Why Believe That There Is a God?

This article presents an argument for the existence of God, showing that the evident phenomena are best explained by supposing that a God causes them. The argument is based on the inductive force of four very evident general phenomena: that there is a physical Universe; that it is governed by very s...

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Main Author: Richard Swinburne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Religions and Denominations 2016-12-01
Series:Religious Inquiries
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Online Access:http://ri.urd.ac.ir/article_46544_648af92b294e34391f27f0a34b77622c.pdf
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Summary:This article presents an argument for the existence of God, showing that the evident phenomena are best explained by supposing that a God causes them. The argument is based on the inductive force of four very evident general phenomena: that there is a physical Universe; that it is governed by very simple natural laws; that those laws are such as to lead to the existence of human bodies; and that those bodies are the bodies of reasoning humans, who choose between good and evil.
ISSN:2322-4894
2538-6271