Chasing God

What are some of the BIG questions that might surface while pondering God?

The Philosophy of Religion (POR) App

Explore the traditional proofs for the existence of God:

The Design Argument

Memes: Philosophy of Religion (POR)

NTP: POR

The Nomological Argument for the Existence of God
"Pascal’s Wager: A Pragmatic Argument for Belief in God" by Liz Jackson from the 1000 Word Philosophy site
"Is Immortality Desirable" by Felipe Pereira from the 1000 Word Philosophy site
"The Attributes of God" by Bailie Peterson from the 1000 Word Philosophy site
"The Fine Tuning Argument for the Existence of God" by Thomas Metcalf from the 1000 Word Philosophy site
"Design Arguments for the Existence of God" by Thomas Metcalf from the 1000 Word Philosophy site

VIDS: POR

"The Free Will Defence: A Good God vs The Problem of Evil" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"Graham Oppy on the modal ontological argument" from the Friction YouTube Channel
"Graham Oppy on arguments for God" from the Friction YouTube Channel
"Hindu Creation Stories" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"The Big Bang" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"Thomas Aquinas and the First Mover Argument" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"William Paley and the Divine Watchmaker" by Nigel Warburton from the BBC's A History of Ideas series
"The Problem of Evil" by Sally Haslanger from the Wi-Phi series
"Problem of Evil Part 1" by Greg Ganssle from the Wi-Phi Series
"Faith and Reason" by Greg Ganssle from the Wi-Phi Series
"Classical Theism, Part 1" by Elmar Kremer from the Wi-Phi Series

PODS: POR

"Stephen Law on The Problem of Evil" from the philosophy bites series
"Marilyn McCord Adams on Evil" from the series philosophy bites
"Roger Scruton on the Sacred" from the philosophy bites series
"Clare Carlisle on Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling" from the philosophy bites series
"Atheism 2.0" from the philosophy bites series
"Two Medieval Approaches to Knowing God" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!
"God Exists" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!
"God is dead and so is Captain Morgan" by Stephen West from Philosophize This!

IEP: POR

The Philosophy of Religion
The Evidential Problem of Evil
Logical Problem of Evil
Design Arguments for the Existence of God
Anselm: Ontological Argument for God’s Existence
Pascal’s Wager about God
Western Concepts of God
Hindu Philosophy
Nyaya

SEP: POR

God and Other Necessary Beings
Feminist Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy of Religion
The Problem of Evil
Hume on Religion
Leibniz on the Problem of Evil
Soren Kierkegaard
Foreknowledge and Freewill
Moral Arguments for the Existence of God
Teleological Arguments for the Existence of God
Pragmatic Arguments and Belief in God
Religious Daoism

Lit

Read the argument against the existence of God within the H2G2 reader:

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QUESTIONS:

• Is the argument offered in H2G2 a parody of Paley and the design argument or of Anselm and the ontological argument?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses (philosophically speaking) of the parody?
• Is there a limit to reason and logic? Can reason, if applied properly, help us unlock the deepest secrets of the universe?
• If reason is limited, is there a better resource for helping us navigate?