Does GOD Exist? Arguments FOR & AGAINST - Podcast

This podcast explores texts which primarily explore various philosophical arguments concerning the existence of God, categorising them into arguments for and against. They scrutinise popular proofs such as the Kalam cosmological argument and the fine-tuning argument, highlighting criticisms like the concept of vacuum fluctuations and the statistical misrepresentation of cosmic constants. The sources also address moral arguments for God's existence, including the problem of evil and the idea of intrinsic human dignity, while considering evolutionary debunking arguments that question the reliability of human cognition for discerning truth in religious or moral domains. Ultimately, these discussions offer a comprehensive overview of the ongoing philosophical debate, detailing historical perspectives, contemporary defences, and counterarguments regarding a divine being.

TimeStamps:

00:00:00 - Belief in God
00:03:03 - a presumption of atheism.
00:03:46 - basic human faculty,
00:05:13 - naturalism
00:05:59 - Kalam cosmological argument
00:08:36 - quantum mechanics
00:09:02 - large-scale vacuum fluctuation
00:11:02 - fine-tuning argument
00:17:48 - ontological argument
00:18:59 - Descartes
00:20:40 - transcendent God.
00:21:04 - Kant
00:25:05 - Euthyphro dilemma.
00:27:35 - What about evolution?
00:28:44 - Kant's practical argument
00:29:35 - builds on the cosmological
00:31:35 - simplicity?
00:34:24 - omni- benevolence
00:37:23 - prevent any evil.
00:38:41 - The evidential argument
00:40:19 - Evils that seem utterly disproportionate
00:41:35 - Compensation Theory
00:43:22 - Naturalists argue
00:47:51 - three key laws
00:50:02 - Tang perspective
00:55:20 - principle of parsimony
01:00:33 - philosophy, theology, science

1. How do different philosophical positions categorise belief or lack of belief in God?

2. What are some of the principal logical arguments put forward for God's existence?

3. How do moral arguments attempt to demonstrate God's existence?

4. What are the "paradoxes of divine properties," and how do they challenge the concept of God?

5. How do cosmological arguments address the possibility of multiple necessary beings or creators?

6. What is a "properly basic" belief, and how does it relate to arguments for God's existence?

7. What is the Trademark Argument, and who proposed it?

8. What is "soul-making," and how does it address the problem of evil?

Sources:

DOES GOD EXIST? | Think | Cambridge Core

Evolutionary debunking arguments in three domains: Fact, value, and religion - PhilArchive

Existence of God - Wikipedia

Moral Arguments for the Existence of God - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Proofs for the Existence of God: A Discussion with Richard Swinburne|Conatus - eJournals

Strategies for Stage II of Cosmological Arguments - PhilArchive

THEORY OF COMPENSATION AND THE PROBLEM OF EVIL; A NEW DEFENSE - PhilArchive

What are the best arguments for the existence of a God? : r/askphilosophy - Reddit

divine hiddenness and human reason: exploring the epistemological challenges in contemporary theism - European Journal for Philosophy of Religion

“Properly Basic” Belief in God: Believing in God Without An Argument - 1000-Word Philosophy: An Introductory Anthology