Philosophy of Religion: Evidence for God's Existence

Описание: 1) Kalam Cosmological Argument
2) Anthropic Teleological or Fine-Tuning Argument
3) Irreducible Complexity
4) Principle of Causality: Life Cannot Come from Nonlife

Keep in mind that there is a difference between having “evidence” and having “reasons” to believe something. The data presented in this documentary do not constitute direct evidence for God’s existence in the strict sense of the term despite the title of the film or the claims of some theists who use the term “evidence” colloquially. Rather, the data presented here merely constitutes reasons to believe in the existence of God as one alternative theory to explain the data. Reasons are oftentimes the deductions made from study of the data, which is the case in this film. Evidences, on the other hand, are typically considered to be the direct confirmation and corroboration of a theory. They are data that establish and prove a particular judgment to be true. Regarding the existence of deity, it is technically still possible (some would argue still more likely) that the data presented in the film remain true and God still not exist. In other words, a theistic explanation is merely one among multiple theories to explain the data, but the data does not automatically demand this explanation.

The major failure of this video is that it does not discuss the suboptimal aspects of the universe that would be used to disconfirm traditional theistic beliefs, including apparent flaws and imperfections in both the cosmos and biological lifeforms.

The views & interpretations expressed in this film do not necessarily reflect the conclusions of the film's creator. The data presented in the film have been interpreted differently from various perspectives, including having been disputed or dismissed entirely by certain philosophical and scientific approaches. The data presented here is meant to reflect the best reasons commonly used to support a theistic worldview.

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