Arguments for the Existence of God (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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A priori argument
A priori argument
Relies on logical deduction, not sense experience
Deductive argument
Deductive argument
If premises are true, conclusion must be true
Analytic statement
Analytic statement
True by definition - meaning of words used
Necessary truth
Necessary truth
A proposition that could not possibly be false
Anselm's definition of God
Anselm's definition of God
A being than which nothing greater can be conceived
Type of Ontological Argument
Type of Ontological Argument
A priori and deductive
Gaunilo's criticism method
Gaunilo's criticism method
Reductio ad absurdum (perfect island analogy)
Anselm's reply to Gaunilo
Anselm's reply to Gaunilo
God has necessary existence; islands are contingent
Kant's 1st objection
Kant's 1st objection
Existence is not a real predicate
Kant's 'If' criticism
Kant's 'If' criticism
Proves what God would be like IF God existed, not that God exists