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Using The Fine-Tuning Argument Analysis

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God can be best defined as, “the unique, independently existing, omnipotent, omniscient, morally perfect creator of the universe” (Cray 04/12/2017). The difference between theists and atheists is that theists believe in the existence of God, whereas atheists believe in the absence of God. Focusing on the arguments presented by philosophers Robin Collins and William Rowe, and their responses to the ideas of theism and atheism, we can further analyze the evidence to support or negate the existence of a higher power. Collins opens his argument observing that life would have been impossible if certain laws of nature and physical constants had been slightly altered. He then goes on to compare the universe to a biosphere that is made up of the …show more content…

Unless all the dials are set exactly right then you would not be able to hear any music. Because the dials are perfectly set, this suggests that someone tuned the dials. It is highly unlikely that they could have been set that way by chance. The physical constants of the functional features of the universe need to be exact in order for life to exist. Someone or something had to make them extremely precise to create the universe. If we accept this argument to be true, then we also accept the Prime Principle of Confirmation. This principle supports the belief that some observations provide more evidence for one hypothesis over another. For this, Collins uses the example of taking a hike and coming across some rocks arranged into a pattern that reads “Welcome to the mountains, Robert Collins”. One hypothesis is that the rocks were coincidentally arranged that way, and the other is that Collins’s brother, who was hiking up the mountain ahead of him, arranged the rocks and left them there for him to find. The hypothesis that his brother arranged the rocks is far more likely because it seems highly unlikely that they would have been arranged that way by chance, and it seems highly likely that they would have been arranged by his brother. Given the Prime Principle of Conformation and the Fine-Tuning Argument, we can see that the existence of some superior being is credible and rational. This renders the Fine-Tuning Argument to be

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However, there are ways to apply the argument while working in favor with the science objection. The same quote used in the previous sentence also proves to be Paley’s saving grace “are framed and put together for a purpose”. Paley’s primary argument is that nature was designed by a creator, thus the laws of science could easily have been put in place by that creator according to Paley. Not only that, but the laws of science could have been purposely designed, like the framing or case of a watch, to hold nature together. Without the laws of physics, if the assumption that it was created by a designer holds, there would be absolute chaos in place of order.

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Stephen Toulmin, a twentieth-century philosopher,realized that well developed arguments consist of six parts. The parts are the following terms: data, claim, warrants, qualifiers, rebuttals, and backing. These six parts form the Toulmin Model of Argument. This model is beneficial when trying to evaluate an argument being read. Toulmin’s model can also be used as a form of organization and structure.

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In the preceding argument we find that the president of Grove College argues that adopting coeducation to the all-female college will increase the number of applications and enrollments to the college. However, the director opposes this view by saying that being an all-female education upholds the identity of the college. While both arguments may seem valid at first glance, upon scrutiny we can find that they are poorly reasoned and based on several questionable assumptions. Hence, We need more information regarding the college to support both claims. To begin with, the president assumes that increase in the number of application and enrollments in other colleges after adopting coeducation will likely be the case in Grove College.

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Herbert is asserting Coca Cola’s rights to the “It’s the Real Thing” slogan by expressing how it has been utilizing that slogan since 1942, in order to to further prove to Seaver that “It’s a Real Thing” forms a significant part of the Coca Cola company since its early beginnings. Herbert states the fact that as a company, they have “...national use of ‘It’s the Real Thing’ in the summer of 1969 and it is our main thrust for 1970.” Herbert is supporting Coca Cola’s entitlement to the slogan and reinforcing to Seaver, in a demanding tone, that because the slogan has been an important factor in their advertising for some time, Grove Press should desist from utilizing the “It’s a Real Thing” slogan for their advertisements. Although Herbert attempts

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The atheist argument for the existence of God is that such a powerful being could not possibly exist with the presence of evil. The argument is that the all-powerful God would not allow evil to exist in the world and would therefore exterminate all evil. While evil still exists within the world this is proof to the atheist that God does not exist. The atheist argument claiming God cannot exist with the presence of evil uses the Judeo-Christian description of God against itself. For in the Judeo-Christian tradition God is said to be an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent being.

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1. Mecca was viewed as a vital financial and religious focus. As a train city, it could pick up achievement and riches because of its protected area far from Yemen, Byzantine Syria, and Sasanid Iraq. Mecca likewise had religious significance, for it was the origin of Muhammad, the organizer of Islam. It was at Mecca where the heavenly attendant Gabriel moved toward Muhammad and conveyed Muhammad's first disclosure.

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Others may stare into space and daydream, but I stare into space to have conversations… with myself, that is. I would not consider myself an introvert because I am relatively loud-spoken; however, there is no degree of focus and calmness that I cannot achieve when I talk to myself. I do not talk to myself loudly, of course, and I do not think to myself. I simply play out a two-person conversations in my head, that is how I think. This long-brewed skill is especially relevant when I am taking a multiple choice test because it is like getting a second opinion on an answer without an actual second opinion.

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The readers can tell that in the book The Case Torture the author is for one side of the story and the arguments he makes through the whole story makes the readers think about the side that he chose. Just like in the first paragraph when the author said “suppose a terrorist has hidden an atomic bomb on Manhattan island which will detonate at noon on July 4 unless… (Here follow the usual demands for money and release of his friends from jail). Suppose, further, that he is caught at 10 A.M. of the fateful day, but- preferring death to failure- won’t disclose where the bomb is. ”(Lavin 605) The author give an example of when he feels like it would be right to use torture as a of getting the truth out, and in this example he is trying to persuade

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There are several definitions of “argumentation,” two of which are explained here. First, a dictionary definition of “argumentation” is the “the act or process of forming reasons and of drawing conclusions and applying them to a case in discussion.” It is further defined by Dr. David Zarefsky as “the study of reasons given by people to justify their acts or beliefs and to influence the thought or action of others.” The goal of argumentation is not to quarrel amongst people who have differing opinions, but instead it is to use effective reasoning to create support for one’s claim.

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The Three Round Arguments In the first argument between Medea and Jason show how loyalty she is to Jason. She was capatable to betray her family to save the love of her life, Jason. She would do innumerable things to have what she want or need to be happy without care who got hurt in the way. I also can see that she is angry at Jason because he left her to marry pricess Glauce the daugther of Creon king of Corinth.

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Introduction: Professors Richard Dawkins and John Lennox go head to head in a battle to match their superior intellect. The debate was titled “Has Science Buried God?” Lennox also announced his new book “Gods Undertaker”. The John Lennox - Richard Dawkins Debate - bethinking.org. 2015

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There have been an innumerable amount of arguments for the existence of God for hundreds of years. Some have become much more popular due to their merit, and their ability to stay relevant through changing times. Two arguments in particular that have been discussed for a very long time are the ontological and cosmological arguments. Each were proposed in the period of the high middle ages by members of the Roman Catholic Church. They each have been used extensively by many since their introduction.

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Despite the agreement among agnostics that there is no definite knowledge of God’s existence, the belief of God’s existence is what sets individual agnostics apart into two sub-groupings: theistic agnostics and atheistic agnostics. There is no such thing as a pure agnostic. Atheism and theism deal with belief, agnosticism deals with knowledge, and when these two things are combined, a different religious experience is created. Belief and disbelief without knowledge can be both criticized and lauded, however their existence as the only forms of agnosticism is not a matter of either. While theistic and atheistic agnosticism connect logically to human nature and experiences, pure agnosticism does not, though this is not always clear due to preconceived

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Introduction: Atheist/atheism is a disbelieve or lack belief in the existence of God or gods. Theist/theism is belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation God: The creator and ruler of the universe and source of all moral authority. The supreme being. Evil: Something that is profoundly immoral and malicious.

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Logic is central to any argument or public discourse. Logic is simply the way a person reasons - their method of making an argument. When you understand that most people engage in inductive reasoning (going from a specific argument to a more general one) then you can respond to their “logic” more effectively. Unfortunately, today many arguments are based mainly on faulty reasoning and/or simply an appeal to emotions or biases rather than reason. Just think of any news channel TV anchor personality and you can detect their biases in their choice of words or the way in which they report on an issue.

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