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Ontological Argument In Proving The Existence Of God

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Philosophers, throughout the centuries, have tried to prove the existence of God. From a philosophers’ point of view, nothing is assumed, not even religious belief. In order for something to be considered true, factual evidence and reasoning must be presented. Philosophy takes beliefs into an examination and evidence needs to be presented. It has been argued that religion relies on faith, but in philosophy, faith can’t be an answer. Faith is unprovable and therefore, from a philosopher’s point of view, unimportant. The study of the nature of being or existence is called “ontology” and various arguments of this study are known as “ontological arguments”. The argument here is whether God’s existence can be supported by reasoning or not. Although
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