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God’s existence is a topic philosopher’s have debated about for quite a number of centuries. ... Thomas Aquinas provide ideas that prove of the existence of a Superior Being; while Bertrand Russell gives reasons why a Supreme Being is not required or necessary for the world. ... Anselm discusses the one argument, which on its own, proves that God exists in his Proslogium, or Discourse on the Existence of God. ... Anselm, himself, never questions the existence of God; he looks for a restoration of the God-man relationship enjoyed by Adam, Noah, Elijah and others of Old Testament times. Because of his certainty of the existence of God, he writes to convince others.
Anselm, with a single argument, is trying to prove the existence of a “being than which nothing greater can be conceived”. ... Anselm agrees that it is possible not to understand the existence of something not seen, but claims that it is impossible not to conceive of the existence of something not seen. ... Anselm’s proof that God exists is that once one has the idea of God and understands that idea, it is impossible to think of the non-existence of God. ... In his Summa Theologica, Aquinas presents five ways to prove the existence of God. ... All that exists on earth, all nature, is dependent upon something else for its continued existence. If at one time nothing existed, nothing else could have come into existence. Therefore, the something that existed first did not have to depend upon anything else for its existence. ...
The fifth way to prove God’s existence relies on purpose. ... Three of the five ways he presents to prove the existence of God depend upon the need of a superior being at the beginning of the world’s existence. ... Russell claims that there is no reason that the world could not have come into existence without cause. ... He states that the “arguments used for the existence of God change their character over time”. ... So much injustice argues against the existence of a God rather than for a God. ... Though the years I have questioned and found my own reasons for my faith in the existence of God.
Approximate Word count = 2307
Approximate Pages = 9.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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