God? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, God is “a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically: one who controls a particular aspect or part of reality. ("God"). For a philosopher, however, this concept has proven more than difficult to resolve. According to O'Brien in his book An Introduction to the Theory of Knowledge, "The philosophy of religion is concerned (in part) with whether such a belief is justified." (177). The belief that O'Brien mentions as problematic is the belief that the God worshiped by monotheistic religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam is the "supernatural" being responsible for creating the universe and capable of controlling reality in some way (177 ). This God is intelligent and has the ability to interfere with human affairs if he sees fit, and is “omnipotent (able to do anything), omniscient (knows everything), perfectly good, and eternal.” (177). Many philosophers over the centuries have tried to prove/disprove the existence of God: men like René Descartes, George Berkeley, David Hume, Thomas Reid, Bertrand Russell, and Immanuel Kant. Each of these philosophers had a different view on the question of God, some of them believed they had proven his existence, some believed they had disproved his existence, and the rest had come to the conclusion that neither can we... We don't know that exists or that its existence essentially does not affect our lives. Overall, the “God” proposition creates many epistemological problems that are not easily resolved, but there is an a priori argument and two empirical arguments that are valiant attempts. René Descartes was one of these philosophers who...... mid article ...... that God exists is the argument for miracles. This argument states that if miracles are true then God must exist, because he is the only being who could violate the laws of nature. However, this theory relies heavily on testimonies and therefore cannot be considered valid. In conclusion, there is no evidence to suggest that we can say with absolute certainty that we know that there is or is not a God. Works Cited "God". Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009. Merriam-Webster Online. April 29, 2009Huemer, Michael, ed. Epistemology: contemporary readings. New York: Routledge, 2002."miracle." Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2009. Merriam-Webster Online. April 29, 2009O'Brien, Dan. An introduction to the theory of knowledge. New York: Politics P, 2006.
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