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Logical Arguments for God



These arguments are taken from CARM.


Thermodynamics Argument
  1. The universe exists
  2. The universe cannot be infinitely old because if it were, it would have entered into a state of entropy long ago.
    1. Entropy is the second Law of thermodynamics that states that all things are moving toward chaos and no-usable energy.  In other words, everything is running down.
  3. The universe is not in a state of entropy, therefore it is not infinitely old.
  4. Since the universe is not infinitely old, it had a beginning.
  5. The universe could not have brought itself into existence.
  6. Something before the universe and greater than the universe had to bring the universe into existence.
  7. That something is God.

Cosmological Argument

  1. Things exist.
  2. It is possible for those things to not exist.
  3. Whatever has the possibility of non existence, yet exists, has been caused to exist.
    1. Something cannot bring itself into existence since it must exist to bring itself into existence which is illogical.
  4. There cannot be an infinite number of causes to bring something into existence.
    1. Because an infinite regression of causes ultimately has no initial cause which means there is no cause of existence.
    2. Since the universe exists, it must have a cause.
  5. Therefore, there must be an uncaused cause of all things.
  6. The uncaused cause must be God.

Teleological Argument

  1. Human artifacts are products of intelligent design.

  2. The universe resembles human artifacts.

  3. Therefore the universe is a product of intelligent design.

  4. But the universe is complex and gigantic, in comparison to human artifacts.

  5. Therefore, there probably is a powerful and vastly intelligent designer who created the universe.


Scripture Argument
  1. The Bible claims to be the word of God.
  2. The Bible has been accurately transmitted to us through the copying method.
  3. The Old Testament was written before the New Testament.
  4. The Old Testament contains prophecies of Jesus fulfilled in the New Testament.
  5. Jesus fulfilled the prophecies
  6. This shows that the Bible is inspired.
  7. Since it is inspired, it is accurate.
  8. It says that God exists
  9. Therefore, God exist.



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Written 3/23/03