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“PROOF, DISPROOF, ‘UNPROOF’, AND BEYOND” We have looked at a handful of arguments about God and religion. Specifically, we’ve looked at nine arguments: six arguments for the existence of God (the common consent argument, the argument from religious experience [both the handout version and Radhakrishnan’s article], the moral argument, the ontological argument, the cosmological argument, the teleological argument); one argument for the rationality of belief in God (“Pascal’s wager”); one argument against the existence of God (the “argument from evil”); and one argument against the reality of religion (Buddhadasa’s “No Religion”). if you’re not sure you understand the question, try this version:Imagine you’re talking with a friend and you mention out of the blue that you’ve been studying a bunch of arguments for and against belief in the existence of God, and even one that tries to prove that there’s no such thing as religion at all. that there’s no such thing as religion at all.
Date Posted: 13/05/2025
Category: Philosophy
Due Date: 15/05/2025
Willing to Pay: $35.00
Due Date: 15/05/2025
Willing to Pay: $35.00
Instruction
Write a 1-3 page (250-750 words, double-spaced) critical reflection on the place of logical argumentation in discussions of religion as you understand it. What is the relevance of formal, logical argument to religion and religious beliefs and faith in general? Is logic relevant at all? Is there any role for “proof” and “disproof” where religion is concerned? In other words, does rational, formal, logical argument have a place in discussions of religion and religious concerns? If so, why? If not, why not? If both, explain what you mean. If you can’t decide, explain your ambivalence a few things to remember as you compose your piece: 1) You must talk explicitly about at least two of the arguments we’ve considered. 2) Once again, follow Kant’s advice. Your essay should be about what you think – not what you think you should think, or what you think I think you should think... 3) Your audience is not a professor or some other potential critic. You are addressing your curious, thoughtful friend. 4) If you would like to step away from standard essay form, you may write a dialogue. If you choose this option, just make sure you do not write a fake dialogue, a monologue masquerading as a dialogue. Write a dialogue, an exchange of ideas between two interlocutors, with some real back-and-forth. 5) Proofread. Proofread. Proofread. Read your essay aloud, and listen. It really helps.
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