cosmological)

Contingent beings who are here merely by chance must depend on something else, it is too impossible for existence to be a fluke as everything we encounter is contingent, which could fail to exist but do perfectly.

The argument from change : unmoved (cosmological)

Everything in the universe is in a state of motion or change which must have an explanation, which would ultimately be God the first mover. He Himself is unchanging which allows for everything else in the universe to change.

The Argument from the origin of the idea of God (ontological)

Since we can have an idea of God He must exist, or come from something greater than us because we (not infinite and all perfect) can think of something (infinite and all perfect). He is the only being with these qualities so he must exist.

The Ontological Argument (St. Anselm’s Version) (ontological)

Coming from the quote “a greater cannot be thought”, there is no greater that can be thought other than god. He exists in mind and reality, as something can not exist just in mind alone. Going from the definition of God, he must exist due to his greatness, and existence in mind and following, reality.

The ontological Argument (Modal Version) (ontological)

Modal says there must be a greater being that exists because we can think of it. We always have the idea of a greater being, not just occasionally, meaning it must be there all the time, and it must be true.

The Ontological Argument (Possible Worlds Version) (ontological)

There is a possible world in which there is a being with maximum greatness, and it is only maximally great if it possesses maximum excellence in every possible world. Therefore, the being is only maximally if it has omnipotence, omniscience, and moral perfection in every possible world.