PHIL 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Rigveda, Cosmological Argument, Multiple Realizability
29 Apr 2018
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God - Design
PHILOSOPHY 001 – APRIL 28,2018
Outline
- The Existence of God
- Arguments for the Existence of God
- Which God?
- The Cosmological Argument
- The Design Argument
Clicker Questions
Understanding of Functionalism
According to Functionalism, Mental States…
1. Are identical to Brain States
2. Have a distinctive phenomenal character
3. Can only function in a self-conscious being
4. Are multiply realizable
Today
We leave behind the question of how out mind fits in the world but we turn out attention to
another kind of mind often conceived (missing)
Why should philosophy (and you) care about God?
- Religious beliefs, usually centered around the existence of God, continue to exercise
great influence on human behavior
- The existence of God usually plats a major role on how many of us answer the Big
Questions which are also the province of Philosophy
Isn’t the existence of God established by Faith?
Many claim to believe in God as a matter of Faith that is, without any evidence or justification is
usually a terrible idea and it goes against what philosophy stands for
This is why…
Philosophers have been looking for compelling rational arguments for the existence of God
From the scripture
1. The scripture (Bible, Qur’an, Rig Veda, Book of Mormon, etc.….) is the divinely word of
God
2. God doesn’t lie
3. The scripture says that God exists
4. Therefore God exists
Problem: it begs the question
It already assumes the existence (missing)
Notice
This is not to claim that the scripture is not the word of God
(missing)
Scripture and History
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Document Summary
According to functionalism, mental states : are identical to brain states, have a distinctive phenomenal character, can only function in a self-conscious being, are multiply realizable. We leave behind the question of how out mind fits in the world but we turn out attention to another kind of mind often conceived (missing) Religious beliefs, usually centered around the existence of god, continue to exercise great influence on human behavior. The existence of god usually plats a major role on how many of us answer the big. Questions which are also the province of philosophy. Many claim to believe in god as a matter of faith that is, without any evidence or justification is usually a terrible idea and it goes against what philosophy stands for. Philosophers have been looking for compelling rational arguments for the existence of god. From the scripture: the scripture (bible, qur"an, rig veda, book of mormon, etc. ) is the divinely word of.
