A problem in establishing the existence of God through logic
Hello, Your Honor.
As a philosophy enthusiast, the question has often occurred to me: Is it correct to establish the existence of such a significant entity through logic alone?
After all, the basis of philosophy is arguments, and in almost every philosophical discussion there will always be arguments for and against. For every argument that was made, other philosophers arose to argue against it.
There may currently be a strong enough argument for the existence of God (or his non-existence), but before someone made it, there was a strong enough argument for his non-existence (or his existence). Doesn’t that make God sometimes exist and sometimes not? After all, if there is currently a strong enough argument for the existence of God (or his non-existence), it simply means that no brain sharp enough to find an argument that contradicts the argument for (or against) God has yet arisen.
I would love to hear what you think about this and the question of whether it is correct to establish the existence of such a significant entity through logic alone?
Thank you very much.
The term “logic” hides a whole world behind it. Everything in the world is based on arguments and logic. Do you have another device? Every decision in the world is based on arguments. When you believe what you see or your life experience, that is also logic in the sense that you are talking about. That is why I do not understand the question.
It is true that everything in the world is based on arguments and logic, or at least pretends to be so.
I am speaking in the sense of logic that is built on valid arguments, arguments that consist of premises that ultimately lead to a conclusion that necessarily follows from the premises (a true argument).
I will try to formulate this in the structure of an argument;
Premise A: Every decision or belief in the world is based on arguments and logic (including belief in the existence of God).
Premise B: Arguments are not absolute
Conclusion: Belief in the existence of God is not absolute, unless you hold an argument in favor (which can also change).
Can belief in the existence of God stem purely from a decision of common sense?
If so, can this argument be seen as an argument that perhaps undermines the existence of God?
Sorry if you may recognize ignorance or lack of knowledge, (I am not a philosopher, just an amateur).
And if you do, I would be happy if you could direct me to articles, books, that could cover the gap.
Thank you and have a good week.
You assume that faith must be certain. But nothing in the world is certain, and yet we make decisions under conditions of uncertainty, even difficult decisions.
You can read my notebooks here on the site, especially Notebook 0 (the introduction).
Rabbi, and are basic assumptions based on arguments and logic?!
Sometimes yes and sometimes on intuition.
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